Clinical trials: Best Practice
Anastomotic Leak Small Intestine, Anastomotic Leak Large Intestine
Enhanced Perioperative Care for the Prevention of Colorectal Anastomotic Leakage
This multicenter open-label trial is designed to evaluate if the implementation of an enhanced peri-operative care protocol results in an optimal intraoperative condition of the patient and in a decrease in incidence of…
- Conditions
- Anastomotic Leak Small Intestine, Anastomotic Leak Large Intestine, Anastomotic Leak Rectum, Intraoperative Awareness
- Trial name
- DOUBLE CHECK (NCT05250882)
- Testing
- Enhanced perioperative care protocol
- Where
- 9 sites in Belgium, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Topical Corticosteroid, Topical, Medication, Utilization
Topical Corticosteroid App
The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile application to assist in the prescription of topical corticosteroids (TCS), focusing on best fit choices of potency, vehicle and volume.
- Trial name
- NCT02921503
- Testing
- mobile topical corticosteroid app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Foster Home Care
Siblings in Foster Care
National estimates indicate that roughly 70% of children in foster care have one or more siblings also in care. Exact percentages vary by state, but several data sources suggest that about 50% of early adolescent foster youth are…
- Trial name
- SIBS (NCT01104818)
- Testing
- Siblings in foster care curriculum, Parent Management Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- Portland State University
Behavioral Symptoms, Community Health Workers
Health Equity and Rural Education (HERE!) Clinical Trial
The goal of this community-engaged research is two-fold. The first goal is to gather stakeholder feedback to inform a school-based community health worker intervention with youth with poor school attendance and an enhanced usual…
- Conditions
- Behavioral Symptoms, Community Health Workers, Social Determinants of Health, Educational Problems
- Trial name
- HERE (NCT06460116)
- Testing
- School-Based Community Health Worker (SB-CHW) intervention, Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) Methods
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Bipolar Disorder
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Family-Focused Psychoeducation in Treating Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of family-focused psychoeducational treatment along with medication in treating adolescents with bipolar I disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT00571402
- Testing
- Family-focused therapy for adolescents, Enhanced care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Surgery, Laparoscopic
The Effect of an Ergonomic Educational Intervention on Laparoscopic Surgeons' Ergonomic Risk Scores (ErgoEd)
This study aims to determine whether education of surgeons can reduce the physical strain of performing surgery. Laparoscopic surgery is known to be beneficial for patients but can cause both short- and long-term musculoskeletal…
- Trial name
- ErgoEd (NCT06622980)
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Papillomavirus Vaccines, Adolescent Health Services
AFIX to Improve HPV Vaccination
The University of North Carolina will test the effectiveness of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's AFIX model for increasing HPV vaccination coverage among adolescents.
- Trial name
- AFIX (NCT02370459)
- Testing
- AFIX in-person consultation, AFIX webinar consultation
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 223 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Infiltration, Intravenous
The Effect of Care Bundle in Preventing the Frequency of Peripheral Intravenous Catheter-related Infiltration and Phlebitis in the Pediatric Emergency Department
This quasi-experimental study evaluates the effectiveness of a care bundle in preventing peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC)-related infiltration and phlebitis in pediatric emergency department patients.
- Conditions
- Infiltration, Intravenous, Phlebitis, Pediatrics
- Trial name
- NCT07649499
- Testing
- Care Bundle for PIVC Management
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Chronic Pain
Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Evidence-based, On-demand, Digital Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Pain
This study compared two available, evidence-based, at-home digital pain treatment programs. The goal is to see if one approach is better than the other, and whether certain patients respond to one more than the other.
- Trial name
- NCT04933474
- Testing
- painTRAINER®, Skills-Based VR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Surgery--Complications
Cognitive Aids for the Management of Deteriorating Surgical Patients
Background and Goal of Study: Adherence to best practice management of emergencies improves through the use of cognitive aids. Aim of this study was to develop and validate cognitive aids for management of deteriorating surgical…
- Trial name
- CAMDS (NCT03812861)
- Testing
- CAMDS bundle
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Spine Deformity, Scoliosis
The Effect of Three-dimensional Exercise (Schroth Exercise) on Diaphragm Thickness in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients
Spinal deformity is common in childhood and adolescence, and can often present as scoliosis or increased thoracic kyphosis deformity with various etiologies.The diaphragm is the main respiratory muscle, and diaphragm contraction…
- Conditions
- Spine Deformity, Scoliosis, Scoliosis Idiopathic, Scoliosis; Adolescence
- Trial name
- NCT06417944
- Testing
- Scoliosis study form, Scoliosis X-ray (orthorontgenogram), Pulmonary function test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaziosmanpasa Research and Education Hospital
Physical Inactivity, Motor Activity
A Good Start Matters Intervention Study
The BC government and partners developed Active Play Standards and a capacity-building strategy to help childcare centers implement the Standards.
- Trial name
- NCT05669378
- Testing
- Appetite to Play +
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Limited English Proficiency
Mobile Video Interpretation to Optimize Communication Across Language Barriers
Patients and families with limited English proficiency (LEP) and/or who use a language other than English for medical care (LOE) experience substantial barriers to communication in the healthcare setting, leading to medical care…
- Trial name
- mVOCAL (NCT05591586)
- Testing
- Web based educational modules, mobile video interpreting (mVI) access
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,669 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Benchmarking Initiative to Reduce Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
This study tested whether Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) teams trained in benchmarking -- comparing care practices between different NICUs to see which practices prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) -- and quality…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- Benchmarking (NCT00067613)
- Testing
- Benchmarking Management Practices, Standard Management Practices
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,095 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Cervical Carcinoma, Human Papillomavirus-Related Malignant Neoplasm
I Vaccinate: Testing Multi-Level Interventions to Improve HPV Vaccination
This trial studies how well a multi-level health system-based intervention works in improving human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine initiation and completion among children in health systems in four Appalachian states.
- Trial name
- IVaccinate (NCT04452526)
- Testing
- Best Practice, Educational Intervention, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 372 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Stage II Breast Cancer, Stage IIA Breast Cancer
Aerobic and Strength Training Exercise in Improving Fitness and Arm Health During and After Radiation Therapy in Patients With Stage II-III Breast Cancer
This randomized pilot phase I/II trial studies how well aerobic and strength training exercise works in improving fitness and arm health during and after radiation therapy consisting of regional nodal radiation in patients with…
- Conditions
- Stage II Breast Cancer, Stage IIA Breast Cancer, Stage IIB Breast Cancer, Stage III Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03102866
- Testing
- Best Practice, Exercise Intervention, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Diabetes, Hyperglycemia
Comparison of Intraoperative Best Practice Advisory Reminders to Protocolize Insulin Administration Versus Standard Care in Patients at High Risk of Hyperglycemia
This study will assess the implementation of a glucose management clinical decision support tool. The specific objective is to determine if supplementing the existing glucose check reminder with a best practice advisory (BPA), an…
- Trial name
- NCT05426096
- Testing
- Best Practice Advisory
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,232 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Postpartum Infection, Neonatal Infection
Intervention Zambia Rural L&D Infection Study
This is the intervention phase of a study to investigate the impact of low-cost bundled interventions on improving the infection control practices in the labor and delivery units in rural healthcare settings in Zambia.
- Trial name
- NCT03809741
- Testing
- Bundled L&D Infection Prevention Interventions
- Where
- 5 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Health Behavior, Chronic Disease
Marketing Workplace Chronic Disease Prevention
The objective of the project is to understand how best to help mid-size employers adopt evidence-based chronic disease prevention practices that improve employee health behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT00452816
- Testing
- Workplace Solutions Consulting approach, Delayed intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
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