Clinical trials: Health Communication
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
COMMunication and Education for the New CPAP Experience
The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of a couple-oriented education and support intervention on patient- and partner -reported outcomes (positive airway pressure (PAP) adherence) in patients newly diagnosed…
- Trial name
- COMMENCE (NCT01377584)
- Testing
- Couple-oriented intervention, Patient-oriented intervention, Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity, Primary Care
A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study of a Patient-Initiated Approach to Increasing Weight Communication in Primary Care
This study tests the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of using a brief pamphlet in the primary care waiting room focused on promoting patient-initiated weight-related discussions in primary care appointments.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Primary Care, Health Communication
- Trial name
- NCT04486235
- Testing
- Brief waiting room pamphlet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
HIV, Communication Research
Information Visualizations to Enhance HIV-related Communication
HIV disproportionately affects Latinos who have more infections, faster disease progression, more HIV-related deaths, and slower diagnosis and treatment than their white/majority counterparts.
- Trial name
- Info Viz: HIV (NCT04564209)
- Testing
- Info Viz for Health
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Dominican Republic
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Age-related Hearing Impairment 1, Personal Communication
The Baltimore HEARS Pilot Study
The primary purpose of the study is to develop and test the preliminary efficacy of a first-in-kind community-based intervention to provide affordable, accessible and effective hearing health care to low-income, minority older…
- Trial name
- HEARS (NCT02045511)
- Testing
- Baltimore HEARS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Asthma, Communication
A Patient Advocate to Improve Real-world Asthma Management for Inner City Adults
Few interventions to improve asthma management have targeted low-income minority asthmatic adults and even fewer have focused on the real-world practice where care is provided for these patients.
- Trial name
- HAP2 (NCT01972308)
- Testing
- Patient Advocate, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Mental Health, Suicide
Public Messaging to Increase Treatment Seeking for Veterans at Risk for Suicide
The risk for suicide increases by nearly 50% in the first year that service members transition from the military to civilian life underscoring the need for effective strategies to facilitate help seeking among Veterans vulnerable…
- Trial name
- NCT04784663
- Testing
- Messaging, Wait list control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 355 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Health Literacy, Health Insurance
Effective Communication to Improve Decision Making About Health Care Plans
The overall goal of the study is to better understand how communication strategies can help people make decisions about health insurance plans.
- Conditions
- Health Literacy, Health Insurance, Health Services Accessibility
- Trial name
- NCT01986790
- Testing
- Plain Language, Plain Language + Visuals, Plain Language + Narratives
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 343 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Malignant Neoplasm, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
Project to Improve Communication About Serious Illness - Pilot Study
This two-year pilot study will test whether a one-page "Jumpstart Form" will affect goals-of-care discussions in the hospital. This form will be provided to clinicians and will include patient-specific information about…
- Conditions
- Malignant Neoplasm, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell, Lung Disease Chronic, Congestive Heart Failure
- Trial name
- PICSI-P (NCT03746392)
- Testing
- Jumpstart Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
SARS-CoV2 Infection
Rural Tailored COVID-19 Communication to Promote SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Testing in Saliva
This study seeks to evaluate communication strategies for better encouraging understanding and uptake of salivary SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing among individuals residing in rural Northern Michigan.
- Trial name
- NCT06085547
- Testing
- General SARS-CoV-2 Communication, Rural-Targeted SARS-CoV-2 Communication
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Hepatitis B Virus
Interventions to Increase HBV Vaccinations in Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Clinics
The goal of this study is to evaluate two sets of interventions to increase acceptance of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination in patients attending sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics.
- Trial name
- NCT00739752
- Testing
- Non-Framed-Offered, Non-Framed-Recommended, Gain-Framed-Offered
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,747 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Healthcare Disparities, Mental Health
Improving Patient-Provider Communication to Reduce Mental Health Disparities
The purpose of this study was to develop and pilot test an intervention to reduce mental health disparities for racially and ethnically minoritized Veterans receiving outpatient VA mental health services.
- Trial name
- PARTNER-MH (NCT04515771)
- Testing
- PARTNER-MH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Health Promotion, Wellness Program
Assessing the Impact of myHealth Rewards Program-related Communications on Enrollment: Replication
The purpose of the study is to evaluate, prospectively, the potential impact on myHealth Rewards wellness program enrollment (prior to the 2020 deadline) of sending different messages via email to Geisinger Health Plan (GHP)…
- Trial name
- NCT04289623
- Testing
- Email, Loss frame, Testimonial (medical expert)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13,546 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Healthy
Improving Communication During a Pandemic Flu Outbreak
During the last pandemic influenza antivirals were prescribed both as prophylaxis and treatment. However, adherence rates were suboptimal.
- Trial name
- NCT03431012
- Testing
- Agency Assignment framing, Attribute framing
- Volunteers
- 349 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Health Communication
Information Visualizations to Facilitate HIV-related Patient-provider Communication in New York City (Info Viz: HIV-NYC)
To complete the study aims, a mixed methods study that includes a single group pretest-posttest study design will be used to pilot test the infographic intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT04102540
- Testing
- Infographic intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Medication Management
Discharge Medication Counseling in Hospitalized Children
Our objective is to design and test the efficacy of a health-literacy-informed discharge medication counseling intervention in the inpatient setting to reduce medication dosing errors and improve adherence in hospitalized…
- Trial name
- NCT05143047
- Testing
- Medication counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 198 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Emergency General Surgery
Development and Pilot Testing the SITe Intervention
Every year, nearly 240,000 patients age 60 and older are transferred between acute care hospitals for nontraumatic surgical emergencies, and these patients experience worse outcomes than patients admitted directly from an…
- Trial name
- NCT06118359
- Testing
- Intervention to Support Interhospital Transfer Decisions (SITe)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Resident Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Cross-cultural Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Patient-clinician Encounters
The Provider Awareness and Cultural Dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons Trial
This study is designed to test the impact of a new curriculum, called Provider Awareness Cultural Dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons (PACTS), on surgical residents' cross-cultural knowledge, attitudes, and skills surrounding the care…
- Conditions
- Resident Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Cross-cultural Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Patient-clinician Encounters, Patient-reported Satisfaction With Resident Physicians Involved in Their Care, Patients' Clinical Health Outcomes After Surgery
- Trial name
- PACTS (NCT03576495)
- Testing
- PACTS curriculum, Standard Residency Curriculum
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,901 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Information With or Without Numbers For Optimizing Reasoning About Medical Decisions
Experts believe that increasing the low uptake of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) requires educating patients about all approved tests and helping them choose one that fits their preferences.
- Trial name
- INFORM (NCT02477553)
- Testing
- DA - Quantitative, DA - Verbal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 728 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Contraception, Contraception Behavior
Patient-Centered Reproductive Decision Support Tool for Women Veterans
The investigators have developed a web-based decision support tool to help women Veterans get the information and care they need to achieve their reproductive goals, whether that includes optimizing their health before desired…
- Conditions
- Contraception, Contraception Behavior, Prepregnancy Health, Reproductive Health
- Trial name
- MyPath (NCT04584294)
- Testing
- MyPath Web-Based Informational and Decision Support Tool
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 465 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Primary Health Care, Quality of Health Care
Aligning Patients and Their Primary Care Providers
This project focuses on improving the patient-provider primary care visit interaction by addressing the need to align patient and provider priorities in a way that incorporates patients' goals and preferences while supporting the…
- Conditions
- Primary Health Care, Quality of Health Care, Comorbidity, Communication
- Trial name
- APP (NCT02707146)
- Testing
- Visit Planner, Attention Control Pamphlet, iPad
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente