Clinical trials: Care-seeking
Emergency Care, Acute Care Chain
Healthcare Seeking Behavior of Frequent Emergency Care Visitors
This retrospective study is part of a research line from Zuyderland Medical Centre focusing on the acute care chain. The aim of the study is to focus on the frequent visitors of the Emergency Department (ED) and bridge the gap to…
- Trial name
- FEC (NCT05953467)
- Testing
- No intervention, observational.
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
COVID-19
Seroprevalence of Infection-induced SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies (COVID-19) in Children
It is unknown what proportion of children have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 and how many have antibodies among children seeking medical care for non-Covid-19 related conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT05358626
- Testing
- SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibody testing
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 4,032 people
- Sponsor
- National Children's Hospital, Vietnam
Health Care Utilization, Health Care Seeking Behavior
Reminders, Cost Sharing, and Healthcare Use
The investigators conduct a large-scale randomized controlled trial in Finland by sending three types of information letters to households to examine whether the reminder letters affect healthcare use.
- Conditions
- Health Care Utilization, Health Care Seeking Behavior, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05117333
- Testing
- Reminder (information letter)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 47,398 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar
Behavioural Development, Long-term Outcomes and Opportunities to Optimize Youth Mental Health Trajectories
Behavioural Development, Long-term Outcomes and Opportunities to Optimize Youth Mental Health (BLOOM) is a project that aims to overcome age and diagnostic boundaries to generate person-specific longitudinal profiles of mental…
- Conditions
- Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar, Psychosis, Eating Disorder NOS
- Trial name
- BLOOM (NCT06978452)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 560 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Syphilis Infection
Feasibility and Acceptability of Point of Care Rapid Syphilis Testing Among Patients Seeking Family Planning Services in Hawai'i
The purpose of the study is to see if rapid syphilis testing at the time of a family planning (contraception or abortion) visit is acceptable and practical for patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07358949
- Testing
- Rapid Syphilis Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's Medical Center
Advanced Cancer, Hematologic Malignancy
Fatigue in Emergency Center Patients
1. To describe fatigue severity and its related symptom clusters in cancer patients who are seeking emergency care for fever, pain, shortness of breath, or cancer therapy-related gastrointestinal toxicities. 2.
- Conditions
- Advanced Cancer, Hematologic Malignancy, Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT00504985
- Testing
- Surveys
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack
Acute Coronary Syndrome and Care-Seeking Delay: A Web Based Behavioral Study
The primary aim of this study is to increase our understanding of care-seeking behavior surrounding heart attacks or acute coronary syndromes [ACS].
- Conditions
- Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Unstable Angina
- Trial name
- NCT01407146
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,381 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Electronic Health Records, Usability
Improving Providers' Decision-Making and Reducing Information Overload Using Information Visualization in EHRs
This study aims to test the efficacy of an information visualization dashboard on decision-making using a randomized controlled trial with crossover.
- Conditions
- Electronic Health Records, Usability, Information Seeking Behavior, Critical Care
- Trial name
- NCT05937646
- Testing
- AWARE, Electronic Health Record (EHR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Help-Seeking Behavior
Impact of a Classroom-based Sensitization Intervention on Demand for Mental Health Care Among Adolescents in India
The primary objective of this embedded stepped-wedge, cluster randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the impact of a classroom sensitization (intervention condition), over and above the school-level sensitization activities…
- Trial name
- NCT03633916
- Testing
- Classroom sensitization session, School-level sensitization activities
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 835 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sangath
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Effects of Social Determinants of Health on IV Iron Treatments
This study investigates how social determinants of health (SDOH) like income, employment, transportation, food, and housing affect patients' ability to receive IV iron treatments.
- Trial name
- SDOH IV (NCT06591182)
- Testing
- Survey using a questionnaire.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- BayCare Health System
Adolescent Development, Adolescent Behavior
An Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Check-up Programme in Three African Cities (Y-Check)
This is a multi-country prospective intervention study, with a mixed-method process evaluation to assess the implementation, effects and short-term cost-effectiveness of Y-Check.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Development, Adolescent Behavior, Health-Related Behavior, Health Care Seeking Behavior
- Trial name
- Y-Check (NCT06090006)
- Testing
- Screening package, Psychosocial and mental health disorder screening, Alcohol, tobacco and substance use screening
- Where
- 3 sites in Ghana, Tanzania and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- World Health Organization
Covid19, Health Care Seeking Behavior
New Jersey Healthcare Essential Worker Outreach and Education Study - Testing Overlooked Occupations
This mixed methods study evaluates the effectiveness and cost of a healthcare worker focused outreach intervention strategy versus community organization led outreach to explore contextual factors (individual, family, and…
- Conditions
- Covid19, Health Care Seeking Behavior, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04766333
- Testing
- Healthcare Worker Focused Outreach, Community Organization Led Outreach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,017 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mental Disorder, Perinatal
Perinatal Mental Health Care in Switzerland
This qualitative study with quantitative elements examines the health care provided to women who suffered from mental disorder during pregnancy and / or in the first year after birth (i.e. during the perinatal phase).
- Conditions
- Mental Disorder, Perinatal, Depression, Anxiety Disorders
- Trial name
- MADRE (NCT04185896)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bern University of Applied Sciences
Colorectal Cancer
Barriers to Care in Patients With Rectal Bleeding in Nigeria
This study sought to find the health seeking behavior of patients with rectal bleeding as related to their risk to develop colorectal cancer and also assess the general practitioner's perceived barriers to colonoscopy for…
- Trial name
- NCT02855385
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital
Low Back Pain
Implementation of the STarT Back Screening Tool
The STarT Back Screening Tool (SBST) has been used in different healthcare settings in order to stratify the management of patients with low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03671278
- Testing
- STarT Back Screening Tool Approach
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo
Low Back Pain
Low Back Pain Among Care-seeking Families in General Practice
Background Low back pain (LBP) is the largest cause of years lived with disability worldwide and often associated with low quality of life, inability to work and low physical activity levels.
- Trial name
- NCT04148144
- Testing
- No intervention included
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Reusing Needles for Subcutaneous Insulin Injection in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
A randomized clinical trial (RCT) will be carried out to compare the reuse or not of needles in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) that use insulin.
- Trial name
- NCT05407233
- Testing
- Does not reuse the syringe for insulin application, Uses the syringe for insulin delivery five times
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Cancer, Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant
An Exploratory Study of the Characteristics of and Challenges for International Families Seeking Medical Care in the United States
Background: State-of-the art care for children with cancer or rare diseases is not available in all countries. Owing to the proximity of Latin America and the growing numbers of Latinos already in the United States, many…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant, Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Trial name
- NCT01211990
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Maternal Health, Neonatal Health
Improving Maternal and Neonatal Care-seeking Through a Video-informed Training Session During the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
This study is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a video-informed training session on maternal and newborn health care seeking in rural Côte d'Ivoire.
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Neonatal Health, Pregnancy, Postpartum Care
- Trial name
- Taabo T3 (NCT07819201)
- Testing
- Information video and planning session
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Depressive Disorder, Major
Alpha-Stim AID and Major Depressive Disorder
The study will be a multi-centre parallel group, double blind, non-commercial, randomised controlled superiority trial. Study participants will be referred from Primary Care GP practices via their GP and randomised into active…
- Trial name
- NCT04963907
- Testing
- Active Alpha-Stim CES
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Electromedical Products International, Inc.