Clinical trials: Health Communication
Multiple Sclerosis
A Feasibility Pilot Study on Lee Silverman Voice Treatment-Loud: a Telerehabilitation Approach
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common causes of neurological disability in young adults. At least 62% of people with MS have speech, vocal, or communication disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT05930379
- Testing
- LSVT-Loud delivered by telerehabilitation, LSVT-Loud in the clinic
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Enhancing PTSD Treatment Outcomes by Improving Patient-Provider Communication
The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn whether existing treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be improved.
- Trial name
- AWARE (NCT06088303)
- Testing
- Adjunctive writing to amplify response and engagement (AWARE), Cognitive processing therapy (CPT), Prolonged exposure (PE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Vaccine Uptake
Boosting COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Using Wastewater Surveillance
Vaccinations are among the most successful and critical public health interventions. Despite the enormous protection that vaccines provide to public health, both delays and refusals of vaccines (vaccine hesitancy) are on the…
- Trial name
- NCT06698497
- Testing
- Communication Campaign
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Syracuse University
Cancer Prevention
Cancer Literacy as an Essential Factor for Lifestyle Behavior Changes: An Observational and Interventional Study
The CLARO study aims to examine the most effective way to design information materials that can strengthen optimistic beliefs about cancer prevention and improve cancer literacy indirectly.
- Trial name
- CLARO (NCT06614673)
- Testing
- text in non-narrative form, text in narrative form, animated video in non-narrative form
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,422 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- German Cancer Research Center
Smoking
Literacy and Smoking Risk Communications
Objectives: Smokers with varying levels of health literacy as assessed by the S-TOFHLA (i.e., inadequate, marginal, adequate) recruited from the community will listen to one of 4 different types of messages emphasizing the health…
- Trial name
- NCT00684437
- Testing
- Focus Group, Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 494 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Aging
Preparing Older Veterans With Serious and Chronic Illness for Decision Making
Millions of diverse Veterans live with severe and chronic illness for which they will face complex, ongoing decisions. Although the VHA has been at the forefront of patient-centered chronic care, interventions to prepare Veterans…
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT01550731)
- Testing
- PREPARE website, Advance directive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 414 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stroke, Depressive Symptoms
The Effect of Instant Message Intervention for Psychological Well-being Among Stroke Survivors
The proposed pilot trial aims to evaluate the feasibility of iCBT based EMI, which is a real-time, real-world, personalised and cost-effective approach, for stroke survivors' psychological well-being.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Depressive Symptoms, Mobile Phone Use
- Trial name
- NCT05490069
- Testing
- iCBT-based EMI
- Where
- 7 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Prostatic Neoplasms, Psychological Distress
ComCancer: Use of Let's Discuss Health Website by Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radiation Oncology Treatment
In Canada, the prevalence of cancer is growing and contributes significantly to health costs. The prevention and treatment of cancer is a major concern of our health system.
- Conditions
- Prostatic Neoplasms, Psychological Distress, Physician-Patient Relations, Communication
- Trial name
- NCT05787145
- Testing
- Let's Discuss Health Group
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Ciusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal
Depression, Anxiety
C-STRESS: A Mental Health App for College Students With Depression
The goal of this pilot study is to examine the feasibility of the prototype C-STRESS app with 3 college students from UCI with clinically significant depression (scored ≥ 10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9).
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Psychological, Mobile Phone Use
- Trial name
- C-STRESS (NCT05776901)
- Testing
- C-STRESS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Benten Technologies, Inc.
Stress
Associations of Communication Skills Workshop and Improvements in Stress, Burnout and Empathy and Psychometric Properties of Chinese Version of Perceived Stress Scale, Professional Fulfillment and Burnout Scale and Empathy Among Health Care Professionals
This study aims to explore associations of burn out, stress, communication skills, interpersonal effectiveness and empathy level using data collected in pre and post assessments from "Workshop of Enhancing Interpersonal…
- Trial name
- NCT04964102
- Testing
- Workshop of Enhancing Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotional Regulation and Clinical Communication Skills
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mackay Memorial Hospital
Communication
Simulation Training in Undergraduate Nursing Education as a Means to Improve Awareness of Team Member Roles
Based on investigator's hypothesis, that incorporating the SBAR worksheet into the training of undergraduate Nursing students will increase their capacity to work in an interdisciplinary team, the investigators will assess…
- Trial name
- SBAR (NCT02289001)
- Testing
- Education on SBAR worksheet
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Universitat de Girona
Vaccine Hesitancy, Vaccine Acceptance
Development and Evaluation of a Digital Educational Intervention to Improve Vaccine Confidence and Communication Among Registered Nurses: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (VaxNurse-RCT).
Nurses play an important role in providing vaccine information and supporting informed vaccination decisions. This study will evaluate a digital educational intervention designed for registered nurses in Quebec.
- Trial name
- VaxNurse-RCT (NCT07859579)
- Testing
- Digital educational intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universite du Quebec en Outaouais
Dementia, Chronic Disease
Project to Improve Communication About Serious Illness--Hospital Study: Comparative Effectiveness Trial (Trial 2)
The objective of this protocol is to test the effectiveness of a Jumpstart intervention on patient-centered outcomes for patients with chronic illness by ensuring that they receive care that is concordant with their goals over…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasms
- Trial name
- PICSI-H (NCT04283994)
- Testing
- Survey-based Patient/Clinician Jumpstart, EHR-based Clinician Jumpstart
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 756 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Gingival Hemorrhage, Gingivitis
Intra-oral Camera in Gingival Health
Evaluate the effects of using an intra-oral camera (IOC) during supportive periodontal therapy (SPT), on the psychological, behavioral and clinical parameters of patients with gingivitis, outlined by evidence and a theory-based…
- Conditions
- Gingival Hemorrhage, Gingivitis, Health Behavior, Communication
- Trial name
- NCT02725983
- Testing
- SPT consultation, SOPROCARE®
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lisbon
Lung Cancer, Blood Relatives of Patient w/Lung Cancer
Effect of Lung Cancer Diagnoses on Family Behaviors
Background: A health event can be a powerful motivator for abrupt behavior changes. For instance, many people who smoke stop after having a heart attack or being diagnosed with cancer.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Blood Relatives of Patient w/Lung Cancer, Cigarette Smokers
- Trial name
- NCT01862770
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 507 people
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Vaccination Refusal, Communication
Emails Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination Among Healthcare Workers
In this evaluation, two versions of emails will be sent to Geisinger employees who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. A delayed-contact control group will be emailed after a delay of at least two days.
- Trial name
- NCT04728594
- Testing
- Social Proof, Reframing, Scarcity Message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,566 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Pregnancy Related, Adolescent Obesity
#BabyLetsMove Physical Activity Feasibility Trial
Black adolescents who are pregnant represent a high-risk and understudied perinatal population in health research. Adolescent pregnancy (<20 years) is disproportionately prevalent among Blacks compared with Whites and is a…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Adolescent Obesity, Behavior, Health, Behavior, Sedentary
- Trial name
- NCT04628065
- Testing
- #BabyLetsMove
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Psychological Distress
Ensuring Quality in Psychological Support-Foundational Helping Skills
There is lack of feasible and effective curricula that can rapidly be taught on basic mental health and psychosocial helping skills.
- Trial name
- EQUIP-FHS (NCT04511156)
- Testing
- Foundational Helping Skills
- Where
- 3 sites in Nepal, Peru and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Misinformation, Vaccine Hesitancy
Brief Digital Intervention to Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Among Individuals With Anxiety or Depression
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a mis/disinformation ecosystem that promotes divergent views of vaccine efficacy, as well as the legitimacy of science and medicine.
- Conditions
- Misinformation, Vaccine Hesitancy, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT06119854
- Testing
- Attitudinal inoculation, Cognitive-behavioral therapy-informed intervention, Conventional public health messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,419 people
- Sponsor
- City University of New York, School of Public Health
Communication, Palliative Care
Using Mixed-methods Approach to Explore Health Communication in Hospice Out-Patient Settings
This research project aims to investigate health communication in hospice outpatient settings and translate findings into practice by designing and testing a communication aid utilizing health information technology.
- Trial name
- NCT06008418
- Testing
- The LINE Chatbot
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital