Clinical trials: Health Care Quality
Aging, Disability or Chronic Disease Leading to Disablement
Community-based Personalized Care and QOL
A pragmatic randomized trial to evaluate the impact of an integrated patient experience and outcome measurement system supported by citizens, caregivers and community through eHealth technology.
- Trial name
- NCT03263169
- Testing
- Community-based personalized care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Windsor-Essex Compassionate Care Community
Pain Management, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Bringing Acute and Wellness Care to Underserved Populations Using Traditional Chinese Medicine
At a time when there is so much focus in the United States on reducing the cost of health care delivery while maximizing the effectiveness of health care performance, Traditional Chinese Medicine (acupuncture, herbal treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT01059487
- Testing
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chicago College of Oriental Medicine
Weight Gain Trajectory, BMI
Evaluating Care Integration Between Pediatric Primary Care Providers and WIC Nutritionists
This study looks at whether using secure digital systems to share information between pediatric health care providers (during regular well-child visits) and social care providers (during regular visits with WIC nutritionists) can…
- Conditions
- Weight Gain Trajectory, BMI, Responsive Parenting, Diet Quality
- Trial name
- WEE Baby (NCT07494097)
- Testing
- Data integration around responsive parenting, Standard Care (in control arm)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Occupational Stress, Sleep Quality
Curcumin Nano Patch and Autonomic Function in Shift-Working Healthcare Professionals
This randomized, open-label, placebo-controlled crossover study compares a curcumin-containing patch with a cooling placebo patch without curcumin in healthcare professionals who work rotating shifts.
- Trial name
- NCT07910279
- Testing
- Curcumin Nano Patch
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
Massage Therapy, Health-care Workers
Can Massage During One Year Improve Health in Health-care Providers Working in Hospital
The overall aim of this pilot study is to investigate the effect, "feasibility" and experiences of regular massage over 12 months on the mental and physical health of healthcare professionals, as well as the frequency of layoffs…
- Conditions
- Massage Therapy, Health-care Workers, Quality of Life, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- NCT05555082
- Testing
- Massage
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
Type 1 Diabetes, T1D
DASH-Obesity: Explainable AI for Family-Centric Personalized Weight Control in Adolescents and Young Adults With Obesity and Chronic Conditions
This prospective single-arm feasibility study evaluates the Adhera Caring Digital Program for Obesity (ACDP-O), a family-centered digital health intervention designed to support adolescents and young adults with…
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes, T1D, Obesity & Overweight, Obesity Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- DASH-Obesity (NCT07638345)
- Testing
- Adhera Caring Digital Program-Obesity (ACDP-O)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adhera Health, Inc.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Coronary Artery Disease
Optimizing Audit and Feedback for Primary Care
There remains a large gap between ideal and actual care provided to patients with chronic diseases. Performance feedback reports are often used as a foundation for quality improvement interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT00996645
- Testing
- Worksheet to facilitate goal-setting and action plans
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Diabetes
A Study of the Effect of a Chronic Disease Management System on Diabetes Care Within Multidisciplinary Primary Care Practices in Ontario
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of using a web-based (P-PROMPT) chronic disease management system (CDMS) by primary care practitioners and their team members and on their care for patients with diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT00914706
- Testing
- P-PROMPT
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Myocardial Infarction, Diarrhea (Dysentery)
Improving the Quality of Private Sector Health Care in West Bengal
The rural healthcare market in much of the developing world is composed largely of informal private providers. These private providers often have little to no certifiable medical training.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Diarrhea (Dysentery), Asthma
- Trial name
- NCT02291575
- Testing
- Training, Control
- Volunteers
- 304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Peer-Supported Diabetes Self-Care Intervention to Improve Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and Diabetes Management
Diabetes mellitus is the ninth leading cause of mortality worldwide. Diabetes is a chronic condition with a major impact on the life and well-being of individuals, families, and societies globally.
- Trial name
- NCT05637437
- Testing
- Peer supported diabetes self-care intervention, Usual care
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Medical Education in a Private Hospital
The purpose of this study is to assess patient and companion acceptability of medical education in a non-teaching private hospital
- Trial name
- NCT00627822
- Volunteers
- 209 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto do Cerebro de Brasilia
Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD)
Healthy Living With Online suPport & Education for Cardiovascular Disease in the Primary Care Setting
This pragmatic four-arm (1:1:1:1) parallel cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) aims to evaluate the effectiveness of reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) through three combinations of interventions for…
- Trial name
- HOPE-CVD-GP (NCT06099353)
- Testing
- Heart Age, Heart Age-HOPE-CVD App, Communication of Genetic Risk Score
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University
Quality of Health Care
Use of Facility Ratings to Improve Satisfaction With Heath Care for Children
Despite increasing options for public and private health care providers in Laos, choosing a high-quality health provider or a facility is difficult because timely and reliable information about providers is not readily available.
- Trial name
- NCT06304831
- Testing
- Quality ratings of health care providers for children
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 559 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Cancer, Cancer Comorbidities
The Cancer Stage Shifting Initiative: Registry and Biorepository to Research and Address Health Disparities in Cancer Care
The goal of this observational study is to establish a patient registry and a biorepository (sample collection and storage) to investigate health disparities, access, and barriers to cancer screening and early detection…
- Trial name
- CSSI (NCT07461493)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Minority Quality Forum
Quality of Life
Preventive Program for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Introduction: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) are characterized by inflammation of muscles, tendons, fascia and nerves of upper limbs, shoulder girdle and neck.
- Trial name
- NCT02552680
- Testing
- Exercise, Guideline, Brochure
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Chronobiology Disorders
Circadian Health and Influential Factors
This study evaluates the quality of sleep of patients admitted to medical and intensive care units. All of them will have a clock placed to measure their circadian activity.
- Trial name
- CHRONOHOSPI (NCT04113876)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 975 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Quality of Life
Temporally-Oriented Subjective Well-being Across Transitions-Resources & Outcomes
As individuals age, they undergo transitions in many aspects of their lives. These transitions include social, economic and health transitions. People review their lives, and reflect on past choices.
- Trial name
- LIFT (NCT01583946)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 793 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Neurocognitive Disorders, Post Operative Delirium
Safe Brain Initiative, Operationalizing Precision Anaesthesia
Perioperatively, patients experience an unnecessarily high level of side effects associated with their treatment. These side effects include nausea, severe pain, anxiety, and stress.
- Conditions
- Neurocognitive Disorders, Post Operative Delirium, Pain, Nausea
- Trial name
- SBI (NCT05765162)
- Testing
- Patient reported ourcomes
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Caregiver Stress, Caregiver Stress Syndrome
ACT Group for Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors
The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of group-based ACT intervention in improving the levels of psychological distress in caregivers of stroke survivors. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Caregiver Stress, Caregiver Stress Syndrome, Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver Distress
- Trial name
- NCT07528261
- Testing
- Group-based ACT Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Wright Institute
Interdisciplinary Communication, Management, Medication Therapy
Minimizing Harm From ADEs by Improving Nurse-Physician Communication
The purpose of this research study is to examine the clinical processes of care involved with the sharing and communicating of medication management information in the inpatient setting between nurses, pharmacists and physicians.
- Trial name
- MED-COMM (NCT00574990)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs