Clinical trials: Family Member
Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Transitional Care
Enhancing the Transition From Hospital to Home for Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury and Families
Despite high risks of readmission and complex medical needs, there are no transitional care standards in the U.S. for patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) discharged home from acute hospital care without…
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Transitional Care, Family Members, Patients
- Trial name
- R03 (NCT04584554)
- Testing
- BETTER Transitional Care Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Multiple Sclerosis, Healthy Nutrition
Probiotic Chocolate Study in Multiple Sclerosis
The goal of this study is to assess the effects of probiotics on persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), persons at higher genetic risk for MS (first degree family members of persons with MS), and healthy controls.
- Trial name
- ProChocolate (NCT06475183)
- Testing
- Bouchard Belgian Dark Chocolate Probiotic Napolitains, containing bifidobacterium longum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Family Members
Improving FAMily Members' Experience in the ICU
The aim of the present research is to set up a large multicentric, prospective cohort of family members of patients admitted to intensive care.
- Trial name
- FAME (NCT05461521)
- Testing
- Family members of patients admitted to the ICU, Health care professionals, Patients
- Where
- 56 sites in France, Guadeloupe
- Volunteers
- 1,346 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Family Quality of Life Among Families With a Member Who is a Cancer Patient
RATIONALE: Developing a questionnaire that can be used to assess the quality of life among people who have a family member with cancer may help the study of cancer in the future.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00544336
- Testing
- questionnaire administration, survey administration, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 366 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Family of Dying Patient in the ICU
A Communication Strategy for Families of Patients Dying in the ICU
Decisions to limit life sustaining treatments are made for most patients dying in the ICU, usually with input from the family. The well-being of the family may be jeopardized by involvement in the decision-making process and…
- Trial name
- NCT00331877
- Testing
- family conference with bereavement information leaflet
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Famirea Study Group
Family Members, Critical Illness
The VIP3 (Very Old Intensive Care Patients) Study: Family Involvement in Treatment Decisions for Old ICU Patients
The demographics of the global population is changing with increasing numbers of elderly and co-morbid patients. As a result, more elderly patients will be admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which will bring several…
- Conditions
- Family Members, Critical Illness, Frailty, Communication
- Trial name
- VIP3 (NCT07035951)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- St George's, University of London
Communication, Quality of Life
A Semi-structured Interview PACIENTE Improves Communication With Family Members at the Intensive Care Unit
The purpose of this study is to assess whether a formal training strategy using an interview PACIENTE may improve physician's skills and quality of communication with family members at the ICU.
- Trial name
- PACIENTE (NCT02336893)
- Testing
- Training
- Volunteers
- 245 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud
Cardiac Arrest
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Witnessing by a Relative
The bereavement generated by the loss of a family member can induce pathological situations: depressive state, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and complicated grief.
- Trial name
- PRESENCE (NCT01009606)
- Testing
- Usual strategy, Modified strategy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 570 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Prostate Cancer
Positive Surgical Margins Rate and EGFR Family Members Expression in Prostate Cancer Treated With Bicalutamide
Following radical prostatectomy (RP), about 20% to 40% of the patients with prostate cancer (PCa) exhibit pathological parameters which are associated with a high risk of disease recurrence.
- Trial name
- NCT00421694
- Testing
- Bicalutamide
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- University of L'Aquila
Family Member
Enhanced Natural Killer Cell Activity and RBAC
The present study investigated the effect of RBAC on natural killer cell activity (NKCA) and the production of cytokines and growth factors over 4 weeks among healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02019628
- Testing
- Rice Bran Arabinoxylan Compound (RBAC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Bipolar Disorder Family Members
A Psychoeducation Intervention for Caregivers of Patients With Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is a debilitating chronic illness characterized by periods of elation and depression. Since deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill over 40 years ago, families have become major caregivers for patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT02446509
- Testing
- Psychoeducation, Psychoeducation - Delayed
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Respiratory Failure, SARS-CoV 2
Stress Related Disorders in Family Members of COVID-19 Patients Admitted to the ICU
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
- Conditions
- Respiratory Failure, SARS-CoV 2, Corona Virus Infection, Post Intensive Care Unit Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04476914
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Anemia, Aplastic, Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia
Partially Matched Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients With Refractory Severe Aplastic Anemia or Refractory Cytopenias
Due to an overall and disease free survival of 85% to 100%, allogeneic blood or bone marrow stem cell transplantation using an HLA matched sibling donor is the therapy of choice for patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA).
- Conditions
- Anemia, Aplastic, Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia, Diamond-Blackfan Anemia, Kostmann Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00244010
- Testing
- Allogeneic stem cell transplant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Decision Support on End-of-life Care Planning in Older Adults
This study aims to test the effects of a patient decision aid (PDA) on planning for end-of-life (EOL) care among older adults with COPD. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06314035
- Testing
- COPD Patient Decision Aid, General Health Coaching Intervention
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Bowel Preparation
Improving Effect of Reinforced Family Assistance on the Quality of Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy
Enhanced instructions such as re-education by telephone or short message which increase the patient adherence eventually improve the quality of bowel preparation significantly.
- Trial name
- IERFAOBP (NCT03225469)
- Testing
- reinforced family member education
- Volunteers
- 552 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wuxi People's Hospital
Osteosarcoma, Paget's Disease
Inheritance of Osteosarcoma & Paget's Disease Through Chromosome 18:
Researchers have previously demonstrated loss of heterozygosity in a region on chromosome 18q, associated with osteogenic sarcomas in bone affected by Paget's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00615628
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Hope, Spirituality
Effects of Nursing Care Provided to Relatives of Palliative Care Patients on Caregivers' Spiritual Well-being and Hope
The aim of this study is to determine the effects of nursing care provided based on the Watson's Theory of Human Caring to the relatives of palliative care patients on caregivers' spiritual well-being and hope.
- Conditions
- Hope, Spirituality, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- NCT04415411
- Testing
- Nursing care based on the Theory of Human Caring
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Onychomycosis, Tinea Pedis
Spread of Dermatophytes Among Families
The objective is to demonstrate person-to-person spread of dermatophytes of the skin and nails among family members, as measured by fungal culture and DNA typing of the dermatophytes isolated.
- Trial name
- NCT00233493
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Rare Disease, Idiopathic Disease
Idiopathic Diseases of Man
This research is being done to learn more about possible genetic causes of currently undiagnosed conditions, and to find out how the development of new technologies, such as DNA sequencing, can increase knowledge of the role…
- Trial name
- IDIOM (NCT01440218)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Scripps Translational Science Institute
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Family Members
Testing a Peer-led Trauma-focused Intervention for Significant Others of Those With BPD
This project involves developing and piloting a peer-led intervention focused on posttraumatic stress symptoms for the family members and significant others of people with borderline personality disorder.
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Family Members, Spouses
- Trial name
- NCT06135090
- Testing
- Trauma Recovery Program (official title TBD)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- York University