Clinical trials: Healthcare Quality
Otitis Media, Urinary Tract Infection
ParentLink: Better and Safer Emergency Care for Children
The emergency department (ED) constitutes a high-risk environment for errors and poor quality of care. Pediatric patients are at increased risk of medical errors.
- Conditions
- Otitis Media, Urinary Tract Infection, Asthma, Head Injury
- Trial name
- NCT00457600
- Testing
- patient-driven health IT product
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Preterm Neonates and Feeding
Effectiveness of an Oral Feeding Educational Nurse Program on Feeding Performance in Preterm Neonates
Poor oral motor development in preterm neonates is common. Feeding problems lead to longer hospital stay and higher hospital cost.
- Trial name
- TOP (NCT02404272)
- Testing
- Educational oral feeding nurse program
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 729 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Diabetic Foot Ulcer Outcome, Quality of Patient Care
The Diabetic Foot Ulcer Registry
This is an observational, longitudinal real world registry of diabetic foot ulcers created from electronic health record data obtained in the course of clinical care.
- Trial name
- DFUR (NCT02813161)
- Testing
- cellular and tissue based therapy, negative pressure wound therapy, debridement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- U.S. Wound Registry
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
Reverse Innovation and Patient Engagement to Improve Quality of Care and Patient Outcomes
Project CONNECT ("Community-based Organizations Neighborhood Network: Enhancing Capacity Together") is a randomized controlled trial that involves 22 community-based organizations (CBOs) located in Baltimore, MD.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Substance Abuse Disorder, Mental Health Disorder
- Trial name
- CONNECT (NCT02222909)
- Testing
- Co-developed IT intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,767 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Venous Stasis Ulcer, Quality of Patient Care
Venous Leg Ulcer and Lymphedema Registry
This is an observational, longitudinal real world registry of venous leg ulcers created from electronic health record data obtained in the course of clinical care.
- Trial name
- VLULR (NCT02813187)
- Testing
- cellular and tissue based therapy, debridement, advanced wound therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- U.S. Wound Registry
Hypertension
Financial Incentives to Translate ALLHAT Into Practice: A Randomized Trial
The purpose of this study was to determine whether financial incentives for guideline-recommended treatment of hypertension are effective.
- Trial name
- NCT00302718
- Testing
- Physician-level financial incentives, Practice-level financial incentives, Physician- and practice-level financial incentives
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Mental Health Care, Sexual Health Quality of Life
Self-efficacy and Knowledge (SEEK) Trial to Improve Sexual Reproductive Health and Well-being for Syrian Refugee Women and Girls in Lebanon
This community-based randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to evaluate a low-resource/low-intensity integrated sexual reproductive health (SRH) and wellbeing intervention package.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Care, Sexual Health Quality of Life, Family Planning Services
- Trial name
- SEEK (NCT07008950)
- Testing
- The Self-Efficacy and Knowledge Trial
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 485 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Stage IV Breast Cancer, Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer
Prospective Cohort Study Depending on the Use of Palliative Care for Advanced Stage of Cancer Patients
This study evaluates the change of quality of life, treatment decision and utilization of health care depending on the use of palliative care in advanced cancer patients by a prospective cohort study.
- Conditions
- Stage IV Breast Cancer, Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer, Stage IV Colon Cancer, Stage IV Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03222258
- Testing
- Early palliative care, Routine hospice care
- Where
- 15 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 444 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer
Improving the Quality of Radiotherapy by Multi-Institution Knowledge-Based Planning Optimization Models (Acronym: MIKAPOCo, Multi-Institutional Knowledge-based Approach in Plan Optimization for the Community)
Investigators central hypothesis is that it is possible to create libraries of "consistent" Knowledge-Based plan-models derived from large Institutional experiences.
- Trial name
- MIKAPOCo (NCT06317948)
- Testing
- treatment plan comparison
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Health Behavior
Effect of Social Accountability on Improving Service Delivery and Outcomes in the Public Sector in Uttar Pradesh, India
In several low and middle-income countries, Social Accountability (SA) interventions have been introduced as an innovative approach to governance, aiming to improve delivery of public services.
- Trial name
- D0168 (NCT02879708)
- Testing
- Information Only, Information and Facilitation
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 105,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Human Papillomavirus Infection
Quality Improvement Strategies to Increase Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination in Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems
HPV vaccination coverage is at lower levels than the national goal. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of quality improvement strategies for increasing HPV vaccination coverage among adolescent within the context of large…
- Trial name
- NCT03887793
- Testing
- VACs
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Physical Disability
Understanding Disparities in Healthcare and Primary Care Provider Quality
The project proposes to fill gaps in the understanding of disparities in healthcare and primary care provider (PCP) quality from the perspectives of adult Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities compared to those without…
- Trial name
- NCT02626910
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Fecal Incontinence, Staffs' Attitudes
A Pilot Study to Evaluate Educational Programs to Improve Fecal Incontinence Care in Nursing Homes
The investigators are planning to do a cluster randomized trial to test the effect of different educational programs for staff according to nursing home patients FI (fecal incontinence).
- Trial name
- PEI (NCT01939821)
- Testing
- Educational and counselling program, Educational program
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Musculoskeletal Pain
Swiss Chiropractic Cohort (Swiss ChiCo) Study: A Nationwide Practice-Based Research Network Project
The Swiss chiropractic cohort (Swiss ChiCo) practice-based research network (PBRN) is nationwide research project with the aim to develop a musculoskeletal focused PBRN within the Swiss chiropractic setting and describe the…
- Trial name
- NCT05046249
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Balgrist University Hospital
Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
Study of Lactulose in Children With Chronic Liver Disease
Pediatric patients with chronic liver disease may have Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy(MHE)which can cause changes in behavior,intelligence and neurological function.By utilizing cognitive and developmental testing we will…
- Trial name
- MHE (NCT00811434)
- Testing
- Lactulose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Sepsis, Shock, Septic
Medical Education for Sepsis Source Control and Antibiotics
Patients with severe sepsis or septic shock suffer from life-threatening infections. Fast and adequate therapy with antibiotics is crucial for survival.
- Trial name
- MEDUSA (NCT01187134)
- Testing
- Change Management
- Where
- 42 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 4,138 people
- Sponsor
- Center for Sepsis Control and Care, Germany
Workflow, Communication
i-Dashboard for Multi-disciplinary Rounds in SICU
Background: Information overload is a common problem in intensive care units. A display tool that facilitates retrieval of crucial clinical information from electronic medical records has excellent potential to attenuate…
- Conditions
- Workflow, Communication, Quality of Health Care
- Trial name
- NCT04845698
- Testing
- i-Dashboard
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Frequent Attenders
Effectiveness of the "7H" Intervention to Reduce Frequent Attendance in Primary Care
The main objective is to measure the effectiveness of a new intervention to decrease use of services of primary care frequent attenders (FA).Among the secondary objectives are to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and cost utility…
- Trial name
- "7H" (NCT01151969)
- Testing
- New multicomponent "7H" intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 527 people
- Sponsor
- The Mediterranean Institute for the Advance of Biotechnology and Health Research
Reproductive Health
Improving Person Centered Care for Abortion Clients in India
The purpose of this study is to understand the effect of providing pharmacists in UP, India with additional information about medication abortion.
- Trial name
- SPARQ_ACI (NCT04307641)
- Testing
- 2 Page Information Sheet
- Volunteers
- 283 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Surgical Condition, Obstetrical Condition
Validity of Information Employed to Generate Standardized Mortality Ratios Using Hospital Administrative Databases (RNMH)
In a retrospective cross-sectional study, investigators aimed to valid the variables employed to generate standardized mortality ratio from hospital administrative databases.
- Conditions
- Surgical Condition, Obstetrical Condition, Hospitalization in Acute Care
- Trial name
- RNMH (NCT02816320)
- Testing
- Hospitalization
- Volunteers
- 715 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon