Clinical trials: Family Members
Colorectal Cancer
Educational Intervention With or Without Telephone Counseling in Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Compliance in Brothers and Sisters of Patients With Colorectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Printed educational materials and counseling by telephone may improve colorectal cancer screening compliance in brothers and sisters of patients with colorectal cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00352638
- Testing
- counseling intervention, educational intervention, study of socioeconomic and demographic variables
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 660 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
Overweight and Obesity
Weight Watchers and Families
Research suggests that when one spouse loses weight, the other spouse does too. This study will examine whether a ripple effect is observed in untreated spouses and children of individuals participating in a nationally available…
- Trial name
- NCT03042208
- Testing
- Self guided handout, Weight Watchers
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Dementia, Senile, Family Members
Smart-Cloth Care System for Dementia
The purpose of this study is to develop and examine the preliminary effects of a smart cloth care system for facilitating family caregiving for persons with dementia in the home setting.
- Trial name
- NCT05063045
- Testing
- smart-cloth assisted home nursing care
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Mechanical Ventilation, Critically Ill
Family Preparation Study For Withdrawal of Mechanical Ventilation From Their Family Member
Using the self-regulation theory, an intervention to prepare families for that experience was developed. This study will assess the impact of the intervention on a family's evaluation of their preparation and their short-term…
- Trial name
- NCT00214344
- Testing
- family preparation for withdrawing life support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
HIV Infections, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Home HIV Testing for Older Adults in South Africa
Many older adults in rural South Africa still lack knowledge of their HIV status despite a high probability of infection. Older adults tend to test less for HIV because most HIV testing and prevention programs have been targeted…
- Trial name
- Test@Home (NCT04131465)
- Testing
- Home HIV self-testing, Home HIV rapid testing, Home HIV self-testing and rapid testing
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 3,578 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Family Caregivers
Application of Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-G) to Family Members Caring for Patients With Schizophrenia
The goal of this re-measured quasi-experimental study is to evaluate the effect of Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-G) intervention given to caregiver family members of people with schizophrenia on caregiver burden…
- Trial name
- IPT-G (NCT05870384)
- Testing
- Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
Family Members at INcreased-risk for Developing Inflammatory Bowel Disease
First-degree relatives of people with inflammatory bowel disease ("IBD," including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) have an increased risk for developing IBD themselves.
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Ulcerative Colitis (UC), IBD-unclassified (IBD-U), Indeterminate Colitis
- Trial name
- FIND-IBD (NCT06655415)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Bereavement, Severe Grief Reaction
Supporting Family Members With Severe Grief Reaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This is a feasibility study taking place at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH), Hôpital Montfort, and Queensway Carleton Hospital that seeks to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family member bereavement and study the effect…
- Trial name
- NCT04588415
- Testing
- Bereavement Virtual Support Group
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Lung Cancer
Beyond the Lung Cancer Diagnosis: Leveraging the Oncology Clinic Setting for Actively Smoking Family Members
The purpose of this pilot study is to examine, in an innovative setting, the potential for a lung cancer diagnosis in a loved one to represent a teachable moment for smoking cessation in family members or caregivers who are…
- Trial name
- NCT03966807
- Testing
- Digital-based support, Traditional-based support + Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
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
Critical Illness
Effect of Intensivist Communication on Surrogate Prognosis Interpretation
This study evaluates the effect of physician communication styles on the interpretation of prognosis by family members of chronically-ill patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04239209
- Testing
- Indirect - other patients, Indirect - physiology, Redirection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 302 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Body Mass Index 25 or Greater, BRCA1 Gene Mutation
Energy Balance Interventions in Increasing Physical Activity in Breast Cancer Gene Positive Patients, Lynch Syndrome-Positive Patients, CLL Survivors or High-Risk Family Members
This pilot clinical trial studies different types of energy balance interventions to see how well they work in increasing the physical activity levels of breast cancer gene-positive patients, Lynch syndrome-positive patients…
- Conditions
- Body Mass Index 25 or Greater, BRCA1 Gene Mutation, BRCA2 Gene Mutation, Breast Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02194387
- Testing
- Dietary Intervention, Internet-Based Intervention, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 337 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Implantable Defibrillator User, Terminal Illness
GAMification to Encourage End-Of-Life Discussions Between ICD Patients and Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and efficacy of the GAMification to Encourage End-Of-Life (GAME-EOL) intervention, which uses the Hello Game program to encourage and facilitate quality end-of-life (EOL)…
- Trial name
- GAME-EOL (NCT04994782)
- Testing
- GAME-EOL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Debra Moser
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Evaluation of PTSD Family Coach, a Mobile Phone App for Family Members of Individuals With PTSD
The proposed pilot study is designed to test the feasibility, acceptability, and potential effectiveness of a mobile phone application (app) developed by the VA National Center for PTSD (VA NCPTSD) for use by family members of…
- Trial name
- NCT02486705
- Testing
- PTSD Family Coach Full, PTSD Family Coach Basic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 242 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Liver Disease
Heritability of Fatty Liver as Measured by MRI: a Cross Sectional Study of Twins and Family Members
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in the United States. The cause of NAFLD is poorly defined but is thought to involve complex interactions of genetic and environmental factors.
- Trial name
- NCT01643512
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Students With Disabilities and/or Family Members With Students With Disabilities That Have a Section 504 Plan
Randomized Controlled Trial Testing a Training Program About Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
The goal of this training program is to learn if the intervention (i.e., training program) can improve access to Section 504 among students with disabilities and family caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT07710300
- Testing
- Treatment, Materials-only control condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1
Baby Detect : Genomic Newborn Screening
Newborn screening (NBS) is a global initiative of systematic testing at birth to identify babies with pre-defined severe but treatable conditions.
- Conditions
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1, Phosphoglucomutase 1 Deficiency, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
- Trial name
- BabyDetect (NCT05687474)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 6,824 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Familial Pancreatic Cancer
Collecting Blood and Tissue Samples From Family Members of Patients With Pancreatic Diseases, Pancreatic Cancer, and Melanoma
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of blood and tissue from family members of patients with cancer to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.
- Trial name
- NCT00835133
- Testing
- biologic sample preservation procedure, medical chart review, survey administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Spinal Cord Injury (=3 Years), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Patients
Evaluation of a Voice-Activated Call Light System for Clients With Limited Upper-Extremity Mobility
The goal of this study is to evaluate whether a voice-activated call light system enables people in a rehabilitation facility who have limited use of their arms and hands to call for help more independently and reliably than with…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury (=3 Years), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Patients, Healthy Adult Participants
- Trial name
- NCT07873151
- Testing
- voice-activated call light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Quality Living, Inc.
Support Persons, Family Members
Recovery Inspired Support Engagement (RISE) Pilot
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a 1-on-1 support program is easy to complete and acceptable for people supporting loved ones who have recently received treatment for substance use.
- Conditions
- Support Persons, Family Members, Chosen Family, Romantic Partners
- Trial name
- (RISE) (NCT07519759)
- Testing
- ITC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital