Clinical trials: Evidence-Based Practice
Muscle Weakness
Maximal Strength Training in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty
Conventional rehabilitation after total hip arthroplasty (THA) does not seem to restore muscular strength or walking speed. Three-5 years after surgery patients are still not fully rehabilitated.
- Trial name
- NCT02498093
- Testing
- Maximal strength training, conventional rehabilitation
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Physiotherapy
Scientific Content Disseminated Via Social Media for Physiotherapists
This study is designed to assess how effective social media is in disseminating scientific knowledge to physiotherapists in Brazil.
- Trial name
- ASTEROID (NCT06605040)
- Testing
- Dissemination via Social Media, Dissemination via Email
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Diabetes, Prediabetes
Meta-analyses of the Effect of Dietary Pulses on Acute Postprandial Metabolic Control
Dietary pulses (beans, peas, chickpeas, and lentils), more commonly known as "legumes", are generally recognized as healthy components of the diet.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Prediabetes, Dysglycemia, Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT01605422
- Testing
- Dietary pulses
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- John Sievenpiper
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Educating and Supporting Primary Care Providers in the Implementation of Evidence-based Practices for ADHD
Although numerous studies have demonstrated that a high percentage of primary care providers (PCPs) are knowledgeable about the American Academy of Pediatrics' guidelines for managing ADHD, many fail to implement these guidelines…
- Trial name
- NCT02271386
- Testing
- Supporting Practice for ADHD (SPA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 895 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Nurse's Role
Virtual Reality Distraction Versus Positive Pre-Visit Imagery Intervention on Children's Dental Fear and Anxiety
Aim This study aimed to determine the effect of virtual reality distraction versus positive pre-visit imagery intervention on children's dental fear and anxiety during local anaesthesia injection. Research Hypotheses 1.
- Trial name
- NCT04348903
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Distraction, Positive Pre-Visit Imagery Intervention
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Overweight, Obesity
Meta-analyses of the Effect of Liquid Meal Replacements on Cardiometabolic Risk
Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Weight loss is an important therapeutic goal for overweight and obese patients to reduce their risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT02779790
- Testing
- Liquid Meal Replacements
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- John Sievenpiper
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
Development and Evaluation of Hygie, a New Serious Game for Continuing Medical Education of General Practitioners
We produced a prototype video game called Hygie on the 5 most common reasons of consultation in general practice using 9 articles from independent journals based on evidence (reviews by Prescrire and Minerva).
- Trial name
- NCT03486275
- Testing
- Hygie, Source articles
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3,398 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hygie
Chronic Heart Disorder, Lung Disorder
Wheeled Mobility in Everyday Life
The project will examine how mobility performance in real life tasks and environments is impacted by the use of specific types of wheeled mobility devices (wheeled walker, manual wheelchair, power wheelchair/scooter).
- Conditions
- Chronic Heart Disorder, Lung Disorder, Arthritis
- Trial name
- RERC-4a (NCT00981344)
- Testing
- Wheeled Mobility in Everyday Life:Effects of Wheelchair Type on Mobility Performance of Elders in Public Environments
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Length of Stay
Alberta Collaborative QI Strategies to Improve Outcomes of Moderate and Late Preterm Infants (ABC-QI Trial)
The ABC-QI Trial aims to implement collaborative quality improvement (QI) strategies to standardize care for 32-36 week infants in Level 2 and 3 Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across the province of Alberta.
- Trial name
- ABC-QI (NCT05231200)
- Testing
- QI Team Building, QI education, Standardized care bundle- respiratory care
- Where
- 12 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 9,500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Trauma, Sexual
PHF Problematic Sexual Behavior of Youth Family Engagement
Efficacious child mental health services are only helpful if families engage in services; however, as many as 75% of families in need never establish contact with a mental health professional and greater than half of families…
- Trial name
- NCT04902287
- Testing
- Training Intervention for the Engagement of Families (TIES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Chronic Kidney Diseases
Evaluating the Implementation of Evidence-Based Kidney Nutrition Practice Guidelines: The AUGmeNt Study Protocol
Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines (EBNPGs) inform registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) care for patients with chronic kidney disease grade 5 treated by dialysis (CKD G5D); however, there has been little evaluation…
- Trial name
- AUGmeNt (NCT05032417)
- Testing
- implementation of evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Venous Thromboembolism, Delivery of Health Care
Improving Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
Preventing the formation of blood clots in the veins so they do not injure leg veins or travel to the lungs, also called venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (VTE-P) is an essential component of safe in-patient care, yet it is…
- Conditions
- Venous Thromboembolism, Delivery of Health Care, Quality Improvement
- Trial name
- NCT01304108
- Testing
- VTE-P Tollgate, BLAZE Pop up, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Child Abuse
Effectiveness of a Multi-Component Evidence-Based Parent Training Program in Reducing Child Maltreatment
This study will determine the effectiveness of a complex parent training program, based on the SafeCare model, in reducing the occurrence of child maltreatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00595010
- Testing
- SafeCare
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Diabetes, Prediabetes
Meta-analyses of Pasta as Part of Low Glycemic Index Diets and Adiposity
Pasta is an important example of a food which can lower the glycemic index (GI) of the diet, a property that has been exploited extensively in studies of low GI dietary patterns.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Prediabetes, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT02961088
- Testing
- Pasta as part of a low GI/GL diet
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Substance Abuse
Teen Success Project
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of Juvenile Probation Officers (JPOs) delivering Contingency Management (CM) to teens on their caseload who have problems with drug use.
- Trial name
- JPO-CM (NCT03015805)
- Testing
- Contingency Management, Probation as Usual
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- Chestnut Health Systems
Suicide Prevention
Adjunctive Team Enhanced Intervention to Improve Suicide Prevention Evidence-Based Practices in Primary Care
The purpose of the proposed study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a brief educational intervention (TEACH) that includes evidence-based strategies designed to improve task-specific teamwork and its impact (vs.
- Trial name
- NCT04606173
- Testing
- Team Education for Adopting Changes in Healthcare (TEACH)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Syracuse VA Medical Center
Suicide
Implementing Evidence Informed Practices in Schools to Address LGBTQ Adolescent Suicide
Reducing youth suicide in the U.S. is a national public health priority. Sexual and gender minority adolescents are at elevated risk for suicide. Safer school environments, however, can decrease this risk.
- Trial name
- RLAS (NCT02875535)
- Testing
- RLAS
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Emotional/Behavioral Function, Academic Performance
Efficacy of a Brief Intervention for School Clinicians (BRISC)
Research shows that the majority of all mental health (MH) treatment for children is delivered in schools. Unfortunately, however, school mental health (SMH) providers rarely use evidence-based approaches and are often poorly…
- Trial name
- BRISC (NCT03939208)
- Testing
- BRISC, SAU
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 850 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Myocardial Infarction (MI)
Patient Characteristics, Persistence to Treatment and Outcome Events in Patients Treated With Ticagrelor 60 mg After Myocardial Infarction in Real-world Clinical Practice
This is an observational study based on secondary data extracted from multiple register-based data sources in the US and Europe (Sweden, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany).
- Trial name
- ALETHEIA (NCT04568083)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 7,035 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Childhood Traumatic Grief, Post Traumatic Stress
Randomized Controlled Trial of Trauma-focused CBT in Tanzania and Kenya
The primary goal is to study the effectiveness of Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) in treating traumatic grief and traumatic stress for orphaned children and young adolescents in two East African sites with…
- Conditions
- Childhood Traumatic Grief, Post Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT01822366
- Testing
- Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Kenya and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,280 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University