Clinical trials: Healthcare Quality
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Package of Resources for Assisted Contact Tracing: Implementation, Costs, and Effectiveness
Having health workers assist HIV-infected persons with the recruitment and testing of their sexual contacts and biological children is an effective and efficient way of identifying additional HIV-infected persons in need of HIV…
- Trial name
- PRACTICE (NCT05343390)
- Testing
- Enhanced implementation package, Standard implementation package
- Where
- 33 sites in Malawi
- Volunteers
- 841 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Massage Therapy, Health-care Workers
Can Massage During One Year Improve Health in Health-care Providers Working in Hospital
The overall aim of this pilot study is to investigate the effect, "feasibility" and experiences of regular massage over 12 months on the mental and physical health of healthcare professionals, as well as the frequency of layoffs…
- Conditions
- Massage Therapy, Health-care Workers, Quality of Life, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- NCT05555082
- Testing
- Massage
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Shared Decision Making
Effectiveness of Implementing Shared Decision-Making on Quality of Care Among Patients With Lumbar Degenerative Diseases.
Background: Shared decision making (SDM) is a patient-centered and evidence-based model of clinical decision making. The feature of SDM is that clinicians work together with patients to plan the most appropriate and practical…
- Conditions
- Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Shared Decision Making, Patient Decision Aids, Evidence-based Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT03679494
- Testing
- Shared decision making support tool
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Interdisciplinary Communication, Management, Medication Therapy
Minimizing Harm From ADEs by Improving Nurse-Physician Communication
The purpose of this research study is to examine the clinical processes of care involved with the sharing and communicating of medication management information in the inpatient setting between nurses, pharmacists and physicians.
- Trial name
- MED-COMM (NCT00574990)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Physical Disability
Understanding Disparities in Healthcare and Primary Care Provider Quality
The project proposes to fill gaps in the understanding of disparities in healthcare and primary care provider (PCP) quality from the perspectives of adult Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities compared to those without…
- Trial name
- NCT02626910
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Mental Disorders
Reducing Stigma Among Healthcare Providers to Improve Mental Health Services
A growing number of trials have demonstrated treatment effectiveness for people with mental illness (PWMI) by non-specialist providers, such as primary care and community health workers, in low-resource settings.
- Trial name
- RESHAPE-mh (NCT02793271)
- Testing
- RESHAPE, PRIME/mhGAP
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brandon A Kohrt, MD, PhD
Obesity
Considering Patient Diet Preferences to Optimize Weight Loss
Obesity is increasingly common and can lead to decreased quality of life, increased medical and psychiatric illness, high health care costs, and early mortality.
- Trial name
- DietChoice (NCT01152359)
- Testing
- Choice, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia
Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety in Community Health Centers
This study will examine the efficacy of a computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) program for children with anxiety disorders in community health centers.
- Conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia, Separation Anxiety Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01416805
- Testing
- Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment as usual
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Quality of Life, Disability
Randomized Controlled Trial of Routine Screening for IPV
This is a randomized controlled trial with three arms to establish the impact of screening and referral to services for women disclosing exposure to IPV.
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Disability, Utilization of Health Care Services
- Trial name
- NCT00526994
- Testing
- screened, universal education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Knee Pain Chronic, Arthritis (Hip)
Supporting Decision Making for Musculoskeletal Preference-Sensitive Care
The purpose of this study is to compare condition oriented whole person Health Coaching along with the provision of decision aids to decision aids without condition oriented Health Coaching to neither condition oriented health…
- Conditions
- Knee Pain Chronic, Arthritis (Hip), Arthritis (Knee), Back Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01345123
- Testing
- Provision of condition specific shared decision making (SDM) aids only, Telephonic outreach and support by Health Coach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,925 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Health Dialog
Quality Improvement
Developing a Practice-Based Learning and Improvement Quality Improvement (QI) Systems Impact Assessment Questionnaire
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) acknowledged the changing needs of physicians in training when it endorsed practice-based learning and improvement (PBLI) -- a competency that is typically omitted…
- Trial name
- NCT00754377
- Testing
- PBLI Curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Health Care Quality, Health Care Access
Telemonitoring Versus Usual Care
Background: Older adults with multiple chronic illnesses are at risk for worsening functional and medical status with ensuing hospitalization. One goal of medical care is to prevent this decline.
- Trial name
- NCT01056640
- Testing
- Intel Health Guide, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 205 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Health Education
Effects of Patient-centered Stroke Educating System: a Randomized Controlled Trial
The aim of this study is to establish PAtient-Centered Computerized Educating System for Stroke (PACCESS) for patients with different demands and lack of knowledge.Those in the intervention group will receive the PACCESS and the…
- Trial name
- NCT02591511
- Testing
- smart phone and pad, stroke-related health education manual
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Insurance Status/Stability
IMPACCT for Kids' Care
Health insurance is important for children. Public insurance programs are available to many children, but some families report being confused about how to get and keep this insurance.
- Trial name
- IMPACCT (NCT02298361)
- Testing
- Health insurance outreach IT tools
- Volunteers
- 27,251 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OCHIN, Inc.
COVID-19
Feasibility Pilot Clinical Trial of Omega-3 Supplement vs. Placebo for Post Covid-19 Recovery Among Health Care Workers
This is a two-arm, double blind randomized 12-week study to supplement omega-3 (Eicosapentaenoic acid - EPA + docosahexaenoic acid - DHA) among 100 adults (age 18+) who had coronavirus-19 (covid-19) and are experiencing possible…
- Trial name
- NCT05121766
- Testing
- Omega-3 (EPA+DHA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hackensack Meridian Health
Colorectal Neoplasms
Improving Colonoscopy Quality for Colorectal Cancer Screening in the National VA Healthcare System
High quality screening colonoscopy is critical for colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention in Veterans. There is significant variability in colonoscopy quality in VA that is directly linked to differences in CRC incidence and death.
- Trial name
- NCT04389957
- Testing
- Veterans Affairs Endoscopy Quality Improvement Program (VA-EQuIP)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 445 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Maternal Death During Childbirth, Pregnancy Complications
Wireless Physiologic Monitoring in Postpartum Women
To estimate the clinical effectiveness of wireless physiologic monitoring of women in the first 24 hours after cesarean delivery at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
- Trial name
- WIMS (NCT04060667)
- Testing
- Wireless physiologic monitoring
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 3,191 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia
Prioritized Clinical Decision Support (CDS) to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
The objective of this project is to develop and implement sophisticated point-of-care Electronic Health Record (EHR)-based clinical decision support that (a) identifies and (b) prioritizes all available evidence-based treatment…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes, Smoking
- Trial name
- NCT01420016
- Testing
- Prioritized Clinical Decision Support
- Volunteers
- 7,914 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Renal Disease, Adherence, Treatment
The Effect of Motivational Interviewing and Education Based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring in Hemodialysis
Motivational interviewing and education based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring have an effect on increasing adherence to fluid intake in individuals receiving hemodialysis treatment.
- Conditions
- Renal Disease, Adherence, Treatment, Quality of Life, Satisfaction, Patient
- Trial name
- NCT04174638
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing and Education Based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Technology
Improving Quality of Care in Child Mental Health Service Settings
The investigators recently completed an NIMH R34 in which they piloted a patient- and provider-informed tablet-based toolkit designed to facilitate delivery of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) - a treatment…
- Conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Technology, Child Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT03305458
- Testing
- TFCBT, eTFCBT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 713 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina