Clinical trials: General Medicine
Overweight and Obesity, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Treatment of Overweight in General Practice
In this study the investigators want to explore the feasibility and effect of a simple intervention provided by primary care physicians on treatment for overweight in general practice.
- Trial name
- NCT03000062
- Testing
- Intervention group
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Lung Cancer
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/Computed Tomography (CT) and Roentgen in Lung Cancer: Evaluation of Patients in General Practice
The prognosis of lung cancer depends much on the stage of the disease at the time of diagnosis. Only 16 % of lung cancer can be offered curative intended surgery.
- Trial name
- PROLOG (NCT00675168)
- Testing
- PET/CT (low-dose)
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
General Population
Acceptance of Complementary Medicine in Germany
Complementary medicine is widely practiced in Germany and worldwide. The aim of this study is to explore how many people use complementary medicine methods in Germany, for which health-related issues they do and for which they…
- Trial name
- NCT05530720
- Testing
- Cross-sectional survey
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 4,505 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Delirium, Hospital Acquired Condition
Earplugs and Eye Masks for Reducing Delirium
There has been some recent evidence to support the use of earplugs and eye masks to prevent delirium, but the existing studies have been small, have not been thoroughly replicated, and have only been conducted with intensive care…
- Trial name
- NCT03471520
- Testing
- Earplugs and eye masks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Quality Improvement in Patient Handoff
Quality Improvement in Handover of General Internal Medicine In-patients
Miscommunication during patient handover can jeopardize patient safety and is the focus of Quality Improvement initiatives by many organizations.
- Trial name
- NCT01796756
- Testing
- Handover program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Point of Care Testing
Point Of Care Testing In Danish General Practice - Part II
The aim of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of electronic reminder letters versus none on general practices adherence to clinical quality guidelines regarding Point Of Care Testing (POCT).
- Trial name
- POCIP (NCT01152177)
- Testing
- Electronic reminder letters
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 286 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Unit Of General Practice, Copenhagen
Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning Notifications in General Inpatient Medicine
This study will evaluate the impact of and response by physicians on Hospital Medicine/General Internal Medicine service to a notification identifying seriously ill patients at high risk of death within 30 days as well as within…
- Trial name
- NCT04756583
- Testing
- Notification system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Improvement in COPD Elderly Patients Health: Study Protocol
Guidelines development, their implementation and the physicians' adherence may have an impact on the occurrence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbations and patient's quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04301505
- Testing
- Intervention 1, Intervention 2
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 2,520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Lodz
Heart Failure
Protocol of a Pilot Study to Optimize Care for Heart Failure Patients in Primary Care
Heart failure (HF) imposes a burden for patients and health economics. Although guidelines exist, they are not implemented as such in the Belgian health care system.
- Trial name
- NCT02905786
- Testing
- Cobas h232 (Roche Diagnostics), Clinical audit and feedback, Assistance by a specialized HF nurse
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 538 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Generalized Anxiety Disease
A Phase 1 Study To Estimate The Effects Of PD 0332334 On Lithium Pharmacokinetics In Healthy Subjects
The purpose of this study is to investigate if PD 0332334 affects the pharmacokinetics of lithium by co-administering both drugs to healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00820794
- Testing
- Lithium, PD 0332334
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Ultrasound Guided L1,L2 Paravertebral Block
Effect of Ultrasound Guided L1,L2 Paravertebral Block in Decrease the Requirements for Hypotensive Drugs During General Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Hip Surgeries.
The paravertebral block (PVB) is a block of the mixed nerve soon after it exits the intervertebral foramen.(2) It provides intense unilateral analgesia of long duration and has become the primary anesthetic for many…
- Trial name
- NCT03422354
- Testing
- Ultrasound guided PVB with General Aneasthesia, Ultrasound, Paravertebral block
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Point-of-care Ultrasound
The Clinical Impact of POCUS Use in General Practice
Being a hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation study, this study aims to simultaneous assess the clinical effectiveness of the introduction of point-of-care unltrasound in general practice and to measure the impact of the…
- Trial name
- NCT05523882
- Testing
- point-of-care ultrasound
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
The Use of Antimicrobial Stewardship in in General Practice (Family Medicine), Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI)
Optimal Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship in General Practice
This trial aims to increase the use of antimicrobial stewardship resources when treating patients with respiratory tract infections. This trial is set in Australian general practices (family medicine or primary care).
- Trial name
- OPTIMAS-GP (NCT06953804)
- Testing
- Antimicrobial stewardship activities delivered through Virtual Network, Antimicrobial stewardship activities delivered through Integrated Network activities
- Where
- 4 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wollongong
Prescription Pattern
Academic Detailing About Asthma
General practices in the Capital Region of Denmark are offered a short educational visit and are randomized to either asthma (intervention) or another topic (control).
- Trial name
- BRIEF-A (NCT05442307)
- Testing
- asthma education, Other education
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg
Burnout Syndrome, Depression Disorder
The COMET Study: a Prospective COhort of MEdical residenTs to Assess Professional, Personal and Psychological Trajectories of Residents in General Internal Medicine
Introduction. Switzerland, like most Western countries, faces a paradox: an ageing, multimorbid population needs general internal medicine (GIM) physicians more than ever, yet fewer young doctors choose - and stay in - the…
- Conditions
- Burnout Syndrome, Depression Disorder, Insomnia, Perceived Stress
- Trial name
- COMET (NCT07707453)
- Where
- 3 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Fribourg
Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Drop Seizures
Novel Helmet Design in Patients With Seizures
This is a two-part study that aims to determine the reliability and safety of the use of the Hövding inflatable helmet in seizures, as evidenced by the deployment of the helmet during seizures, and qualitative patient reporting.
- Conditions
- Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Drop Seizures, Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizure, Complex Partial Seizure
- Trial name
- NCT03443388
- Testing
- Hövding inflatable helmet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michael A. Gelfand, MD, PhD
Appointments and Schedules, Outpatient Clinics, Hospital
Causes of Nonattendance at Scheduled Outpatient Appointments
Our aim was to identify the causes non-attendance at scheduled appointments at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA).
- Trial name
- AU2 (NCT02113488)
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Healthy, Immune System and Related Disorders
The Healthy Human Global Project - Hong Kong (HHGP-Hong Kong)
The Healthy Human Global Project-Hong Kong aims to elucidate the heritable and non-heritable factors that drive immunological variance within a healthy population in Hong Kong.
- Trial name
- NCT05174624
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,026 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Immunology & Infection
Allergy Penicillin
Alleged Drug Allergies in Military General Medicine: Patients' Experiences and Beliefs
This study focuses on the experience of the military patient reporting a suspected drug allergy, with its own specificities. Suspicions of drug allergies during a mission expose the doctor to difficulties.
- Trial name
- ALLMED (NCT06112470)
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Medication Adherence
General Practitioner (GP) Practice Based Pharmacist Input to Medicines Optimisation
The study is a United Kingdom (UK) based multi-centre study which will evaluate the impact of a medication optimisation intervention (delivered in GP practices by pharmacists to patients at risk of medication related problems)…
- Trial name
- NCT03241498
- Testing
- Medicines optimisation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 356 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast