Clinical trials: Chronic Health Conditions
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
The Effects of Fish Oil Supplementation on the Brain Health of Collegiate Football Athletes
Determine if the daily docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)/eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) supplement will reduce serum levels of biomarkers of sub-concussion injuries over a course of American football season among collegiate football…
- Trial name
- NCT04796207
- Testing
- Fish Oil (DPA+EPA 2:1 ratio) Capsules, High Oleic Safflower Oil Capsules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Medication Adherence, Medication Compliance
Connected Healthcare for Individuals Living at Home With Chronic Conditions
Managing and taking medications as prescribed can be a difficult task. This is especially true for older adults living at home with chronic conditions while managing multiple prescribed medications.
- Conditions
- Medication Adherence, Medication Compliance, Medication Nonadherence, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT04339296
- Testing
- Spencer
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Chronic Pain
Development/Testing of SUMMIT: a Tool to Help Patients Manage Pain While Tapering Opioids
There are nearly one million veterans being treated with long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) for chronic pain. Numerous short and long-term harms associated with LTOT and mounting evidence suggest they have modest or no benefit.
- Trial name
- NCT04746833
- Testing
- SUMMIT, control
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Polypharmacy, Dementia
Shared Decision Making About Medication Use for People With Multiple Health Problems
The Shared Decision Making about Medication Use for People with Multiple Health Problems study will assess the feasibility and acceptability of a deprescribing educational intervention in primary care for patients with mild…
- Conditions
- Polypharmacy, Dementia, Multiple Chronic Conditions, Deprescribing
- Trial name
- NCT05156073
- Testing
- Educational Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Peer Support and Chronic Disease, Obesity
Peer Support Dyads in Churches
The purpose of this study is to explore how working with a partner can influence participation in a church wellness program. There are many different types of church wellness programs.
- Conditions
- Peer Support and Chronic Disease, Obesity, Type II Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03463941
- Testing
- Peer Support Dyad Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pre-diabetes
Preventing Diabetes in the Deep South: Extending Partnerships and Adapting Interventions to Reach Rural Communities at High Risk.
Diabetes is responsible for a huge and growing burden of patient suffering and social costs, and the impact of this disease is shared disproportionately by minorities and in rural resource-challenged communities, particularly in…
- Trial name
- NCT04343872
- Testing
- Receive lifestyle modification alone, Metformin therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Caregivers, Parents
Self-Management in Parents of Technology-Dependent Children
Parent caregivers of children with chronic conditions who require life-saving technology such as mechanical ventilation or feeding tubes must maintain a high level of vigilance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Conditions
- Caregivers, Parents, Self-Management, Chronic Illnesses, Multiple
- Trial name
- NCT04105244
- Testing
- Resourcefulness Training©
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Diet, Healthy, Diet Habit
The UnProcessed Pantry Project (UP3)
There is a need to develop evidence-based interventions that rural food pantries can use to limit the distribution and intake of ultra-processed foods and promote the distribution and intake of minimally processed foods in the…
- Conditions
- Diet, Healthy, Diet Habit, Disease, Chronic, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- UP3 (NCT04241133)
- Testing
- The UnProcessed Pantry Project (UP3)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Improving Diabetic Patient Health Through Assistive-Reading Technology
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) affects over 30 million Americans and requires patients to competently manage their conditions at home.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Literacy
- Trial name
- NCT05337306
- Testing
- GogyUp Reader
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GogyUp Inc
COPD, Heart Failure
Personalized Experiences to Inform Improved Communication for Minorities With Life Limiting Illness
The purpose of this research is to develop patient-centered palliative care interventions to improve patient-provider communication and Quality of Life (QoL) of ethnic and racial minority patients living with life-limiting…
- Conditions
- COPD, Heart Failure, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03391115
- Testing
- Storytelling Intervention for Patient Participants, Storytelling Intervention for Nurse Participants
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Premature Infant Disease, Family Research
PREEMIE PROGRESS: A Family Management Program for Parents of Preterm Infants
The purpose of this study is to refine and pilot test a mobile health (mHealth), video-based family management program for parents of preterm infants hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
- Conditions
- Premature Infant Disease, Family Research, Parent-Child Relations, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- NCT04638127
- Testing
- PREEMIE PROGRESS, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Knee Pain Chronic, Arthritis (Hip)
Supporting Decision Making for Musculoskeletal Preference-Sensitive Care
The purpose of this study is to compare condition oriented whole person Health Coaching along with the provision of decision aids to decision aids without condition oriented Health Coaching to neither condition oriented health…
- Conditions
- Knee Pain Chronic, Arthritis (Hip), Arthritis (Knee), Back Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01345123
- Testing
- Provision of condition specific shared decision making (SDM) aids only, Telephonic outreach and support by Health Coach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,925 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Health Dialog
Aging, Insulin Sensitivity
Antecedent Metabolic Health and Metformin Aging Study
Aging is the number one risk factor for the majority of chronic diseases. There are no pharmaceutical treatments to slow aging and prolong healthspan.
- Conditions
- Aging, Insulin Sensitivity, Chronic Disease, Mitochondria
- Trial name
- ANTHEM (NCT04264897)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Chronic Illness
Use of the My HealtheVet for Health Information Sharing
This study aims to conduct a pilot of an intervention to improve care coordination between VA and non-VA providers using the Department of Veteran's Affairs' (VA) personal health record, My HealtheVet (MHV).
- Trial name
- NCT01955005
- Testing
- My HealtheVet Training, Internet Skills Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Diabetes, Asthma
Integrated Care (IC) Models for Patient-Centered Outcomes
Multiple chronic conditions (MCC) are widely recognized as the U.S. public health challenge of the 21st century. These physical and behavioral health conditions take a large toll on those living with chronic diseases, including…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Hypertension
- Trial name
- IC (NCT03451630)
- Testing
- High-Touch, High-Tech, Optimal Discharge Planning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Long Term Nitric Oxide Bioavailability on Vascular Health in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects up to 14 million people and is among the top five leading causes of death worldwide.
- Trial name
- COPD-LT (NCT02774226)
- Testing
- Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), Antioxidant Cocktail
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
PTSD, Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Mission Reconnect-Veterans and Their Partners to Manage Pain and PTSD (MR)
This project is responsive to Rehabilitation Research and Development's (RR\&D) current special areas of interest for non-pharmacological activity-based interventions for chronic pain impacting pain reduction, function and…
- Trial name
- MR (NCT03593772)
- Testing
- Mission Reconnect
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 730 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
COVID-19
Feasibility Pilot Clinical Trial of Omega-3 Supplement vs. Placebo for Post Covid-19 Recovery Among Health Care Workers
This is a two-arm, double blind randomized 12-week study to supplement omega-3 (Eicosapentaenoic acid - EPA + docosahexaenoic acid - DHA) among 100 adults (age 18+) who had coronavirus-19 (covid-19) and are experiencing possible…
- Trial name
- NCT05121766
- Testing
- Omega-3 (EPA+DHA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hackensack Meridian Health
Chronic Disease, Rheumatic Diseases
Feasibility of a Mobile Application to Support Reflection and Dialog About Strengths in People With Chronic Illness
Self-management of chronic illness can be highly demanding and people need to mobilize their personal strengths in order to live well with their condition.
- Trial name
- NCT03437863
- Testing
- Mobile application
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Hydromorphone Use, Acute Postoperative Pain
Methadone and Hydromorphone For Spinal Surgery
Patients undergoing major spinal surgery continue to experience moderate-to-severe pain during the first 2-3 days following the operative procedure.
- Conditions
- Hydromorphone Use, Acute Postoperative Pain, Patient Satisfaction, Chronic Persistent Surgical Pain
- Trial name
- NCT02107339
- Testing
- Methadone, Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Endeavor Health