Clinical trials: Improve Quality of Life
COPD
Improving Psychosocial Well-being in COPD Patients in Rehabilitation
Because of a lack of clinical trials, there is currently a paucity of evidence on the most effective strategies to identify and address psychological co-morbidity in COPD, or on targeting these interventions to specific patient…
- Trial name
- IMPROVE (NCT03470025)
- Testing
- Psychological Intervention
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele Roma
Physical Activity, Obesity
Effectiveness of a Physical Activity Intervention to Prevent Obesity and Improve Academic Performance
Coordinated project whose objectives are: a) to test the effectiveness of a promotion of physical activity intervention (MOVI-KIDS) on preventing obesity; and b) to improve the academic performance in both children with and…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Obesity, Children, Academic Underachievement Disorder
- Trial name
- MOVI-KIDS (NCT01971827)
- Testing
- MOVI-KIDS
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Pediatric Cancer
A Hypnosis-based Group Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Children With Cancer and Their Parents.
Background: A lot of children with cancer suffer from emotional distress, fatigue and relational difficulties. Their parents are also impacted by the disease: their responsibilities increase and they can feel more distressed and…
- Trial name
- NCT03435042
- Testing
- Self care + Hypnosis group
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Asthma
Prescribing Asthma Controller Medication According to Gene Status to Improve Quality of Life in Young People With Asthma
One in every 11 children in the United Kingdom (UK) has asthma. Children with asthma cough, wheeze and have difficulty breathing.
- Trial name
- PACT (NCT02758873)
- Testing
- Personalised medicine (Salmeterol), Personalised medicine (Montelukast), Standard care
- Where
- 5 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 241 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sussex
Heartfailure
Mbarara Acute Heart Failure Registry
This is a prospective cohort to describe clinical characteristics, predictors of poor outcomes both during hospitalization and at home, functional status, and quality of life among patients aged 13 years or more, consecutively…
- Trial name
- MAHFER (NCT02721030)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 217 people
- Sponsor
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy Children
High Tone Power Therapy for Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy Children
Balance reactions and postural control are inadequate in children with CP which affect their daily living activities. So, different treatment modalities have been used to improve balance for cerebral palsy children.
- Trial name
- NCT05689346
- Testing
- high tone power therapy, traditional physical therapy exercises
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Asthma
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Decision Support to Improve Outpatient Asthma Care
To determine whether an innovative clinical decision support system embedded in an existing electronic health record (EHR) will improve provider adherence to the existing National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP)…
- Trial name
- NCT00918944
- Testing
- Control, Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Palliative Medicine
A Multidimensional Strategy to Improve Quality of Life of Patients With Multiple Symptoms and Palliative Care Needs
A nationwide, cross-sectional study, to determine the prevalence of symptoms of patients in the palliative phase in various care settings will be performed within a set period of two weeks in September 2018 and two weeks in…
- Trial name
- MuSt-PC (NCT03665168)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 659 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Dementia
Improving Well-being and Health for People With Dementia
800,000 people in the United Kingdom (UK)have dementia, of which 250,000 are living in care homes. These individuals have complex mental health problems, disabilities and social needs, which if unmet will continue to adversely…
- Trial name
- WHELD (NCT01855152)
- Testing
- Optimised WHELD intervention, Treatment as usual
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- professor Clive Ballard
Down Syndrome, Adaptive Behavior
Life Skills Improved in Children With Down Syndrome After Using Assistive Technology
Enhancing independence and quality of life are key modifiable outcomes that are short- and long-term goals for children with Down syndrome (DS) and for their parents.
- Conditions
- Down Syndrome, Adaptive Behavior, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT05343468
- Testing
- The MapHabit System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- MapHabit, Inc.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Dance for Children With Autism
Motor impairments are prominent in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopment disorders, and these impairments often impact the individual's ability to engage in organized physical activity…
- Trial name
- NCT04762290
- Testing
- Dance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Burn Scar
Scar Mobilization Improves Scars and Quality of Life in Burned Children.
This quasi-experimental study evaluates the effect of scar tissue mobilization on scar thickness, pliability, and quality of life in children with upper extremity burns.
- Trial name
- NCT07578883
- Testing
- Scar tissue mobilization
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
HIV, Dental Caries
An Educational Intervention Program to Improve the Oral Health of HIV-Positive Children in Kano, Nigeria.
The aim of this 2- arm randomized-control study is to determine the effect of an oral hygiene self care intervention on the oral health status and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of HIV-positive children (age: 8-16…
- Conditions
- HIV, Dental Caries, Quality of Life, Oral Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05540171
- Testing
- Oral health education and instructions/training for self-oral care
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Type 1 Diabetes
Group Visits for High Risk Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
The investigators propose to conduct a pilot prospective cohort study to assess the impact of shared medical appointments (SMA) visits in underserved youth with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes (T1D).
- Trial name
- NCT05431686
- Testing
- SMA visits
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Health-Related Quality Of Life
A Pilot Study of Remote Monitoring to Improve Health Related Quality of Life of Men Following Prostate Cancer Treatment.
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of using digital technology and remote monitoring to track health-related measures in men following prostate cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03434535
- Testing
- Technology Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Ulcerative Colitis
Healthy Approach to Physical and Psychological Problems in Youngsters With IBD (HAPPY-IBD).
The presented study aims to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease and increased symptoms of anxiety and depression by using the disease specific CBT program (PASCET-PI)in order…
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Anxiety
- Trial name
- HAPPY-IBD (NCT02265588)
- Testing
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Effect of Oral Supplementation With a Fibre Enriched Paediatric Sip Feed For Children With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
This is a randomised, controlled, open-label intervention study. It is hypothesized that supplementation with a fibre enriched sip feed will improve the nutritional status, gut microbiota and quality of life (QOL) of children…
- Trial name
- NCT01600781
- Testing
- NutriniDrink/Fortini MF unflavoured (1.5kcal/ml)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357
Asthma in Children, Asthma
Improving Quality of Life for Teenagers With Asthma
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a long-term lung condition affecting 1 in 11 children and young people in the UK. Many teenagers have well controlled asthma, but a significant number continue to experience regular symptoms and asthma…
- Trial name
- IMPAQT (NCT06851715)
- Testing
- Clinic consultation focused on asthma self-management
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Quality of Life, Fatigue
Complementary Treatment of PG2 to Improve Clinical Benefit Response and Quality of Life in Fatigue
The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of PG2 as a complementary treatment to conventional chemotherapy among NSCLC patients.
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Fatigue, Complementary
- Trial name
- NCT00518869
- Testing
- PG2
- Where
- 10 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- PhytoHealth Corporation
Cancer
Improving Quality of Life of Children With Cancer Through Psychosocial Screening
In Canada, approximately 1450 children are diagnosed with cancer annually. Diagnosis of childhood cancer and its aggressive treatment can have devastating psychosocial effects on the whole family (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT02788604
- Testing
- Summary of psychosocial risk factors, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 183 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children