Clinical trials: Family Communications
Patient Safety, Organizational Change
Generalizing TESTPILOT to New Single Family Room NICUs
Complex service interventions are neither smooth nor easy in any transitioning healthcare facility. Simulations performed in the new environment reinforce patient safety by uncovering safety threats, enabling their correction…
- Trial name
- TESTPILOT (NCT02574104)
- Testing
- Simulate a functional NICU prior to moving patients
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Tailored Web-Based Intervention for Cancer Patients and Family Caregivers
The purpose of this pilot study is to develop a personalized, interactive, and web-based module for cancer patients and a family caregiver.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer
- Trial name
- FOCUS-WEB (NCT01415089)
- Testing
- FOCUS-Web
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Critically Ill Intensive Care Unit Patients, Physician-Family Communication in Intensive Care Units
The Four Supports Study: Family Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a multi-faceted communication intervention for family members of critically ill patients to reduce the family members' long-term symptoms of depression and anxiety.
- Conditions
- Critically Ill Intensive Care Unit Patients, Physician-Family Communication in Intensive Care Units, Surrogate Decision-making for Critically Ill Patients
- Trial name
- NCT01982877
- Testing
- Four Supports Intervention, Educational Control Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 546 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Parental/Patient Satisfaction
The Impact Of Physician Communication On Family Inpatient Experience
Patient satisfaction is affected by physician communication styles and communication at the bedside. The investigators are conducting a randomized controlled trial involving both providers and families to determine if providers…
- Trial name
- NCT01298791
- Testing
- Sitting, Standing
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Hospitalism in Children, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Pilot Testing of an Equity Focused and Trauma-informed Communication Intervention During Family-centered Rounds
Development and pilot testing of a clinician coaching communication intervention to improve communication between medical teams and caregivers (parents, family members) of children in the hospital.
- Trial name
- EFTI (NCT05618652)
- Testing
- Equity Focused and Trauma-Informed Communication Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Communication
Efficiency Analysis of Wireless Vibrating Caller During Surgery
As the number of operation increases, it is important to control of the utilization rate of the operating room. This study is a comparative study of the benefits of different ways of contacting patients' family members during…
- Trial name
- NCT04719520
- Testing
- wireless vibrating caller
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Hemorrhagic Stroke, Intracerebral, Acute Ischemic Stroke
Feasibility of a Digital Goals-of-Care Decision Aid for Clinicians and Families of Patients With SABI
The goal is to pilot test a highly accessible, web-based, pragmatic, scalable intervention to overcome ongoing problems with high stakes decision-making by surrogate decision-makers of patients in ICUs with severe acute brain…
- Conditions
- Hemorrhagic Stroke, Intracerebral, Acute Ischemic Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT05671874
- Testing
- Web/mobile/tablet-based digital decision aid + communication (DA+C) tool
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Heart Failure, Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
EOSS-ATTR Study (eHealth Based Operative Support System in ATTR-CM)
Unicenter, proof-of-concept, prospective, randomised, controlled, open-label and blinded end-point adjudication trial to assess the effect on patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs), patient-reported experience measures…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Amyloid Cardiomyopathy, ATTR Amyloidosis Wild Type, ATTR Gene Mutation
- Trial name
- eOSS-ATTR (NCT06499064)
- Testing
- mHealth
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
Relational and Communication Conflicts Between Adolescents and Their Families
Addressing Relational and Communication Conflicts in Families With Adolescents.
Adolescence is a stage characterized by intense emotional and social changes. Young people experience emotions more intensely, but they do not always have the necessary tools to recognize, understand, and regulate them properly.
- Trial name
- ARACC-FA (NCT07584421)
- Testing
- Reflective Workshop
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
Behavior Problem, Developmental Delay
Stamford Group Family Nurture Intervention
The purpose of this current study is to investigate the efficacy of a group model of Family Nurture Intervention in ameliorating behavioral problems in preschool-aged children.
- Conditions
- Behavior Problem, Developmental Delay, Emotional Disturbances, Family Conflict
- Trial name
- NCT03442439
- Testing
- Nutrition and Play Intervention, Family Nurture Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Limited English Proficiency
Family-Initiated Interpretation in the PICU
The goal of this study is to compare interpreter use rates before and after allowing non-English speaking families to call an interpreter themselves.
- Trial name
- NCT05791240
- Testing
- Family Initiated Interpretation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 292 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Anxiety, Anxiety Depression (Mild or Not Persistent)
The Effect of Patient-Family Communication Via Audio Recording
The study was conducted as a randomized controlled blinded study. The sample consisted of 55 patient relatives (27 in the experimental group and 28 in the control group).
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Anxiety Depression (Mild or Not Persistent), Satisfaction With Care
- Trial name
- NCT06627725
- Testing
- Patient-Family Communication
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yasemin Kalkan Uğurlu
Frontotemporal Dementia, Caregiver Burden
STELLA-FTD: Examination of a Behavior Change Intervention for FTD Family Care Partners
The purpose of this nationwide study is to test STELLA-FTD (Support via Telehealth: Living and Learning with Advancing Alzheimer's Disease)-FTD, an intervention to specifically address the needs of family Care Partners of persons…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Dementia, Caregiver Burden, Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), Corticobasal Syndrome
- Trial name
- STELLA-FTD (NCT06613204)
- Testing
- STELLA-FTD Control, STELLA-FTD Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 640 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse
Communication Skills vs. Mindfulness for IPV
This tests the immediate impact of two brief interventions on couples reporting intimate partner violence using the proximal change experimental design.
- Conditions
- Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Family Conflict, Aggression
- Trial name
- NCT03672942
- Testing
- Communication Skills Training, Mindfulness
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
Childhood Cancer
COMUNICAR: Community-Led Family-Centered Communication for Cancer Survivorship Care
This study will test a novel intervention to facilitate family-centered communication among Hispanic/Latino (H/L) young adult childhood cancer survivors (YA-CCS), their support persons, and their clinicians through collaboration…
- Trial name
- NCT07606443
- Testing
- Family-Centered Communication Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Literacy
Parent/Child Reading Support Program
Reading is a fundamental skill that is required for children's successful participation in school. Later in life, individuals who were unable to attain adequate reading levels during childhood face a cascade of deficits and…
- Trial name
- NCT04163510
- Testing
- Behavioral: Parent/Child Reading Program
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Relation, Mother-Child, Family Conflict
Children's Learning Centers Group FNI
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of Family Nurture Intervention in a mother-child group setting with a Standard Children's Learning Center (CLC) Program for preschool-aged children (ages 2-4.5).
- Conditions
- Relation, Mother-Child, Family Conflict, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Problem
- Trial name
- NCT03908268
- Testing
- Family Nurture Intervention (FNI), Standard Children's Learning Center (CLC) Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Deafness, Hearing Loss
Family ASL: Longitudinal Study of Deaf Children and Hearing Parents Who Receive Services to Support the Learning of ASL
This study examines the development of American Sign Language by deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children and their parents.
- Trial name
- FASL (NCT04988451)
- Testing
- ASL Services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Anxiety, Depression
Improving Patient and Family Centered Care in Advanced Critical Illness
One in five deaths in the U.S. occurs in or shortly after discharge from an intensive care unit (ICU), typically following decisions made by surrogate decision makers to forego life prolonging treatment.
- Trial name
- PARTNER (NCT01844492)
- Testing
- The PARTNER Intervention, ICU Usual Care Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Behavior, Infant
Efficacy of Family Programs for Improving Child and Family Health and Development
The proposed research is relevant to public health because of the critical importance of infant attachment and early experiences to the lifetime trajectory of mental health and socio-emotional functioning.
- Trial name
- NCT03367845
- Testing
- Control, Sensitivity Intervention, Couples' Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,005 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University