Clinical trials: First Aid
Antibiotic Initiation, Antibiotic Duration
Feedback to Improve Rational Strategies of Antibiotic Initiation and Duration in Long Term Care (FIRST AID -LTC) - Phase 2
There is a high rate of inappropriate antibiotic use in LTC facilities, with both unnecessary initiation and prolongation of treatments.
- Trial name
- FIRST AID-LTC (NCT04187742)
- Testing
- Social Comparison Email vs. Standard Email, Maintenance Certification Email vs. Standard Email, Report Opening Status Email vs. Standard Email (among previous report openers and non-openers)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 421 people
- Sponsor
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Perioperative Bleeding
Platelet Function Testing Help and Intraoperative Bleeding Risk for Patients Who Are on Plavix Prior to Surgery
A large number of patients are currently on Antiplatelet inhibition using aspirin or Plavix therapy (A Thieno pyridine - ADP mediated platelet inhibitor).
- Trial name
- NCT00653900
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Being 18 Years of Age or Older, Having a Child Registered in a Special Education School
Awareness Of Home Accident Preventıon Among Parents Of Disabled Children And Evaluation Of The Basic First Aid Training Provided
This study was conducted to assess the awareness of parents of children with disabilities regarding the prevention of home accidents and the effectiveness of the basic first aid training provided.
- Conditions
- Being 18 Years of Age or Older, Having a Child Registered in a Special Education School, Providing Care for a Child With an Intellectual Disability, Providing Care for a Visually Impaired Child
- Trial name
- NCT07698860
- Testing
- Prevention of Household Accidents and Basic First Aid Training for Accidents
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kayseri University
Adhesive Capsulitis
Acupuncture for Treatment of Frozen Shoulder Syndrome
Disability of upper limbs due to neurologic and orthopedic disorder or injuries is commonly seen clinically. For example paralysis or paresis of upper limb due to stroke is relatively prevalent, and it may result in severe muscle…
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT02076308)
- Testing
- Electroacupuncture and physical therapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Neck Dissection Via a Robot-assisted Transaxillary Approach in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Epi-larynx
The main hypothesis of this study is that it is possible to make a unilateral selective dissection of ganglion levels IIa, III and IV using an endoscopic transaxillary approach via the da Vinci robotic system to reduce scarring…
- Trial name
- RoboCurage ORL (NCT02269020)
- Testing
- Neck Dissection
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Stroke
Upper Limb Rehabilitation in First Year After Stroke Using Modern Treatment Strategies - a Single Case Study
Stroke is a major cause of disability in worldwide, causing billions of euros direct and indirect costs to the community. Upper limb motor dysfunction is seen in about 50% stroke survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT05520489
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic stimulation, Robot Assisted Therapy, Enhanced upper limb therapy programme
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Satasairaala
no Condition is Studied, the Focus of the Study is the Impact of Mental Imagery on Non Technical Skills of Medical Students
Impact of Mental Imagery on the Non-technical Skills of Anaesthesia Residents
The goal of this randomized trial is to learn if mental imagery works to improve non technical skills in residents. It will also learn about knowledge and technical skills.
- Trial name
- NCT06954519
- Testing
- Mental imagery, Cognitive aid reading
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Reims University hospital
Smoking Behaviors
Heat-not-burn Tobacco Product to Aid in Switching From Combustible to Noncombustible Nicotine (IQOS)
A novel heat-not-burn tobacco product (IQOS) will be provided to smokers, compared against a (cigarette) smoking as usual period in counter-balanced order in a cross-over design.
- Trial name
- IQOS (NCT04861428)
- Testing
- IQOS, Smoking as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Surgical Wound Infection, Wound; Abdomen, Abdominal Wall
Surgical Site Infection Rate After Intra-Abdominal Surgery Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy at Initial Closure
The goal of this study is to present a large single-institution experience reporting surgical site infection rates in patients who have undergone intra-abdominal surgery followed by wound closure with Negative Pressure Wound…
- Conditions
- Surgical Wound Infection, Wound; Abdomen, Abdominal Wall, Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT01924884
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Mental Well-being
Impact of Mental Health First Aid-trained Peers on the Mental Well-being of First-year Medical Residents.
Medical students, especially those in postgraduate training, face a complex array of challenges such as fatigue; work-life balance conflicts; difficulties managing dual hierarchies (hospital and university).
- Trial name
- PS-MHFA (NCT07161284)
- Testing
- Exposition to trained peer-support registrars for a year
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Rectal Cancer
Robotic-assisted Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Approach for Rectal Cancer Surgery
This is a prospective randomized controlled study that was conducted on patients of both sexes and definite age group at National Cancer Institute-Egypt and with adenocarcinoma of the rectum located within 15 cm from the anal…
- Trial name
- NCT03589131
- Testing
- Total Operative time, Margin assessment, Conversion rate to open surgery
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute, Egypt
Locked-In Syndrome
First Study With a Brain Implant to Help Locked-in Patients Communicate at Home
In this study a new means of communication for people with locked-in syndrome will be tested. The investigators will record brain signals directly from the surface of the brain by means of a completely implantable system.
- Trial name
- UNP (NCT02224469)
- Testing
- ECoG (electrocorticography) sensing
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Primary PCI, ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
Impact of Pre-Hospital Heparin Loading in STEMI Patients for Primary PCI: The HELP-PCI-2 Trial
This randomized, multicenter, prospective trial will enroll 6,294 participants in approximately 80 centers. STEMI patients with onset time within 12 hours and scheduled for primary PCI will be randomly assigned to two groups in a…
- Trial name
- HELP-PCI-2 (NCT07361783)
- Testing
- Unfractionated heparin treatment
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 6,294 people
- Sponsor
- Chen Jing
Alcoholism
Prospective Assessment of Adolescent Drinking Trajectories With Computer-Assisted Self-administration of Ethanol (CASE)
The Computer-Assisted Self-administration of Ethanol (CASE)will be administered twice, at the ages 18 and 20, in a prospective study of 80 adolescents living in the Dresden area.
- Trial name
- NCT01063166
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technische Universität Dresden
Choking
Chocking First Aid Management Program for Health Care Support Workers.
To determine the effect of chocking first aid awareness program on knowledge, attitude and practice of health care support workers.
- Trial name
- NCT06996041
- Testing
- Chocking first aid management program
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Airway Management
First Attempt Success in Tracheal Intubation Through Supraglottic Airway Devices Without Fiberoptic Guidance
This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the first-attempt success rate of tracheal intubation through supraglottic airway devices using a conventional intubating supraglottic airway device versus a video-assisted…
- Trial name
- NCT07704723
- Testing
- Video-assisted supraglottic airway device, Conventional intubating supraglottic airway device
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Trauma
Examining the Effectiveness of EAL
This quasi-experiment will evaluate the effectiveness of Equine Assisted Learning for reducing symptoms associated with trauma exposure among public safety personnel (e.g., fire fighters, police, paramedics, etc.).
- Trial name
- EAL (NCT05579717)
- Testing
- Equine Assisted Learning
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Psychological Resilience, Stress
The Effect of Psychological First Aid Intervention on Stress and Resilience in Volunteers Working in Kahramanmaraş Centered Earthquakes
Purpose: It was aimed to compare the effectiveness of online psychological first aid intervention on stress and psychological resilience in volunteers who took part in earthquakes.
- Conditions
- Psychological Resilience, Stress, Earthquake
- Trial name
- NCT05869916
- Testing
- psychological first aid
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Colonoscopy, Bowel Preparation Quality
Effect of ChatGPT-Assisted Pre-Procedural Education on Bowel Preparation Quality and Anxiety in First-Time Colonoscopy Patients
Background and rationale: Colonoscopy is central to colorectal cancer screening and prevention, but its diagnostic yield depends heavily on adequate bowel preparation; inadequate cleansing lowers adenoma detection and often…
- Conditions
- Colonoscopy, Bowel Preparation Quality, Preoperative Anxiety, Patient Education
- Trial name
- NCT07732946
- Testing
- ChatGPT-assisted pre-procedural patient education, Standard pre-procedural information
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Group 1 (Control): Access to a Static Version of the Website Containing Only Static Features (i.e. Library, First Aid, and FAQ), Group2 (Intervention) Access to an Interactive Version of the Website Containing Both Static and Interactive Features
Interactive Sections Of An Internet-Based Intervention Increase Patient Empowerment: A Study With Chronic Back Pain Patients
The aim of the study is to study how to improve patients' management of chronic back pain, particularly their management of prescription medication, through increasing health literacy and patient empowerment through an internet…
- Trial name
- NCT02114788
- Testing
- Internet-based
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lugano