Clinical trials: Practice Guidelines as Topic
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Study of Knowledge Translation of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
The purpose of this prospective, multicentre, time-series study is to develop, implement, refine, and evaluate a sustainable behaviour change strategy in the intensive care unit (ICU).
- Trial name
- ABATEVAP (NCT00434460)
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,320 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Critical Care Trials Group
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
Overweight, Obesity
Meta-analysis of Fructose-Containing Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) and Weight Change
Since uncontrolled observational studies first linked fructose to the epidemic of obesity almost a decade ago, it has become a focus of intense concern regarding its role in the obesity epidemic.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Diabetes, Prediabetes
- Trial name
- NCT01608607
- Testing
- Fructose-containing sugar sweetened beverages
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- John Sievenpiper
Ischemic Heart Disease
Implementation of Ischemic Heart Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines
The purpose of this study is to design and evaluate targeted implementation strategies to fully integrate the VHA clinical practice guidelines for ischemic heart disease into VHA clinical practice.
- Trial name
- NCT00013104
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
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
Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Heart Disease
Meta-analysis of Vegetarian Diets and Incident Cardiovascular Outcomes
Vegetarian and vegan diets have been shown to reduce cardiometabolic risk factors for chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, and have been associated with decreased risk of these chronic diseases.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT03610828
- Testing
- Vegetarian or Vegan Diets
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Perinatal Mental Health Care Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Best Practices in Perinatal Mental Health During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes in health care during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. Although adverse effects of COVID-19 on perinatal mental health have been documented, changes in the perinatal mental health…
- Trial name
- NCT04779775
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minho
Acute Coronary Syndromes, Coronary Artery Disease
Prospective Registry of Outcomes and Management of Acute Ischaemic Syndromes
This is a multi-centre UK study designed to evaluate if an educational intervention programme delivered to health care professionals can improve the use of evidence based treatments in the management of patients admitted to…
- Trial name
- NCT00716352
- Testing
- Educational intervention programme
- Where
- 37 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,340 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Tobacco Use Cessation, Tobacco Smoking
EHR-Based and Fax-Based Referral to a Tobacco Quitline: A Comparative Study
This study is designed to assess whether completely electronic, HIPAA-compliant, EHR-based, closed-loop referrals for tobacco cessation from primary care clinics to a state telephone tobacco quitline service can increase the…
- Trial name
- NCT02735382
- Testing
- Tobacco quitline EHR referral, Tobacco quitline Fax referral
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14,930 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Identifying, Understanding, and Overcoming Barriers to the Use of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Pediatric Oncology
This research trial studies the use of clinical practice guidelines by pediatric oncology healthcare providers in order to identify, understand, and overcome barriers to them.
- Conditions
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Childhood Burkitt Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT02847130
- Testing
- Informational Intervention, Interview, Medical Chart Review
- Where
- 33 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 530 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Clinical Decision Support, Clinical Practice Guidelines
Professional Development in Emergency Medical Services
The ProDEms-trial focuses on nurses and ambulance drivers working in prehospital care, taking care on the one hand of patients suffering from time-sensitive critical conditions like STEMI, acute stroke or severe traumatic brain…
- Conditions
- Clinical Decision Support, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Emergency Medical Services
- Trial name
- ProDEms (NCT02365792)
- Testing
- Clinical Decision Support Tool for Prehospital Care
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
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
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
Pneumonia
Bacterial Pneumonia Score (BPS) Guided Antibiotic Use in Children With Community Acquired Pneumonia
The aim of this study is to test if BPS (Bacterial Pneumonia Score) guided antibiotic use in children with non severe community acquired pneumonia (CAP) will reduce antibiotic use as compared to standard care practice (current…
- Trial name
- NCT01041209
- Testing
- Strategy based on BPS guided antibiotic use, Enforced Guidelines
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde
Eating Disorders in Adolescence, Transition of Care
Feasibility of the TransitionED Framework for Youth and Young Adults With Eating Disorders
Moving from pediatric (children's) health care to adult health care can be challenging for youth and young adults with eating disorders.
- Trial name
- TransitionED 3 (NCT07518641)
- Testing
- TransitionED Healthcare Transition Framework
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
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
Caesarean Section
Current Dutch Practice on Caesarean Sections: Identification of Barriers and Facilitators for Optimal Care
Caesarean (CS) delivery rates in the Netherlands increased from 5 to 15% the last 20 years. CSs have no clear benefit for overall neonatal outcome and are associated with higher maternal complications and high costs.
- Trial name
- SIMPLE (NCT01261676)
- Testing
- Implementation aids
- Where
- 20 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Infection Control
Audit of Bronchoscopy Practice in Egypt: Adherence to Safety and Infection Control Guidelines
Both patient and staff safety are of major importance during the procedure of fibreoptic bronchoscopy. Patient safety depends partly on adequate disinfection of instruments and accessories used as well as careful monitoring…
- Trial name
- NCT02944695
- Testing
- audit
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Child Health, Clinical Practice Guidelines
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of e-IMCI Implementation in Primary Health Care Clinics in South Africa.
The research hypothesis is that sick children attending primary health care (PHC) clinics who are managed by IMCI-trained health workers (HWs) using electronic Integrated Management of Childhood Illness guidelines (e-IMCI)…
- Conditions
- Child Health, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Primary Health Care
- Trial name
- NCT04074083
- Testing
- electronic IMCI, paper IMCI
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 291 people
- Sponsor
- University of KwaZulu
Clinical Practice Guidelines, Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
TeleEducation for Implementing a Clinical Practice Guideline For Amputees
The publication of a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) is often not enough for its correct use in the field of health care. There are barriers to the implementation of the CPG recommendations, including those related to the lack…
- Conditions
- Clinical Practice Guidelines, Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury), Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury), Lower Limb Amputation Knee
- Trial name
- TEFICA (NCT05601349)
- Testing
- Telehealth-based strategy
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Grupo Rehabilitacion en Salud