Clinical trials: Quality Improvement
Semi-intensive Care Unit, Evaluation
Health-care Quality in Semi-intensive Care Units
The main aim of this study is to realize a system of continuous evaluation of healthcare quality in semi-intensive care units.
- Conditions
- Semi-intensive Care Unit, Evaluation, Quality
- Trial name
- NCT04676347
- Where
- 18 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 39,000 people
- Sponsor
- Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Package of Resources for Assisted Contact Tracing: Implementation, Costs, and Effectiveness
Having health workers assist HIV-infected persons with the recruitment and testing of their sexual contacts and biological children is an effective and efficient way of identifying additional HIV-infected persons in need of HIV…
- Trial name
- PRACTICE (NCT05343390)
- Testing
- Enhanced implementation package, Standard implementation package
- Where
- 33 sites in Malawi
- Volunteers
- 841 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Rheumatic Diseases
Effectiveness of an EHR Interface to Reduce Dosage of Hydroxychloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a disease-modifying, anti-rheumatic drug that regulates immune system activity and is typically prescribed to treat rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, as well as other immune…
- Trial name
- NCT04310462
- Testing
- New e-prescribing interface
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Quality of Life, Menopause
Improvement of Quality of Life in Patients Using Low-dose Pills in the Different Phases of Menacme
The purpose of this study is to determine whether low-dose contraceptive pills are effective in the improvement of quality of life in patients in the different phases of menacme.
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Menopause, Contraception
- Trial name
- NCT01174524
- Testing
- gestoden 60 mcg, ethinylestradiol 15 mcg
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Geral de Fortaleza
Transient Ischemic Attack, Stroke
Protocol-guided Rapid Evaluation of Veterans Experiencing New Transient Neurological Symptoms
This program will seek to implement a quality improvement program to improve the care of Veterans with TIA or minor stroke at 6 Veteran Health Administration Hospitals.
- Trial name
- PREVENT (NCT02769338)
- Testing
- Quality Improvement Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,292 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Superiority of Omega-3 Versus Placebo on the Improvement of ADHD in Children
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of an Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplement on improving the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) clinical symptoms.
- Trial name
- ECOMEGA (NCT02248948)
- Testing
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Medium Chain Triglycerides
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 231 people
- Sponsor
- Laboratorios Ordesa
ADHD
Initial Validation of the Vanderbilt ADHD Measure for Adolescent Patients in the ICISS Project
This proposal is to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Vanderbilt ADHD screening tool for use with adolescents and young adults aged 13-21 years.
- Trial name
- NCT01964209
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Satisfaction, Patient
Learning Excellence Program and Improvement of Quality Care
Improving the quality of care is a daily goal in pediatric intensive care units. Measuring patient and family satisfaction is recognized as an indicator of quality of care.
- Trial name
- RECOMPENSE (NCT05707195)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Registries, Quality Improvement
Improving Quality Based on the Joint Registry
Test whether an intervention, consisting of frequently feedback of performance outcomes and education will improve patient care, expressed in better functional outcomes, fewer complications and more quality improving…
- Conditions
- Registries, Quality Improvement, Hip Arthropathy, Knee Arthropathy
- Trial name
- IQ Joint (NCT04055103)
- Testing
- Monthly feedback, education and linking hospitals
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety
National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) Quality Improvement Initiative Database
Trauma-informed treatment will improve emotional regulation and behavior.
- Conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, Conduct Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01591694
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,193 people
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Incisional Hernia, Laparotomy Closure Technique
Laparotomy Closure Techniques: do Surgeons Follow the Latest Guidelines? Results of a Questionnaire.
Incisional hernias after laparotomy are associated with significant morbidity and increased costs. Research is focused on development of new techniques to prevent incisional hernia.
- Trial name
- NCT04013009
- Volunteers
- 402 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VieCuri Medical Centre
Colon Cancer, Diverticulitis
General Surgical Outcomes Quality Improvement Database (UH-SOCRATES)
A database has been established to track the outcomes of all cases performed in the University Hospitals Department of Surgery in an effort to improve quality of surgical performance and case management.
- Conditions
- Colon Cancer, Diverticulitis, Colorectal Polyps, Crohn's Disease
- Trial name
- SOCRATES (NCT00622557)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Lung Cancer
A Study to Evaluate Guideline Adoption Through Quality Improvement Project (QIP) in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) Department
This is a cluster randomized controlled trial with PCCM department in each site being the cluster. Fifty-four sites' PCCM departments will be randomized to the QIP arm versus control arm in 2:1 allocation ratio.
- Trial name
- LC PCCM QIP (NCT06484972)
- Volunteers
- 1,728 people
- Sponsor
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Patient Safety
Family Input for Quality and Safety
This project aims to create and evaluate a tool that gathers patient and family member feedback and makes it rapidly available to providers, enabling nimble and responsive safety and quality improvement efforts. Aim 1.
- Trial name
- FIQS (NCT03202888)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 435 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Depression
Implementing Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care for MDD in Contract CBOCs
Small contract VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics present unique challenges to implementation of collaborative care because of their distinct organizational characteristics and lack of on-site psychiatrists.
- Trial name
- NCT00317018
- Testing
- Evidence-Based Quality Improvement
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Child
Effectiveness of Musical Training in Children From Low Income Families
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of musical training in promoting happiness and quality of life of preschool children from low-income families.
- Trial name
- NCT02762786
- Testing
- musical training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Multiple Myeloma (MM), Self-care
The Effect of Mobile Application-Based Education Developed According to Orem's Self-Care Model in Multiple Myeloma Patients
This randomized controlled trial aims to assess the effectiveness of a mobile application-based education program, developed according to Orem's Self-Care Model, in improving self-care agency and quality of life among patients…
- Conditions
- Multiple Myeloma (MM), Self-care, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- OCARE-MM (NCT07088783)
- Testing
- Mobile App Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Ozlem
Chronic Disease
Intensive Management of At-risk Patients
The purpose of this study is to assess if intensive management of at-risk participants, utilizing longitudinal patient tracking, proactive outreach, multidisciplinary action planning and careful outcomes monitoring, will lead to…
- Trial name
- NCT04456725
- Testing
- Intensive management, Control
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CareMore Health, San Bernardino
Bacteremia, Fungemia
Rapid Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Pathogens From Blood Cultures
Would rapid identification of bacteria and rapid detection of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) (using an FDA-cleared assay) in positive blood culture bottles improve patient care…
- Conditions
- Bacteremia, Fungemia, Bloodstream Infection
- Trial name
- NCT01898208
- Testing
- FilmArray testing, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Bacterial culture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 743 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Quality Improvement
An Evaluation of Epic EHR AI Outpatient Chart Summarization
This is a RCT of 284 outpatient physicians at a large academic health system, randomized 1:1 to an electronic health record (EHR) produced generative AI outpatient chart summarization tool or a usual-care control group.
- Trial name
- NCT07438743
- Testing
- GenAI Chart Summarization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 284 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles