Clinical trials: Communication Research, open to volunteers
Influenza, COVID-19
Dime La VerDAD: Verify, Debunk, and Disseminate
Dime la Verdad (Tell me the truth) will evaluate the use of storytelling by community health workers as a communication strategy to disseminate reliable health information on social media and encourage informed decision-making in…
- Conditions
- Influenza, COVID-19, Communication Research, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06417762
- Testing
- Science Communication Curriculum Cohort 1, Science communication curriculum Cohort 2, Science communication curriculum Cohort 3
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Health Literacy, Health Communication
AI-enabled Communication to Advance Research Engagement (AI-CARE)
The objective of AI-CARE is to train researchers and community members to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create plain-language summaries of research studies and to determine whether a co-creation process for developing these…
- Trial name
- AI-CARE (NCT07788898)
- Testing
- Community co-created AI summaries, Experimental: Researcher prompt engineering, Experimental: Standard AI prompt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Communication Research, Patient Satisfaction
Breaking Bad News Skills of Doctors and Residents in the Surgical Setting
Breaking bad news is a very stressful and difficult situation for health care professionals, especially clinical doctors and surgeons.
- Conditions
- Communication Research, Patient Satisfaction, Communication Programs, Doctor Patient Relation
- Trial name
- NCT04308707
- Testing
- Breaking bad news skills
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Interprofessional Relations, Interprofessional Education
Interprofessional Collaboration in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU): An Action-Research Training Project
This study evaluates the impact of a structured interprofessional training program on daily collaboration within the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU/UTIC) at the University Hospital of Parma.
- Conditions
- Interprofessional Relations, Interprofessional Education, Attitude of Health Personnel, Intensive Care Units
- Trial name
- COLLUTIC_25 (NCT07360366)
- Testing
- The training phase of the project consists of an interactive course aimed at healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses and OSS) to improve their ability to recognise and enact effective collaborati
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
Mixed Method Implementation Study, Nursing
The Effect of SBAR Communication Program on Nursing Students' Perceptions of Clinical Decision Making and Medical Error Prevention Levels: A Mixed Methods Study
In clinical settings, teamwork plays a vital role in improving patient care outcomes. Effective and structured communication within the team ensures that a holistic service is provided to patients.
- Conditions
- Mixed Method Implementation Study, Nursing, Nursing Students, Nursing Education Research
- Trial name
- NCT06978634
- Testing
- SBAR training with cases
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aytap DİNCER
ADNP, Helsmoortel-Van Der Aa Syndrome
ADNP Syndrome: The Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment is Characterizing ADNP-related Neurodevelopmental Disorders Using Genetic, Medical, and Neuropsychological Measures.
ADNP, also known as Activity Dependent Neuroprotective Protein, is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations encompassing the ADNP gene on chromosome 20.
- Conditions
- ADNP, Helsmoortel-Van Der Aa Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03718936
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Breast Feeding, Exclusive
Evaluation of a Health Mediation Program in the Maternity Ward.
The first months of life are considered a critical period that has a lasting impact on a child's future health. Breastfeeding is one of the fundamental factors contributing to healthy growth in children.
- Trial name
- MédiMAT (NCT07806942)
- Testing
- postpartum breastfeeding support from a health mediator, routine health care without health mediation
- Where
- French Guiana
- Volunteers
- 960 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne
Cleft Lip and Palate, Speech Disorders in Children
High and Low Intensity Speech Intervention in Children With a Cleft Palate: Perceptions of Children, Their Caregivers and Speech-language Pathologists
A cleft (lip and) palate (CP±L) is the most common congenital abnormality of the face and skull with a significant social impact, affecting speech, hearing, feeding, oral behavior, dentition and satisfaction with appearance.
- Trial name
- NCT06895395
- Testing
- High intensive combined phonetic-phonological intervention, Low intensive combined phonetic-phonological intervention
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Communication Research, Communication, Personal
Mastery Learning in Communication Skills
The goal of this study is to determine whether mastery learning in communication skills can improve skills in a simulated environment and have translational improvements in outcomes. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Communication Research, Communication, Personal, Burnout, Professional
- Trial name
- NCT05979090
- Testing
- Mastery learning in communication skills
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heather Ballard
Speech, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Research on Speech Development Trajectories and Predictive Models in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Recent studies indicate that children with ASD have a significantly higher risk of co-occurring speech sound disorders than typically developing children.
- Trial name
- NCT07472829
- Testing
- Approaches to ASD social intervention
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Autism, Social Emotional Development Delays
Testing a Blended Social-Communication and Social-Emotional Intervention for Autistic Toddlers
Autistic toddlers often need support to develop both social-communication and social-emotional skills. Social communication (such as making requests or sharing attention) is usually addressed in early intervention, but…
- Trial name
- BALANCED (NCT07748780)
- Testing
- Blended Intervention (Project ImPACT + Pyramid Model), Project ImPACT, Pyramid Model Universal Practices
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor University
Recruitment
Optimizing Strategies to Maximize Patient Recruitment Yield
This platform trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of different messaging strategies within a MyChart messaging program for research recruitment.
- Trial name
- OSPREY (NCT07290335)
- Testing
- Baseline (control) message, Positively-valenced message, Payment-inclusive message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Community Enhanced Virtual Informed Consent
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine perceptions of virtual human communicators and cancer research recruitment messages.
- Trial name
- CEVIC (NCT07805083)
- Testing
- Educational Cancer Intervention, ICF Text Version 1, ICF Text Version 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Hearing Loss, Deafness
Collection of Clinical Data and Specimens for Research in Hearing, Balance, Taste, Smell, Voice, Speech, and Language Disorders.
Background: People with hearing, balance, and taste, smell, voice, speech, language, and other Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) disorders may seek treatment at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders…
- Trial name
- NCT05670496
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Communication Research, Communication Programs
The Fundamentals of Communication in Surgery
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the impact of the FCS curriculum on achieving the learning objectives and resident reported self-efficacy with communication skills and determine the scalability of the training…
- Trial name
- FCS (NCT06654310)
- Testing
- Delivery of FCS Skills Curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Careworker, Education
The Impact of Elderly Simulation Experience on Aging Knowledge, Attitudes, Empathy, Communication Skills and Learning Satisfaction for Facility Care- Workers in Long-term Care Institutions : An Action Research and Effectiveness Evaluation
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an aging simulation experience course in enhancing the aging knowledge, care attitudes, empathy, communication skills, and learning satisfaction of care service personnel working…
- Trial name
- NCT07160907
- Testing
- Ageing Simulation Experience Program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tzu Chi University
Substance Abuse, Substance Use Disorders
Testing Strategies to Improve Substance Misuse Prevention Research Use in State Policy Contexts
If science is to inform effective substance misuse prevention policy and ultimately improve public health, the field needs an effective strategy for directly supporting policymakers' use of research evidence, yet our field lacks…
- Conditions
- Substance Abuse, Substance Use Disorders, Prevention, Legislation
- Trial name
- NCT06856148
- Testing
- Intervention: RPC Group, Active Comparator: Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Communication Research
Evaluating AI for the Translation of KM Resources
Knowledge mobilization resources for parents provide information to help make health decisions for their children. These resources can include videos, infographics, and plain language summaries. They are often created in English.
- Trial name
- NCT07666399
- Testing
- KM Resource - English, KM Resource - Professionally Translated, KM Resouce - AI
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 576 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Communication, Service Recovery
Research on the Application of CARE Combined With AIDET Nurse-Patient Communication Model in Implementing Service Remediation in Outpatient Clinics
CARE (C: connect, A: apologize, R: repair, E: exceed) is a standard service recovery communication mode in medical services. However, clinical nurses found it hard to follow because it lacked essential communication guidance.
- Trial name
- CARE AIDET (NCT06967350)
- Testing
- CARE & AIDET communication mode, CARE communication mode, AIDET communication mode
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bao Yan
Frontotemporal Degeneration(FTD), Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
UPenn Observational Research Repository on Neurodegenerative Disease
The aim of this study is to create a repository of both cross-sectional and longitudinal data, including cognitive, linguistic, imaging and biofluid biological specimens, for neurodegenerative disease research and treatment.
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Degeneration(FTD), Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA), Familial Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (fFTLD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS)
- Trial name
- UNICORN (NCT04715399)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania