Clinical trials: Health Services Research
Use of Mobile App Home Monitoring After Ambulatory Surgery
The Effect of Mobile App Home Monitoring on the Number of In-Person Visits Following Ambulatory Surgery
This study evaluate if in an ambulatory breast reconstruction patient population at Women's College Hospital (WCH), can we avert in-person follow-up care through the use of mobile app home monitoring compared to conventional…
- Trial name
- NCT02318953
- Testing
- Mobile app follow-up care, Conventional, in-person follow-up care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Women's College Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension
Strengthening Primary Healthcare Delivery for Diabetes and Hypertension in Eswatini
The WHO-PEN@Scale project is a three-arm cluster-randomized trial that is investigating the population-level effects of a healthcare reform in Eswatini, which aims to strengthen primary care for diabetes and hypertension.
- Trial name
- NCT04183413
- Testing
- DSD, CDP
- Where
- Eswatini
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Childhood Pneumonia, Hypoxemia
Assessing the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Introducing Pulse Oximetry in IMCI Services
The purpose of the study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability and operational challenges of introducing Pulse Oximeter (PO) in IMCI services to manage acute respiratory infections at first-level primary care facilities in…
- Trial name
- NCT03750747
- Testing
- Pulse Oximeter
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 612 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Patient Satisfaction, Waiting Times, Patient Pathways, Effect of Lifestyle-related, Clinical and Demographic Parameters on Outcomes
Reducing Waiting Time for Vision Refraction Services
The Out-Patient Departments (OPD) is often the first point of contact for patients seeking healthcare services and involves the coordination of both administrative and clinical processes.
- Trial name
- NCT07416175
- Testing
- VRR service optimization
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Seva Canada Society
Patient Navigation
Empowering Families of Migrant Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test if a patient navigator program improves healthcare experiences and outcomes for migrant families caring for a child or youth with special healthcare needs (i.e.
- Trial name
- MiNav (NCT06373588)
- Testing
- Patient Navigator
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 324 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS), Transition Care
Study of Transition in Real-life Experiences Affecting Micturition and Well-being in Adolescent Years
With this study, we would like to interview 16-25-year-olds who have experienced urinary problems since childhood and who are still experiencing symptoms in young adulthood.
- Conditions
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS), Transition Care, Enuresis Nocturnal, Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Trial name
- STREAMWAY (NCT07339865)
- Testing
- Semi-structured in-depth interviews with standardized validated questionnaires, Completion of a urological time-line
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Infections
Utilization of HIV Clinical Services in Rural India
This community-based clinical trial based in two districts of rural Maharashtra, India compares utilization of an intervention model of "fully-decentralized," or rural primary clinic-based, HIV testing and care services, with a…
- Trial name
- NCT00554567
- Testing
- HIV Testing and Care Services
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Health Management, Pachod, India
Adolescent Relationship Abuse
School Health Center Healthy Adolescent Relationship Program
This community-partnered participatory study will work within high school health centers (SHCs) to test, via a 2-armed cluster randomized controlled trial, a multi-level intervention to reduce adolescent relationship abuse (ARA)…
- Trial name
- SHARP (NCT01678378)
- Testing
- SHARP Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,012 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Child Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders
Kids FACE FEARS Comparative Effectiveness Research
The Kids FACE FEARS (Kids Formats of Anxiety Care Effectiveness study For Extending the Acceptability and Reach of Services) is a large-scale, streamlined, pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) evaluating Therapist-Led CBT…
- Conditions
- Child Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety, Anxiety Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT03707158
- Testing
- Therapist-Led CBT (telehealth, office-based, or hybrid), Guided Online CBT
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 305 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Health Services Research
Comparison of Surgeons' Object Discernment Via Their Hands Versus Using a Robotic Surgical System That Does Not Incorporate Haptics
The purpose of this study is to compare surgeons' discernment of 4 balloons filled with different materials when using their eyes and hands versus using the da Vinci robot.
- Trial name
- NCT06896084
- Testing
- da Vinci Xi System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Valley Health System
First Episode Psychosis of Schizophrenia and Schizotypal Disorder, Psychotic Disorders
Extended Specialized Assertive Intervention for First Episode Psychosis
In a randomized clinical trial, the researchers want to investigate if the positive short-term outcomes (first 1-2 years), achieved with specialized assertive intervention programme (OPUS), can be maintained for five years if the…
- Conditions
- First Episode Psychosis of Schizophrenia and Schizotypal Disorder, Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
- Trial name
- OPUSII (NCT00914238)
- Testing
- 2 years OPUS treatment, OPUS 5 years
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Advanced/Metastatic Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer (Early Breast Cancer)
Praegnant Breast Cancer: Early/Advanced/Metastatic
Among patients with breast cancer the subgroup of patients with metastases are considered the group of patients with the worst prognosis.
- Trial name
- PRAEGNANT (NCT02338167)
- Testing
- Blood sampling
- Where
- 61 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 13,500 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Emergencies, Health Personnel Attitude
THE EXPERIENCES OF PROFESSIONALS WITH REFUGEE PATIENTS
This study was conducted to examine the experiences and feelings of health professionals while providing care to refugee children and families in pediatric emergency service.
- Conditions
- Emergencies, Health Personnel Attitude, Child Development, Qualitative
- Trial name
- NCT05865587
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Health Services Research, Comparative Effectiveness
Population Versus Practice-based Interventions to Increase Immunizations
One of the nation's major health priorities, as outlined in Healthy People 2010, is to increase the proportion of children aged 19 to 35 months who have received all universally recommended vaccines.
- Conditions
- Health Services Research, Comparative Effectiveness, Immunization
- Trial name
- NCT01296906
- Testing
- Recall conducted by private practices, Recall conducted centrally by local health department
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31,567 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Health Services Research
Experiences of Early Postnatal Discharge Home as Perceived by Mothers and Healthcare Professionals
In recent years, the average length of stay in maternity units has decreased, leading to the development of early postnatal discharge home (EPDH) programs.
- Trial name
- BbDom94 (NCT07425665)
- Testing
- The study is qualitative, prospective, and multicenter. Participation is offered to centers and individuals with experience of early postnatal discharge home who meet the inclusion criteria
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
Osteoarthritis
Improving Services and Outcomes for Joint Replacement Patients
Primary total knee or total hip replacement surgeries are costly high volume procedures \& outcomes may be affected by surgical \& care processes \& individual patient characteristics.
- Trial name
- NCT01899443
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- 18 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 1,900 people
- Sponsor
- South West Sydney Local Health District
Communication Research, Technostress
NHS Staff Digital Wellbeing Via AirEmail
The goal of this "digital health intervention" study is to test a novel email management tool called "AirEmail" (version 1, or v1) for its impact on improving key aspects of healthcare email management.
- Conditions
- Communication Research, Technostress, Work Related Stress, Burnout, Professional
- Trial name
- NHS DigiWell (NCT06111001)
- Testing
- Email use data collection, AirEmail Tips and Tricks training, AirEmail v1 Digital Tool use
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AirEmail Holdings Limited
Healthcare Worker, Covid19
A Research Platform to Screen Healthcare Workers- Coordinated Approach to Pandemic Trials of COVID-19
Recent studies have shown that some individuals may be asymptomatic but continue to shed the COVID-19 virus. These individuals may represent a population that can unknowingly transmit the virus.
- Trial name
- RESPECT (NCT04574765)
- Testing
- Nasopharyngeal swab, Questionnaire collection (CITF), Optional blood collection
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 7,373 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Smoking Cessation
Quitxt Mobile Text Messaging Cessation Research Study
The health benefits of smoking cessation by age 30 are much greater than cessation later in life, including gaining 10 years of life, compared with those who continue to smoke.
- Trial name
- NCT05958667
- Testing
- Quitxt text messaging or Chat, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Abdominal Pain (AP), Acute Abdomen
Emergency Medicine Evaluation for Acute Abdominal Pain - a Pragmatic Randomized Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether initial assessment by a physician specializing in emergency medicine can improve the care of adults who come to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain or another…
- Conditions
- Abdominal Pain (AP), Acute Abdomen, Acute Abdominal Pain, Abdomen, Acute
- Trial name
- EMERGE-Abdomen (NCT07815795)
- Testing
- Emergency Medicine Initial Assessment, Standard Surgical Assessment
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 440 people
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital