Clinical trials: Evidence-based Medicine
Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Disease
Meta-analyses of Liquid Versus Solid Calories and Body Weight
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been linked to rising rates of overweight and obesity. The most prominent mechanism to explain the link between SSBs and obesity is that liquid calories are not perceived by the…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, Prediabetic State
- Trial name
- NCT02702440
- Testing
- Liquid calories from sugars
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- John Sievenpiper
Overweight, Obesity
Network Meta-analyses of Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Cardiometabolic Risk
Sugars especially in form or sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) have been singled out as one of the prime culprits in the dual epidemics of obesity and diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT02879500
- Testing
- Diet beverages
- 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
Overweight, Obesity
Meta-analyses of the Effect of 'Catalytic' Doses of Fructose and Its Epimers on Carbohydrate Metabolism
Despite advances in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes, its prevalence continues to rise worldwide. There is a need for new modalities to improve metabolic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes and those who…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Dysglycemia, Prediabetes
- Trial name
- NCT02776722
- Testing
- fructose, allulose, tagatose, or sorbose
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Sexual Risk Behavior, Drug Use
eHealth Evidence-based Intervention (EBI) for Latino Youth in Primary Care
The purpose of this study is to test the relative effectiveness of a Hispanic-specific eHealth intervention, "e-Health Familias Unidas," in preventing and reducing drug use, sexual risk behaviors, and STIs among Hispanic youth in…
- Conditions
- Sexual Risk Behavior, Drug Use, Family Functioning
- Trial name
- NCT03009539
- Testing
- eHealth Familias Unidas Primary Care
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 921 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
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
Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia
The Effect of Providing Free Samples of Generic Cardiovascular Medications to Physicians
In this randomized controlled trial, we will provide primary care physicians with free samples of highly effective generic cardiovascular medications.
- Trial name
- SAMPLES (NCT00761904)
- Testing
- Free Generic Samples (hydrochlorothiazide, simvastatin)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 660 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Nursing, Evidence-Based Nursing
The Effect of HBM-Based Education on Nursing Students
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of HBM-based education on CAM knowledge, attitudes, and health beliefs related to medication use among nursing students through a randomized controlled trial.
- Trial name
- HBM (NCT06262698)
- Testing
- Experiment group, Pre-post test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kafkas University
Substance Abuse
Testing ALERT With GTO in Middle Schools
To test the efficacy of Project ALERT with the support enhancement tool, Getting To Outcomes.
- Trial name
- GTO-ALERT (NCT05219422)
- Testing
- Project ALERT, Getting to Outcomes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAND
Decision Making
Practice Guidelines Grading Systems
Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) are systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances.
- Trial name
- NCT00940290
- Testing
- Graded Clinical Recommendation
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterey
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension
Evidence-based Laboratory Test Order Sets in Primary Care
Cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate what the effect is of evidence-based order sets aimed at five indications on the appropriateness of laboratory test ordering in primary care.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Cardiovascular Diseases, Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT02950142
- Testing
- CPOE with order sets for lab testing, CPOE without order sets for lab testing
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Healthy Volunteer
OrthoEvidence Trial Assessing Japanese Knowledge Updates
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to clarify whether providing translated evidence summary (Advanced Clinical Evidence (ACE) reports from OrthoEvidence) will increase the access to the summary compared to…
- Trial name
- OTAKU (NCT05250622)
- Testing
- Japanese-translated evidence summaries (Advanced Clinical Evidence report from OrthoEvidence), English evidence summaries (Advanced Clinical Evidence report from OrthoEvidence)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Body Weight, Obesity
Meta-analyses of Nuts and Risk of Obesity
Peanuts and tree nuts (almonds, pistachios, walnuts, pecans, pine nuts, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts) (herein referred to as "nuts") are a good source of unsaturated fatty acids, vegetable protein, fibre, and…
- Conditions
- Body Weight, Obesity, Overweight, Adiposity
- Trial name
- NCT02654535
- Testing
- Dietary tree nuts & peanuts
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- John Sievenpiper
Body Weight, Obesity
Meta-analyses of Food Sources of Fructose-Containing Sugars and Obesity
Sugars have been implicated in the epidemics of overweight and obesity. This view is supported by lower quality evidence from ecological observations, animal models, and select human trials.
- Conditions
- Body Weight, Obesity, Overweight, Adiposity
- Trial name
- NCT02558920
- Testing
- Fructose-containing Sugars
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- John Sievenpiper
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
Obesity, Dyslipidemia
Meta-analyses of the Effect of Sucrose Versus High Fructose Corn Syrup on Cardiometabolic Risk
The rise in high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) consumption over the past 40 years since its introduction as a popular sweetener in the United States has led to much concern regarding its contribution to the rise in obesity (1)…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Dyslipidemia, Prediabetes, Dysglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT02702479
- Testing
- High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sucrose
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Sport Medicine
ATI Evidence-based Guide Investigating Medical and Preventative Services
To use existing standard-of-care documentation in a sports medicine electronic medical record (EMR) to evaluate patient characteristics, interventions delivered, utilization management, and clinical outcomes in routine sports…
- Trial name
- NCT04050319
- Testing
- Screening and diagnosis if injured
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 550,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ATI Holdings, LLC
Prostate Cancer
Shared Decision Making: Prostate Cancer Screening
Interventions to Improve Shared Decision-Making: Prostate Cancer Screening is a prospective study of educational interventions to improve the interaction of physicians and their patients about prostate cancer screening.
- Trial name
- NCT00207649
- Testing
- Shared decision-making for PSA screening tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 641 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lisa Richarson
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Metabolic Syndrome X
Meta-analyses of Impotrant Food Sources of Sugars and Incident Cardiometabolic Diseases
There is an urgent need for stronger evidence to support recommendations for the role of sugars in diabetes and related cardiometabolic diseases.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Metabolic Syndrome X, Hypertension, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT02702375
- Testing
- Fructose-containing Sugars
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Evidence-Based Medicine
Using a Systematic Review in Clinical Decision Making: a Pilot Parallel, Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the feasibility of running a full-scale trial that compares two formats of a shortened systematic review to a full-length systematic review to be used in clinical decision-making.
- Trial name
- NCT02414360
- Testing
- Shortened Format, Full Length
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto