Clinical trials: Health Services Utilization
After-hours Care
Differentiated Access to Out-of-hours Primary Care Through Emergency Access
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to test the use of an emergency button that allows patients to jump the telephone waiting line at the out-of-hours primary care in two regions in Denmark if they perceive their…
- Trial name
- Akutknappen (NCT02572115)
- Testing
- Akutknappen - used, Akutknappen - not used
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 7,385 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Nursing Caries, Nebulizer Therapy
Use of Play Dough in Children Receiving Nebulizer Therapy
The aim of this study is to present the results of the effect of playing with play dough on treatment compliance in children aged 3-6 years receiving nebulizer therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT05779826
- Testing
- Play dough
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Maltepe University
Maternal Death
Maternal Health Service Utilization Among Women of Reproductive Age in Sidama Region, Ethiopia
Introduction: Maternal health service (MHS) utilization helps to decrease maternal morbidity and mortality. However, the existing evidence is not sufficient to design effective and efficient strategies.
- Trial name
- MHSU (NCT05865873)
- Testing
- Health education
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hawassa University
HIV Prevention, Contraceptive Usage
Peer-led Service Delivery Model for Pregnant and Lactating Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Zimbabwe
This is a pilot cluster-randomized control trial co-led by Dr. Valentina Cambiano, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at University College London, UK and Professor Euphemia Sibanda, Research Director at the Centre for Sexual…
- Conditions
- HIV Prevention, Contraceptive Usage, Adherence, Medication
- Trial name
- Ontanga (NCT07546344)
- Testing
- Peers who are stars
- Where
- 3 sites in Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Contraceptive Behavior, Self Administration
Impact of Self-Care Family Planning Services on Health and Development in South Sudan (Family Planning Impact Lab)
Since 2019, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has led family planning programming under the Women's Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) program, funded by the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office.
- Trial name
- FPIL (NCT07888296)
- Testing
- Self-Managed Contraceptive Care, Standard Family Planning Services (WISH-2)
- Where
- South Sudan
- Volunteers
- 2,736 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guttmacher Institute
Bullying of Child, Child Behavior Disorders
Prevention Workshop to Address Bullying Behaviors in Schools
This study, titled APACHES, is a cluster randomized controlled trial aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a school-based prevention program, "Tous Épanouis à l'École" (TEAL), conducted by healthcare students as part of their…
- Conditions
- Bullying of Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Social Behavior, Mental Health
- Trial name
- APACHES (NCT06835205)
- Testing
- Tous Épanouis à l'École (TEAL Program), Standard Health Education Sessions
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Connecting Patients to Self-care Resources
Impact of the CommunityRx Program on Health, Service Utilization and Costs
The CommunityRx system generates patient-centered e-prescriptions for community services (HealtheRx) via an interface between the electronic health records (EHR) and a comprehensive community resource database.
- Trial name
- NCT02411409
- Testing
- HealtheRx
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113,295 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Health Care Utilization
Increasing Teen Access to Sexual and Mental Health Care
Investigators will form community partnership with community sites that will disseminate curated educational information on Sexual and Reproductive Health/Mental Health (SRH/MH).
- Trial name
- NCT05444855
- Testing
- Peer Leader Model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Maternal Health Service
Checklist Based Box System Interventions
Maternal mortality is still high in Ethiopia. Antenatal care (ANC), use of skilled delivery attendants and postnatal care (PNC) services are key maternal health care services that can significantly reduce maternal mortality.
- Trial name
- CBBSI (NCT03891030)
- Testing
- Checklist Based Box system intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Serious Mental Illness, Tobacco Use Disorder
Facilitation to Increase Tobacco Treatment
Smoking disproportionally impacts Veterans, and VA spends $2.7 billion annually on smoking-related health conditions. Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI) smoke tobacco products at triple the rate of Veterans without any…
- Trial name
- FITT (NCT07455526)
- Testing
- Multi-component facilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Chronic Disease Management, Infants Health
A Multi-Site Hybrid Type I Effectiveness-Implementation Randomized Trial of an Emergency Care Action Plan for Infants With Medical Complexity
Infants with medical complexity (IMC) are a challenging population with more emergency department visits, inpatient stays, and higher healthcare costs than other children. IMC also experience lower quality emergency health care.
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease Management, Infants Health, Emergency, Utilization, Health Care
- Trial name
- NCT06993129
- Testing
- Emergency Care Action Plan
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Self-Help Devices, Long-Term Care
Assistive Device Rental/Purchase, LTC Service Use, and Caregiver Burden in Taiwan
The goal of this observational study is to examine the associations between assistive device approval and acquisition modality (rental or purchase), long-term care service utilization, and family caregiver burden among…
- Conditions
- Self-Help Devices, Long-Term Care, Caregiver Burden, Health Services Research
- Trial name
- NCT07782047
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 161,771 people
- Sponsor
- National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)
Recovery Opportunities Through Ongoing Treatment Sustainment
Adolescents in rural communities face limited access to effective substance use services, increasing their risk for opioid and other substance use disorders.
- Trial name
- ROOTS (NCT07746401)
- Testing
- Youth Substance Use Unit
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, College Park
Pediatric Dentistry, Health Services Accessibility
Parental Satisfaction With Pediatric Dental Care at El Kasr El Einy
This study aims to evaluate the barriers and unmet needs in utilizing dental services for children and measure parental satisfaction with the services provided at the Pediatric Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Dentistry, Health Services Accessibility, Patient Satisfaction, Dental Care for Children
- Trial name
- NCT07076875
- Testing
- Questioner interview
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 353 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Crisis Intervention, Suicide and Depression
Brief Online Help-seeking Barrier Reduction Intervention
Objective: Mental illness is a leading cause of disease burden; however, many barriers prevent people from seeking mental health services.
- Trial name
- NCT03633825
- Testing
- Brief help-seeking barrier reduction intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39,450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard University
Preventive Health Services
Screening for Hesitancy to Optimize Talk
The overall goal of this project is to determine whether integrating a novel parent-report measure of vaccine hesitancy into pediatric primary care is effective in improving acceptance of childhood vaccines among vaccine-hesitant…
- Trial name
- SHOT (NCT02708745)
- Testing
- Intervention Survey
- Volunteers
- 562 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Dietary Intervention
The Use of a Communication Tool About Diet
The purpose of this study is to promote optimal nutrition for the child based on the public health nurse's family-focused conversations at the child health centre.
- Trial name
- NCT02266953
- Testing
- Use of communication tool about diet, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 686 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo Metropolitan University
Malaria, Pneumonia
Study of Post-Training Supports for Health Workers in Benin
The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a package of interventions to support health workers in Benin (in West Africa) who had been trained to use Integrated Management of…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Measles
- Trial name
- NCT00510679
- Testing
- Health worker supports (supervision, job aids, incentives)
- Where
- Benin
- Volunteers
- 1,577 people
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Opioid Use Disorder, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
RESPECT-PLUS: Services for Infants With Prenatal Opiate Exposure
The impact of parental opioid use disorder and other substance use exposure on child welfare and the healthcare system is undeniable.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use Disorder, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Child Development, Child Abuse
- Trial name
- RESPECT-Plus (NCT02334111)
- Testing
- RESPECT-Plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Health Care Utilization, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Improved Access to Quality Care and Healthcare Use
This study is an individual-level randomised controlled trial which looks at the effect of providing free access to higher quality providers in urban South Africa.
- Conditions
- Health Care Utilization, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health, Subjective
- Trial name
- NCT06275867
- Testing
- Free high-quality care, Close distance, Far distance
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Economics and Political Science