Clinical trials: Quality of Health Care
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Hypertension
Veteran Peer Coaches Optimizing and Advancing Cardiac Health
The purpose of this study is to test if having a Veteran peer health coach will improve blood pressure control among Veterans with high blood pressure and at least one other Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Hypertension, Hyperlipemia, Obesity
- Trial name
- Vet-COACH (NCT02697422)
- Testing
- Community-based peer health coach intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 264 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
ADHD
Improving ADHD Behavioral Care
Though the most effective treatment for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) consists of combined medication and behavioral strategies, the vast majority of children with ADHD are treated with medication…
- Trial name
- NCT03628781
- Testing
- Behavioral tools integrated within mehealth for ADHD software, mehealth for ADHD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Heart Failure, Congestive
Enhancing Caregiver Support for Heart Failure Patients: the CarePartner Study
Informal caregivers, assisted by health information technology may help to fill the gaps in VA care management of heart failure patients by enhancing support for patients' treatment adherence, behavior changes, and symptom…
- Trial name
- NCT00555360
- Testing
- HITCM+CP, HITCM only
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 372 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
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
Depression in Adolescence
Evaluation of MoodRing on Improving the Quality of Depression Management in Adolescents
The MoodRing intervention is a mobile application for adolescents, parents, and an accompanying web-based clinician portal which enables adolescents to monitor their mood through the use of passively collected smartphone data.
- Trial name
- TECH-E (NCT05376358)
- Testing
- MoodRing App, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Ana Radovic
Massage Therapy, Health-care Workers
Can Massage During One Year Improve Health in Health-care Providers Working in Hospital
The overall aim of this pilot study is to investigate the effect, "feasibility" and experiences of regular massage over 12 months on the mental and physical health of healthcare professionals, as well as the frequency of layoffs…
- Conditions
- Massage Therapy, Health-care Workers, Quality of Life, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- NCT05555082
- Testing
- Massage
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
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
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
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
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
Obesity
Considering Patient Diet Preferences to Optimize Weight Loss
Obesity is increasingly common and can lead to decreased quality of life, increased medical and psychiatric illness, high health care costs, and early mortality.
- Trial name
- DietChoice (NCT01152359)
- Testing
- Choice, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia
Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety in Community Health Centers
This study will examine the efficacy of a computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) program for children with anxiety disorders in community health centers.
- Conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia, Separation Anxiety Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01416805
- Testing
- Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment as usual
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
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
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Integrating Care After Exacerbation of COPD
This clinical trial is designed to determine whether an intervention that provides information to primary care providers about gaps in care for their patients recently discharged from hospital for COPD can reduce hospital…
- Trial name
- InCasE (NCT02021955)
- Testing
- guideline treatment recommendations
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 717 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Severe Hereditary Factor VIII Deficiency Disease Without Inhibitor, Moderate Hereditary Factor VIII Deficiency Disease Without Inhibitor
An Observational Study to Evaluate Physical Activity, Bleeding Incidence and Health Related Quality of Life, in Participants With Haemophilia A Without Inhibitors Receiving Standard of Care Treatment
This multicenter, non-interventional, prospective study will collect information about activity status, bleeds, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), health status, and safety in participants with moderate or severe haemophilia…
- Conditions
- Severe Hereditary Factor VIII Deficiency Disease Without Inhibitor, Moderate Hereditary Factor VIII Deficiency Disease Without Inhibitor, Haemophilia A
- Trial name
- POWER (NCT04165135)
- Testing
- Standard of Care for Haemophilia A
- Where
- 17 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Hearing Loss, Tinnitus
Progressive Intervention Program for Tinnitus Management
The purpose of this multi-site randomized clinical study is to test a model treatment program in a VA Audiology clinic, to evaluate its efficacy, ease of implementation, and acceptability to audiologists.
- Trial name
- NCT00371436
- Testing
- Progressive Audiologic Tinnitus Management, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Insurance Status/Stability
IMPACCT for Kids' Care
Health insurance is important for children. Public insurance programs are available to many children, but some families report being confused about how to get and keep this insurance.
- Trial name
- IMPACCT (NCT02298361)
- Testing
- Health insurance outreach IT tools
- Volunteers
- 27,251 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OCHIN, Inc.
Medically Complex Children, Care Coordination
Improving Care for Children With Complex Needs
Seattle Children's Hospital (SCH), in collaboration with several health plans and Washington State Department of Social and Health Services developed the Comprehensive Case Management (CCM) program with the goal to reduce costs…
- Conditions
- Medically Complex Children, Care Coordination, Case Manager, Care Manager
- Trial name
- I3CN (NCT01587105)
- Testing
- Comprehensive Case Management Service
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 331 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Death, Pain
Intervention to Improve Care at Life's End
The BEACON trial (Best Practices for End-of-Life Care for Our Nations' Veterans) was a six-site implementation study to evaluate a multi-component, education-based intervention to improve the quality of end-of-life care provided…
- Conditions
- Death, Pain, Dyspnea
- Trial name
- BEACON (NCT00234286)
- Testing
- Comfort care education intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Cancer
Building Evidence for Effective Palliative/End of Life Care for Teens With Cancer
To test the efficacy of FACE-TC on key outcomes, the investigators propose using an intent-to-treat, longitudinal, prospective, multi-site, randomized controlled trial (RCT) design.
- Trial name
- FACE-TC (NCT02693665)
- Testing
- FAmily CEntered Advance Care Planning for Teens with Cancer
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Maureen Lyon