Clinical trials: Quality of Healthcare
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Foundation Quality Improvement Initiative
In a recent study it was found that neurologist care for Parkinson's provides a 20% reduction in nursing home placement, hip fracture, and death (Willis 2011).
- Trial name
- PF-QII (NCT01629043)
- Where
- 24 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 13,000 people
- Sponsor
- National Parkinson Foundation
Venous Thromboembolism
Outpatient Treatment of Low-Risk Venous Thromboembolism With Target Specific Anticoagulant
The objectives of this registry are to measure the outcomes, cost, adherence pattern and experience of patients treated as outpatients with rivaroxaban after being diagnosed with blood clots in the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT02079584
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Malaria, Diarrhea
Liberia National Community Health Assistant (NCHA) Program and Under-five Mortality
Last Mile Health (LMH) has partnered with the Liberian Ministry of Health (MOH) to support the design and implementation of the National Community Health Assistant Program (NCHAP).
- Conditions
- Malaria, Diarrhea, Acute Respiratory Infection, Malnutrition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT05123378
- Testing
- Liberia National Community Health Assistant Program
- Where
- Liberia
- Volunteers
- 23,702 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Last Mile Health
Dementia or a Related Disorder, Mental Health Diagnoses
Effectiveness and Implementation of Montessori Approaches in Person-Centered Care Within VA
Background: Addressing behavioral and neuropsychiatric symptoms of Veterans with dementia and serious mental illness (SMI) such as schizophrenia can be challenging for staff in VA long-term care settings, called Community Living…
- Conditions
- Dementia or a Related Disorder, Mental Health Diagnoses, Symptoms of Agitation or Aggression
- Trial name
- MAP-VA (NCT04829500)
- Testing
- Montessori Approaches to Person-Centered Care (MAP-VA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 356 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Healthy
Adolescents' Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The purpose of this study is to help improve our understanding of when and why adolescents decide to use alternative and complimentary medicines, and to understand factors that lead to better communication between youth and their…
- Trial name
- NCT00032656
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Cardiovascular Diseases, Endocrinology
BEhavioral and Adherence Model for Improving Quality, Health Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness of healthcaRe
Lack of adherence to treatment is a widespread issue worldwide, which leads to higher healthcare utilisation rates and even premature death.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Endocrinology, Inmunology, Neurology
- Trial name
- BEAMER (NCT06856902)
- Testing
- B-COMPASS implementation
- Where
- 10 sites in Germany, Italy and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 6,190 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Madrid
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Anesthesia
Two Anesthetic Techniques in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
The goal of this study is to determine if there is a significant difference in the quality of care between the investigators' two standard anesthesia techniques for children undergoing a MRI of the body and/or extremity MRI.
- Trial name
- NCT00894751
- Testing
- dexmedetomidine, propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Health Care Utilization, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Improved Access to Quality Care and Healthcare Use
This study is an individual-level randomised controlled trial which looks at the effect of providing free access to higher quality providers in urban South Africa.
- Conditions
- Health Care Utilization, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health, Subjective
- Trial name
- NCT06275867
- Testing
- Free high-quality care, Close distance, Far distance
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Economics and Political Science
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Feasibility Test of Action Planning in Pediatric IBD
The goal of this interventional study is to test the feasibility of a new communication tool, call MyIBD, in youth ages 13 to 19 years with inflammatory bowel disease.
- Trial name
- NCT06186752
- Testing
- MyIBD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Heart Failure
Effects of 'NHGDoc' on Quality of Care
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the computerized decision support system 'NHGDoc' is effective in improving quality of primary care in terms of processes of care (e.g.
- Trial name
- NHGDoc (NCT01773057)
- Testing
- NHGDoc domain Heart Failure
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Work Stress
Construction and Validation of a Stress Scale Specific to ICUs: Perceived Stressors in Intensive Care Units (PS-ICU)
This study aims to construct and validate an international professional perceived stress scale specific to intensive care units: the PS-ICU Scale (Perceived Stressors in Intensive Care Units).
- Trial name
- PS-ICU (NCT02853851)
- Testing
- interviews
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Chronic Functional Constipation
Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Functional Constipation: Educational Action Effects
The purpose of this study is to determine if the quality of life in children and adolescents diagnosed with chronic functional constipation improves after educational activity in focus group composed by these patients' mothers.
- Trial name
- NCT01901445
- Testing
- Educational action with focal group
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Effects of Photographic Aids (Photos of Faces) on Patient Recall of Their Clinical Care Team, Effects of Photographic Aids (Photos of Faces) on Clinician-patient Communication
Put a Face to a Name (Part A): The Effects of Photographic Aids on Patient Satisfaction, Clinician Communication, and Quality of Care
Communication is critical within healthcare, and is the root cause of most errors. With increased adoption and use of new information technologies and mediated communication systems, such as Electronic Health Records (EHR), that…
- Conditions
- Effects of Photographic Aids (Photos of Faces) on Patient Recall of Their Clinical Care Team, Effects of Photographic Aids (Photos of Faces) on Clinician-patient Communication, Effects of Photographic Aids (Photos of Faces) on Overall Patient Satisfaction
- Trial name
- Face2Name (NCT01658644)
- Testing
- Provision of Clinical Care Handout
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Pneumonia Childhood
Severe Pneumonia Diagnostic in Pediatric Population by Lung Ultrasonography and Procalcitonin
Lung ultrasound (LUS) in combination with a biomarker has not yet been studied. The investigators propose a clinical trial where the primary aims are: 1.
- Trial name
- PROLUSP (NCT04217980)
- Testing
- Lung ultrasonography (LUS) or Chest X ray (CXR)
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Hypertension
VISN Collaborative for Improving Hypertension Management With ATHENA-HTN
This project is a VA HSR\&D-funded Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) project to translate into practice evidence about clinical management of primary hypertension.
- Trial name
- HTN (NCT00374452)
- Testing
- ATHENA-CDS-HTN plus Guideline Link, Guideline Link Only
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Nursing Homes, Quality of Health Care
Neighbourhood Team Development (NTD) Program
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the implementation and the effects of the Neighbourhood Team Development (NTD) Program, an innovative multi-component program that aims to provide resident centred care in long term…
- Trial name
- NTD (NCT03415217)
- Testing
- Neighbourhood Team Development Program
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Conestoga College
Obesity, Extreme Obesity
Identification and Characterization of Youth With Extreme Obesity
While obese and extremely obese youth are at increased risk of health complications, especially the extremely obese group rarely seek medical care. One of the underlying reasons might be the lack of adequate treatment options.
- Trial name
- YES (NCT01625325)
- Where
- 5 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 429 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dr. Martin Wabitsch
Quality of Health Care, HIV/AIDS
Using Electronic Medical Record Data to Improve HIV Primary Care
This cluster randomized control trial examines whether an audit and feedback study improves care of patients living with HIV/AIDS in a family health team setting.
- Conditions
- Quality of Health Care, HIV/AIDS, Electronic Health Records
- Trial name
- NCT04107233
- Testing
- Audit and Feedback
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Creation of a PBRN to Study Healthcare Delivery to a Transitioning Community
The purpose of this study is the creation of a PBRN that will comprise primary care providers, community health organizations, community advocates and a research core of two academic institutions in order to study the healthcare…
- Trial name
- NCT00503555
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Healthcare Disparities, Reproductive Health
Evaluating the Mobile Clinic Model as a Means of Increasing Access to Reproductive and Sexual Health
The mobile health clinic evaluation study examines the impact of mobile health clinics on access reproductive and sexual healthcare services in underserved communities. Multiple mobile clinics operating throughout the U.S.
- Conditions
- Healthcare Disparities, Reproductive Health, Sexual Health, Program Evaluation
- Trial name
- MHCE (NCT05013710)
- Testing
- Complete Clinical Interaction
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Plan A Health, Inc