Clinical trials: Quality Improvement
HPV Vaccination
Evaluation of the Implementation and Effectiveness of IPP-HPV
The purpose of the proposed pilot study is to assess the implementation of IPP-HPV immunization at Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) and to identify potential barriers to and facilitators of this intervention to optimize its…
- Trial name
- NCT02994290
- Testing
- HPV vaccine, Inpatient Postpartum HPV Immunization Quality Improvement Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 817 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
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
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
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
Atopic Dermatitis
Improvement In Scratch Behavior And Sleep In Patients With Atopic Dermatitis
This single blind study is to primarily evaluate wearable devices and Observer Reported Itch Assessment in children to assess reduction of itch and night-time scratch in response to Crisaborole treatment vs.
- Trial name
- PAD (NCT05200403)
- Testing
- Crisaborole 2%, Vehicle treatment, Accelerometry device for children
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Aging
Reducing Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescribing for Older Patients in the ED
This research is being conducted to learn which implementation strategy of EQUIPPED is most effective to improve prescribing practices of ED providers toward older Veterans and determine the factors influencing implementation of…
- Trial name
- EQUIPPED (NCT04004936)
- Testing
- EQUIPPED with Active Feedback, EQUIPPED with Passive Feedback
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
Focus: Hospitalized Patients
Hospital to Home Outcomes
Home Nurse Visit post discharge.
- Trial name
- NCT02081846
- Testing
- Nurse Home Visit, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Coordination, Administrative
Coordination Toolkit and Coaching Project
The Coordination Toolkit and Coaching (CTAC) project aims to disseminate strategies for coordination of care for high-risk Veterans via an online toolkit, while evaluating the benefits of adding a distance-coaching strategy to…
- Trial name
- CTAC (NCT03063294)
- Testing
- Online Toolkit, Distance-based coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Obesity
Learn, Engage, Act, Process (LEAP) for MOVE!
The overall goal of this project is to test whether the Learn. Engage. Act. Process (LEAP) intervention helps teams within the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) local MOVE! group weight management programs be more in line…
- Trial name
- NCT02825680
- Testing
- Enhanced NCP Support, LEAP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Child Behavior Disorders
Safer Use of Antipsychotics in Youth
This study tests the effectiveness of an intervention treatment algorithm vs. usual care control in a practical clinical trial. Control arm providers will receive a standard medication alert in the electronic medical record (EMR)…
- Trial name
- SUAY (NCT03448575)
- Testing
- Control - Provider Medication Alert Only, Intervention - Alert + CAP Review AND Enhanced BH Access
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 733 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Suicidal Self-directed Violence, Suicidal Preparatory Behavior
Maintaining Implementation Through Dynamic Adaptations (MIDAS) Suicide Prevention 2.0 Clinical Telehealth
Scientific advances are constantly leading to better treatments. However, it is quite challenging for healthcare systems, including VA, to ask very busy providers to change the way they practice.
- Trial name
- MIDAS SPCT (NCT06011759)
- Testing
- Academic Detailing (AD), LEAP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
De-implementing Inhaled Steroids to Improve Care and Safety in COPD
This Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QuERI) project is designed to determine efficacy and acceptance of an intervention method to provide primary care providers with patient-tailored electronic consults and corresponding…
- Trial name
- DISCUSS COPD (NCT02896257)
- Testing
- Guideline treatment recommendations
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Critical Illness
Daily Checklists and Outcome in the Intensive Care Unit
Medical errors account for tens of thousands of deaths and tens of billions of dollars in healthcare costs in the United States every year.
- Trial name
- NCT01396044
- Testing
- Electronic checklist, Verbal prompting
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 451 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Asthma
CARE FOR ALL：an Evaluation of an Asthma QIP
This is an evaluation on an asthma Quality Improvement Program (QIP, including GINA guideline education/training and implementation) to understand the change of physician behaviours, which leads to the change of patient outcomes.
- Trial name
- CARE FOR ALL (NCT05440097)
- Testing
- QIP intervention
- Where
- 32 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
STEMI
Randomized Trial of a Quality Improvement Intervention to Decrease D2B Time in Primary PCI for AMI
The primary objective of this study is to assess whether an aggressive quality improvement intervention strategy will decrease time from hospital presentation to first balloon inflation in non-transfer patients with acute ST…
- Trial name
- RAPID-PCI (NCT01625104)
- Testing
- Non Intervention, Agressive Intervention Process Improvement Strategies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 882 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Crohn's Disease
ENhanced Recovery in CHildren Undergoing Surgery
The institution of perioperative Enhanced Recovery Protocols (ERPs) has been found to decrease hospital length of stay, in-hospital costs, and complications among adult surgical populations but data in pediatric populations are…
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis
- Trial name
- ENRICH-US (NCT04060303)
- Testing
- Perioperative surgical care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 597 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Alcohol Abuse
Adolescent Trauma Recovery and Stress Disorders Collaborative Care (ATRSCC) Model Program Trial
Recent needs assessments suggest that difficulties exist in care coordination between emergency medical services (EMS) systems and primary care for injured adolescents with alcohol problems and post-traumatic stress disorder…
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Dependence
- Trial name
- ATRSCC (NCT00619255)
- Testing
- Adolescent Trauma Support Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Obstetric Labor Complications, Cesarean Section
Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Project on Impacted Fetal Head at Cesarean Section
This study is an evaluation of a Quality Improvement (QI) project addressing delivery of the impacted fetal head being conducted at Regions Hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT03387189
- Testing
- Quality Improvement Project
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 409 people
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Ionizing Radiation Exposure, Quality Improvement
CT DOSE Collaboratory
This is a pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial to explore variation in doses used for diagnostic CT by pooling radiation dose data across diverse healthcare delivery systems.
- Trial name
- NCT03000751
- Testing
- Simple Audit Report, Multi-Component Intervention, In-Person Meeting
- Volunteers
- 864,080 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco