Clinical trials: Care
Croup
A Cluster Controlled Trial Comparing Three Methods of Disseminating Practice Guidelines for Children With Croup
The purpose of this study is to identify, from a societal perspective, the costs and associated benefits of three strategies for disseminating and implementing a practice guideline that addresses the management of croup.
- Trial name
- NCT00147849
- Testing
- mailing of printed educational materials, a combination of interactive educational meetings, educational outreach visits, and reminders, identification of local opinion leaders and establishment of local consensus processes
- Sponsor
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Improved Recognition of Partner Abuse, Gender Differences in Discussing Partner Abuse
Women Abuse and the Role of the Family Doctor.
The study tested a training to improve recognition of abused female patients in family practice.Effect measures of the training were: number of reported cases wherein the doctor suspected and discussed partner abuse and the…
- Conditions
- Improved Recognition of Partner Abuse, Gender Differences in Discussing Partner Abuse, Abused Women's Expectations,Experiences, Abused Women's Health Care Utilisation
- Trial name
- NCT00185016
- Testing
- a training to improve recognition of partner abuse.
- Where
- Netherlands
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Sepsis - to Reduce Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit
Procalcitonin Increase Identifies Critically Ill Patients at High Risk of Mortality
Procalcitonin, a marker of infection has often been compared to clinical pictures as for instance "clinical sepsis". This has given som problems in the interpretation of these studies, because of the lack of good Gold Standards…
- Trial name
- NCT00144638
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Danish Procalcitonin Study Group
Well Child Preventive Care
Can Parental Activation Over the Internet Improve Pediatric Preventive Care?
This study is a randomized controlled trial of an evidence based, patient specific web site's ability to improve preventive practices in pediatric care.
- Trial name
- NCT00101855
- Testing
- An evidence based tailored web site
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)