Clinical trials: Health Services Research, open to volunteers
Non-communicable Diseases (NCD)
Enabling Environments for Non-communicable Disease Risk Reduction in Ethiopia
The ENABLE study focuses on pregnant women attending routine antenatal care (ANC) in urban primary health care facilities in four Ethiopian cities.
- Trial name
- ENABLE (NCT07442318)
- Testing
- Structured lifestyle counseling integrated into ANC, Standard routine ANC
- Where
- 4 sites in Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,268 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Ischemic Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Ambulatory Stroke Unit Treatment for Elderly Patients
ARTIFICE is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled, exploratory non-inferiority trial evaluating whether an ambulatory stroke unit model (aSU) is non-inferior to conventional inpatient stroke unit care (SU) in…
- Conditions
- Ischemic Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Retinal Ischemia
- Trial name
- ARTIFICE (NCT07420374)
- Testing
- Ambulatory Stroke Unit Care, Conventional Stroke Unit Care
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Vestibulodynia, Vulvodynia
Integrated Care Pathway for Hormonally Mediated Vestibulodynia: a Feasibility and Acceptability Pilot
This single-arm pilot study evaluates whether an integrated six-month care pathway for women with persistent vestibular vulvar pain and suspected hormonally mediated vestibulodynia can be delivered as planned, and how…
- Conditions
- Vestibulodynia, Vulvodynia, Vulvar Vestibulitis
- Trial name
- HerAccess (NCT07908901)
- Testing
- HerAccess integrated care pathway
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- HerAccess ApS
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
HIV Infections
Getting to Zero Among HHI MSM in the American South
This study will evaluate a status-neutral integrated strategy to improve access to and uptake of HIV prevention and treatment services for the highest HIV incidence (HHI) men who have sex with men (MSM) in participating…
- Trial name
- NCT05075967
- Testing
- Health Access Coalitions, Social Media, Peer Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HIV Prevention Trials Network
Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), Suspected Interstitial Lung Disease
Optimizing the Diagnostic Journey in Interstitial Lung Disease: The OPTIMIZE-ILD-1 Trial
The OPTIMIZE-ILD-1 trial is a prospective, randomized, open-label clinical trial designed to evaluate the impact of a coordinated diagnostic pathway on patients with suspected interstitial lung disease (ILD).
- Conditions
- Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), Suspected Interstitial Lung Disease, Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
- Trial name
- OPTIMIZE-ILD-1 (NCT07482917)
- Testing
- Standard ILD Diagnostic Pathway, Optimized ILD Diagnostic Circuit
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Granollers
Prostate Cancer, Risk Assessment
PROstate Cancer Risk Calculator for ACTionable Clinical Decision-making in Nigeria
This study is a pilot trial that builds on findings from the validation of prostate cancer risk calculators in Nigerian men. The goal of the overall study is to improve the early detection of prostate cancer in a high-risk…
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Risk Assessment, Clinical Decision Support Systems, Predictive Value of Tests
- Trial name
- PROACT (NCT07733440)
- Testing
- (a) Training and (b) Supported risk assessment
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ahmadu Bello University
Moral Injury
Moral Injury in French Healthcare Workers
Healthcare professionals are facing an escalating crisis, with burnout rates ranging between 40% and 60% and a growing intention to leave the profession, affecting one in five physicians and one in four nurses in the coming…
- Trial name
- MI-PRO (NCT06926296)
- Testing
- Self-Questionnaires for Healthcare Workers
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3,073 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon La Seyne sur Mer
Self-Help Devices, Long-Term Care
Assistive Device Rental/Purchase, LTC Service Use, and Caregiver Burden in Taiwan
The goal of this observational study is to examine the associations between assistive device approval and acquisition modality (rental or purchase), long-term care service utilization, and family caregiver burden among…
- Conditions
- Self-Help Devices, Long-Term Care, Caregiver Burden, Health Services Research
- Trial name
- NCT07782047
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 161,771 people
- Sponsor
- National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
Serious Mental Illness, Tobacco Use Disorder
Facilitation to Increase Tobacco Treatment
Smoking disproportionally impacts Veterans, and VA spends $2.7 billion annually on smoking-related health conditions. Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI) smoke tobacco products at triple the rate of Veterans without any…
- Trial name
- FITT (NCT07455526)
- Testing
- Multi-component facilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Improved Management of Patients With Recent-Onset Stable Chest Pain
In Germany, coronary CT offers an accurate and less burdensome alternative to cardiac catheterisation for evaluating suspected coronary artery disease, but it is still underused.
- Trial name
- IMPRO (NCT07476040)
- Testing
- IMPRO - Cross-Sectoral Care Model for Coronary Diagnostics
- Where
- 39 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 3,369 people
- Sponsor
- Philipps University Marburg
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
Implementation Research, Depressive Disorder
Pediatric Behavioral Health Integrated Care: Indiana Statewide Strategic Plan to Address the Growing Mental Health Crisis
This research is designed to analyze the implementation and fidelity of Pediatric Integrated Behavioral Health (PEDS-IBH). PEDS-IBH is a multifaceted project designed to address the pediatric mental health crisis by providing…
- Conditions
- Implementation Research, Depressive Disorder, ANXIETY DISORDERS (or Anxiety and Phobic Neuroses), Conduct Disorders in Children
- Trial name
- PEDS-IBH (NCT07216638)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 575 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Health Services Research
Using Anonymous Data From A Digital Tool for Medical History-Taking To Improve Healthcare Services
This study aims to understand how people use a mobile app that helps them record their symptoms before going to the doctor. Patients use the app on a tablet or other digital device.
- Trial name
- NCT06761105
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Goettingen
Hearing Loss, Age-Related, Presbycusis
Optimizing Elderly Hearing Loss Care in Hong Kong A Cost-Effectiveness and Satisfactory Analysis of a Pilot Collaborative Model Between Otorhinolaryngologists and Family Medicine Specialists
This study will evaluate a new collaborative elderly hearing-loss service in Hong Kong. The service is based in Family Medicine (FM) and supported by Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist nurses and audiology services.
- Trial name
- NCT07782177
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong
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
Ovarian Cancer, Endometrial Cancer
Registry Platform Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer
The purpose of the project is to set up a national, prospective, longitudinal, multicenter cohort study, a tumor registry platform, to document uniform data on characteristics, molecular diagnostics, treatment and course of…
- Conditions
- Ovarian Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Ovary Neoplasm, Endometrial Neoplasms
- Trial name
- SMARAGD (NCT05129969)
- Testing
- Physician's choice according to patient's needs.
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,975 people
- Sponsor
- iOMEDICO AG
Sick Leave, Quality Of Care
A Structured Method for Systematic and Integrated Occupational Safety and Health and Patient Safety Management Systems
The evidence unequivocally supports the association between work environment and patient safety. The negative impact of working conditions on both employee health and quality of care highlights the potential benefits of…
- Conditions
- Sick Leave, Quality Of Care, Occupational Health, Safety Culture
- Trial name
- SIOHPS (NCT06398860)
- Testing
- SIOHPS, Wait-list
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Region Västmanland
Vitreoretinal Lymphoma
Multicentre Implementation and Validation of a Molecular Diagnostic for VitreoRetinal Lymphoma
The goal of this observational study is to gain new insights into the changes in proteins, genes and other molecular biological substances in the aqueous humour, vitreous humour, blood serum and, in rare cases, retina/choroid…
- Trial name
- DecodeVRL (NCT05841914)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Vinodh Kakkassery, MD
Autoimmune Hepatitis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
A-LiNK: Improving Outcomes in Autoimmune Liver Disease
The Autoimmune Liver disease Network for Kids (A-LiNK) is a multi-institutional group with the mission to deliver the best care to kids with pediatric autoimmune liver disease (AILD).
- Trial name
- ALINK (NCT05750498)
- Testing
- No interventions
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati