Clinical trials: Educational Achievement
Dementia
Mobile Tablet Education to Advance Caregiver Health
To address the high burden of caring for a Veteran with dementia, the investigators propose to study the effect of a low-cost, rehabilitative intervention for family caregivers of Veterans with dementia.
- Trial name
- MTEACHing (NCT03417219)
- Testing
- Education and Skill Building Rehabilitation-mobile (ESBR-m), Usual Care (UC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
"Healthy Actions and Lifestyles to Avoid Dementia or Hispanos y el ALTo a la Demencia Program"
A Pilot Study for the Healthy Actions and Lifestyles to Avoid Dementia or Hispanos y el ALTo a la Demencia program (HALT-AD). This initial four-months pilot study will focus on at least three educational courses (introduction to…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia Prevention
- Trial name
- HALT-AD (NCT05350410)
- Testing
- HALT-AD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS)
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Improving Informed Consent for Palliative Chemotherapy
Patients are routinely asked to sign an "informed consent" document prior to starting chemotherapy, indicating they understand the risks and benefits of treatment.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer, Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02282722
- Testing
- Investigational informed consent for chemotherapy, Usual, standard-of-care informed consent for chemotherapy
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Type 2 Diabetes, Stress
Intervention Mapping to Adapt a Mindfulness-based Intervention for Adults With Diabetes and Emotional Distress
We will conduct a single-arm pilot study of an integrated mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR)/diabetes self-management education (DSME) intervention in a small group of participants, low-income adults with type 2 diabetes…
- Trial name
- NCT03987841
- Testing
- Integrated MBSR/DSME intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pain, Postoperative, Medication Adherence
Evaluation of an Interactive Opioid Risk Education Program (STOMP) for Parents
Millions of children and adolescents are prescribed opioid pain relievers each year, placing them at risk for serious adverse events and misuse in the home setting.
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Medication Adherence, Opioid Use, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Trial name
- STOMP (NCT03287622)
- Testing
- Educational Intervention, Nudge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 712 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Aligning Patient Preferences: a Role Offering Alzheimer's Patients, Caregivers, and Healthcare Providers Education and Support
Nursing home (NH) patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias often receive unwanted, burdensome treatments such as hospitalization.
- Trial name
- APPROACHES (NCT03323502)
- Testing
- APPROACHES ACP Specialist Program, Standard of care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47,396 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Resident Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Cross-cultural Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Patient-clinician Encounters
The Provider Awareness and Cultural Dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons Trial
This study is designed to test the impact of a new curriculum, called Provider Awareness Cultural Dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons (PACTS), on surgical residents' cross-cultural knowledge, attitudes, and skills surrounding the care…
- Conditions
- Resident Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Cross-cultural Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Patient-clinician Encounters, Patient-reported Satisfaction With Resident Physicians Involved in Their Care, Patients' Clinical Health Outcomes After Surgery
- Trial name
- PACTS (NCT03576495)
- Testing
- PACTS curriculum, Standard Residency Curriculum
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,901 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Shoulder Pain
Biopsychosocial Influence on Shoulder Pain
Chronic shoulder pain is a common, costly, and disabling problem for society. The identification of factors predictive of the development of chronic shoulder pain is necessary to develop innovative and effective treatments to…
- Trial name
- BISP (NCT02620579)
- Testing
- Propranolol LA (60 mg), Shoulder Anatomy Education, Pain Processing Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pulmonary Artery Catheter Waveform Interpretation
Effectiveness of a Computer Application in Improving Pulmonary Artery Catheter Waveform Interpretation
Skill with pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) waveform interpretation is inadequate among physicians and nurses. We, the investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital, have developed a web-based computer program to assist…
- Trial name
- NCT00138073
- Testing
- Web-based waveform interpretation guide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Chronic Pain, Stress Disorders, Posttraumatic
Compassion Meditation vs. Health Education for Veterans
Chronic pain (CP) is a major health problem for military Veterans, and CP is often associated with comorbid mental health problems, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Stress Disorders, Posttraumatic, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04651296
- Testing
- compassion meditation, health education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Absenteeism
Reopening Schools Safely and Educating Youth Research- Early Learning Ancillary Study
This is a single arm, pre/post intervention study to a larger trial that will examine the effect of health education with comic books and videos on COVID-19 preventive behaviors (masking, social distancing, testing and vaccine…
- Trial name
- NCT05965323
- Testing
- Health Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
HIV
Onboarding Positives and PrEP Users to Engage Negatives (OPPEN): Peer-driven Education to Link YMSM of Color to PrEP
Onboarding Positives and PrEP users to Engage Negatives (OPPEN) is an intervention to train young men who have sex with men (YMSM) of color living with HIV or using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to promote PrEP use among…
- Trial name
- NCT05356910
- Testing
- OPPEN, Control Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation
Assessment of an Education and Guidance Programme for Eliquis Adherence in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation (AEGEAN)
The study purpose is to assess the impact of an educational program on patient adherence in patients taking Apixaban for SPAF at 24 weeks
- Trial name
- AEGEAN (NCT01884350)
- Testing
- Apixaban
- Where
- 220 sites in Belgium, France and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 1,217 people
- Sponsor
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
Naloxone
Increasing Naloxone Access for Persons Who Use Opioids
Deaths relating to opioid overdose have rapidly increased over the past two decades. Due to the serious public health concern of the opioid epidemic, federal agencies recommend employing various harm reduction interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT04303000
- Testing
- Opioid Overdose Education with Naloxone Distribution, Opioid Overdose Education
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Study to Find Out if Intensive Diabetes Clinic and Continuous Glucose Monitors Help Teenagers With Diabetes
The purpose of this research study is to find out ways to help pre-teens and teens and their families to improve diabetes control and to help with the burden of diabetes management.
- Trial name
- NCT01083433
- Testing
- Diabetes related psychological counseling and education, Continuous Glucose Monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Respiratory Illness
NICU Asthma Education and Secondhand Smoke Reduction Study
Premature infants have a significantly increased risk for developing respiratory illnesses and asthma. Secondhand smoke (SHS) also is clearly associated with increased breathing problems in children, thus exposure to smoke makes…
- Trial name
- NCT00499915
- Testing
- Secondhand Smoke Reduction and Smoking Cessation Counseling, Asthma Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Adolescent, Young Adult
Improving Health Insurance Experiences for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients
This is a test of an existing health insurance education program (HIEP) in adolescent and young adult (AYA) individuals (aged 18-39) diagnosed with cancer.
- Conditions
- Adolescent, Young Adult, Cancer
- Trial name
- HIAYA CHAT (NCT04448678)
- Testing
- Health Insurance Education Program (HIEP), Usual Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Dementia
PLAN: Dementia Literacy Education and Navigation for Korean Elders With Probable Dementia and Their Caregivers
Early detection of dementia allows for a transition to early dementia care that may delay or slow deterioration of cognitive functions and functional disabilities and enable families to adequately plan for the potential…
- Trial name
- PLAN (NCT03909347)
- Testing
- PLAN, Standard of Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 574 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Study of VA-BIC in the Veteran Population
The VA is committed to reducing suicide in the U.S. Veteran population. Over 6,000 Veterans die from suicide each year, and this risk is particularly high following a psychiatric hospitalization.
- Trial name
- VA-BIC RCT (NCT04446468)
- Testing
- PEACE, Standard Psychiatric Hospital Discharge Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pre-diabetes
Effectiveness Study of Community-Based, Peer-Led Education on Weight Loss and Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a peer-led community-based lifestyle intervention, versus usual care, in achieving weight loss and prevention of diabetes among overweight adults with pre-diabetes in…
- Trial name
- HEED (NCT01004848)
- Testing
- Peer-Led Lifestyle Education on Weight Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 402 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai