Clinical trials: Health Services Utilization
Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Use Disorder
Extended-release Naltrexone and Care Management for Alcohol Dependent Frequent Emergency Department Users
Our primary aim is to assess the feasibility of initiating treatment in the ED with extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) plus care management (CM) vs.
- Trial name
- NCT02445339
- Testing
- XR-NTX+CM (Extended-Release Naltrexone plus Care Management)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Tobacco Smoking
Trial Comparing Different Methods of Support With Stopping Smoking (PORTSSS/Stop Together Trial)
This study shall determine whether or not proactive telephone support for smoking cessation delivered to quitline callers is more effective than standard 'reactive' provision and whether or not the offer of a voucher for a cost…
- Trial name
- PORTSSS (NCT00775944)
- Testing
- Proactive telephone support, Reactive (standard) telephone support, Offer of voucher for cost-free Nicotine Replacement Therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,591 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Eating Disorders
Treatment Uptake Chatbot for Eating Disorders
Eating disorders (EDs) are serious mental illnesses associated with high morbidity and mortality, clinical impairment, and comorbid psychopathology.
- Trial name
- NCT04806165
- Testing
- Repeated Administration, Personalized Recommendation, Motivational Interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 205 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Breast Neoplasms, HER2/Neu Positive
Tolerability of the Combination of Lapatinib and Trastuzumab in Adults Age 60 or Older With HER2 Positive Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well lapatinib ditosylate and trastuzumab work in treating older patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer that has spread from where…
- Conditions
- Breast Neoplasms, HER2/Neu Positive, Geriatric Health Services
- Trial name
- NCT01273610
- Testing
- Lapatinib, Trastuzumab, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Depression
An eHealth Intervention to Increase Depression Treatment Initiation and Adherence Among Veterans Referred for Mental Health Services
Depression is the most prevalent mental health condition among VHA patients and is strongly associated with poor functioning, negative health outcomes, and suicide.
- Trial name
- NCT05990075
- Testing
- self-monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pain, Back Pain
Development of STEPPT
This 6-month pilot study aims to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and estimate effect sizes of the pilot STEPPT intervention for addressing ethnic disparities in physical therapy referrals and adherence between Hispanic and…
- Conditions
- Pain, Back Pain, Low Back Pain, Chronic Pain
- Trial name
- STEPPT PILOT (NCT06835439)
- Testing
- STEPPT Pilot, Standard Care (Control)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Hypertension
Uncontrolled Hypertension Among the Homeless
This study is designed to assess the effect of implementing a mobile health (mHealth) strategy using text messaging for hypertension (HTN) management among hypertensive homeless persons with uncontrolled blood pressure age 21 or…
- Trial name
- NCT05187013
- Testing
- mHealth for Hypertension in Homeless Persons
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Contraception Behavior
A Pilot Study to Estimate the Impact of a Screening and Referral Service on Contraceptive Use
The specific aim of this pilot study is to estimate the impact of a new digital health service on the uptake of family planning among Kenyan women with an unmet need for contraception.
- Trial name
- E0108 (NCT03224390)
- Testing
- digital family planning screening and referral service
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Thromboembolism
Self-management of Low Molecular Weight Heparin Therapy
There is very little data available on compliance with self-injected low molecular weight heparins (LMWH), but what there is, definitely shows that compliance represents a significant problem.
- Trial name
- NCT00794560
- Testing
- patient education
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorders
A Brief Community Linkage Intervention for Dually Diagnosed Individuals
Surveys suggest that up to 80% of veterans with a persistent mental illness have a co-occurring substance use disorder. Substance abuse among this population is problematic and often results in poor engagement in treatment and…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorders, Substance-Related Disorders, Bipolar Disorder
- Trial name
- TLC (NCT00137267)
- Testing
- Time limited case management, Health Education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Cigarette Smoking
E-Cigarettes and Financial Incentives to Promote Tobacco Harm Reduction Among Adults Accessing Shelter Services
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the feasibility and potential efficacy of 1) e-cigarette switching (EC) or 2) e-cigarette switching + financial incentives for combustible cigarette cessation (EC+FI)
- Trial name
- EXCHANGE (NCT03743532)
- Testing
- E-cigarette Switching, Financial Incentives
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Tobacco Use Cessation
Improving Quitline Support Study
This study seeks to evaluate ways to improve outcomes for low-education, uninsured or Medicaid-eligible smokers who do not successfully quit with standard telephone quit line treatment.
- Trial name
- IQS (NCT03538938)
- Testing
- 1-Call Quitline Counseling, 4-Call Quitline Counseling, Nicotine patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,316 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Asthma
Telecommunications System in Asthma
This project is investigating whether application of a telecommunications system to the care of adult patients with asthma will improve self-management by enhancing compliance with preventive medication regimens and fostering the…
- Trial name
- NCT00232557
- Testing
- TLC-Asthma, TLC-health education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs