Clinical trials: Circulatory and Respiratory Health
Heart Failure, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Advancing Symptom Alleviation With Palliative Treatment
Chronic heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and interstitial lung disease (i.e., pulmonary fibrosis) are common serious illnesses.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Emphysema, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease
- Trial name
- ADAPT (NCT02713347)
- Testing
- ADAPT Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 306 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Stroke
Stroke and CPAP Outcome Study 2
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with impaired stroke recovery. Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may prevent this but is limited by poor adherence.
- Conditions
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Stroke, Patient Adherence
- Trial name
- SCOUTS2 (NCT02809430)
- Testing
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease
COVID-19 Testing in Underserved and Vulnerable Populations
As part of National Institutes of Health Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) program, the goal of the RADxUP study is to develop, test, and evaluate a rapid, scalable capacity building project to…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, Cancer, Chronic Kidney Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05315908
- Testing
- Community outreach method
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,120 people
- Sponsor
- Jesse Nodora
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Congestive Heart Failure
Improving Patient Prioritization During Hospital-homecare Transition
This research work is focused on building and evaluating one of the first evidence-based clinical decision support tools for homecare in the United States.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Congestive Heart Failure, Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Dyspnea
- Trial name
- PREVENT (NCT04136951)
- Testing
- PREVENT clinical decision support
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,915 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Critical Illness, Chronic Disease
Improving Communication About Serious Illness
The purpose of this study is to improve care delivered to patients with serious illness by enhancing communication among patients, families, and clinicians in the outpatient setting.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Chronic Disease, Terminal Care, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- ICSI (NCT01933789)
- Testing
- Communication Feedback Form for Patients with Serious Illness
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 817 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Piloting Mindfulness Meditation Program for Underserved Racial Minority Adults With Pulmonary Hypertension
The MMPH program will include two Zoom-delivered sessions (Weeks #1 \& #4), six video-recorded sessions (Weeks #2, #3, #5, #6, #7, #8), and daily mindfulness meditation practice using a mobile APP during an eight-week study…
- Trial name
- MMPH (NCT05387889)
- Testing
- Mindfulness Meditation for Pulmonary Hypertension (MMPH)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Ischemic Stroke, Intra Cerebral Hemorrhage
Stroke and CPAP Outcome Study 3
A problem with breathing during sleep, called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), likely increases the risk of stroke and is common in people who have had a stroke, present in about 2/3 of stroke survivors.
- Conditions
- Ischemic Stroke, Intra Cerebral Hemorrhage, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Adherence, Treatment
- Trial name
- SCOUTS3 (NCT06029959)
- Testing
- Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), CPAP technical support intervention, Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Diabetes Mellitus, Asthma
Evaluation of VLER-Indiana Health Information Exchange Demonstration Project
Three out of four Veterans receive a portion of their care from non-VA providers. On April 9, 2009, President Barack Obama directed the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to create the Virtual Lifetime…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Asthma, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- VLER-IHIE (NCT01446705)
- Testing
- Active Health Information Exchange, Non-Active Health Information exchange
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57,073 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Diabetes
Risk Factors, Costs, and Impacts of ED Boarding
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the risk factors, costs, and operational impacts of emergency department boarding (patients admitted to the hospital but remaining in the emergency department awaiting…
- Conditions
- Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Diabetes, Asthma (Diagnosis), COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Trial name
- NCT07532564
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,486 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Seriously Ill Patients, Cancer
Goals of Care Conversations Study
The long term goal is to improve quality of care in Veterans with serious illnesses by aligning medical care with Veterans' goals and values.
- Conditions
- Seriously Ill Patients, Cancer, Heart Failure, Interstitial Lung Disease
- Trial name
- LSTDI (NCT05001009)
- Testing
- Clinician Implementation Strategy Stage 1: low intensity clinician training, Clinician Implementation Strategy Stage 2: high intensity clinician training, Low patient engagement
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,859 people
- 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
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
Drug Use, Alcohol Use
Specialized Community Disease Management to Reduce Substance Use and Hospital Readmissions
This study will assess Specialized Community Disease Management (SCDM), an intervention which employs various evidence-based strategies to engage substance using co-morbid patients while in the hospital and follow them into the…
- Conditions
- Drug Use, Alcohol Use, Congestive Heart Failure, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT02059005
- Testing
- Specialized Community Disease Management, Treatment As Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- Treatment Research Institute
Gestational Hypertension, Preeclampsia
App-based Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring
Remote postpartum blood pressure monitoring program with text messages has been shown to increase adherence to recommended postpartum blood pressure checks among those with hypertension at discharge from birth hospitalization…
- Conditions
- Gestational Hypertension, Preeclampsia, Chronic Hypertension Complicating Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT05595629
- Testing
- App-based remote blood pressure monitoring, text-message based remote blood pressure monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Chronic Disease, Neoplasm
Family-supported Smoking Cessation for Chronically Ill Veterans
The overarching aim of the study is to evaluate in a randomized trial the impact of a family-supported intervention compared to a standard veteran-focused telephone counseling control group to promote smoking cessation among…
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Neoplasm, Cardiovascular Disease, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- NCT00448344
- Testing
- Family-supported, Standard Telephone counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 471 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
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
Dementia, Chronic Disease
Project to Improve Communication About Serious Illness--Hospital Study: Pragmatic Trial (Trial 1)
The objective of this protocol is to test the effectiveness of a Jumpstart intervention on patient-centered outcomes for patients with chronic illness by ensuring that they receive care that is concordant with their goals over…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasm
- Trial name
- PICSI-H (NCT04281784)
- Testing
- EHR-based Clinician Jumpstart
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,512 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Acute Coronary Syndromes
Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
Several studies and registries suggested that the concomitant presence of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is significantly associated with poor prognosis.
- Trial name
- SCAP (NCT02324660)
- Testing
- screening test
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 137 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Ferrara
Pulmonary Embolism
Nudging Provider Adoption of Clinical Decision Support
The central hypothesis of this proposal is that the addition of a theory-informed "nudge" to a clinical decision support (CDS) tool will address identified behavioral barriers to use and significantly improve adoption by…
- Trial name
- NCT05203185
- Testing
- Pulmonary Embolism Risk Kalculator (PERK)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,612 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Dementia, Chronic Disease
Project to Improve Communication About Serious Illness--Hospital Study: Comparative Effectiveness Trial (Trial 2)
The objective of this protocol is to test the effectiveness of a Jumpstart intervention on patient-centered outcomes for patients with chronic illness by ensuring that they receive care that is concordant with their goals over…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasms
- Trial name
- PICSI-H (NCT04283994)
- Testing
- Survey-based Patient/Clinician Jumpstart, EHR-based Clinician Jumpstart
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 756 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington