Clinical trials: Healthcare Utilization
Medication Errors
Improving Parental Understanding of Medication Instructions Through a Pictogram-Based Intervention
Liquid medication administration errors are common, and place children at risk for adverse events. Caregivers with low socioeconomic status (SES), low education and poor health literacy skills are at increased risk for errors.
- Trial name
- NCT00537433
- Testing
- Pictogram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 251 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
ATC/DDD, Antibiotic Utilization
Using the ATC/DDD to Monitor Antibiotic Use at Lower Primary Care Facilities in Southwestern Uganda
This is a non blinded two arm cluster randomized control trial, aimed at assessing the feasibility of using the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification/define Daily Doses system tool to monitor antibiotic use at lower…
- Trial name
- NCT04782011
- Testing
- ATC/DDD
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,406 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Tuberculosis, Latent Tuberculosis Infection
VDOT for Monitoring Adherence to LTBI Treatment
The three-month short-course treatment with isoniazid [H] and rifapentine [P] (3HP) recently recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could dramatically increase the number of persons starting and completing…
- Trial name
- VMALT (NCT02641106)
- Testing
- Video Directly Observed Therapy, In-Person DOT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Mental Disorder
The Use of a Virtual Reality Intervention on Stigma, Empathy and Attitudes Towards People With Psychotic Disorders
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a VR intervention on (1) stigma, (2) empathy and (3) attitudes towards those experiencing mental disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT05982548
- Testing
- VR intervention, VR control intervention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Pregnancy Complications, Maternal Care Patterns
Melanated Group Midwifery Care (MGMC)
This study is being conducted to determine if a multi-level intervention for delivering maternity care can improve patient trust and engagement among Black birthing people.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Maternal Care Patterns, Patient Engagement
- Trial name
- MGMC (NCT05365815)
- Testing
- Melanated Group Midwifery Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 432 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
DPYD Gene Mutation, Gastrointestinal Cancer
Nudge Strategies for DPYD Testing in Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancers Treated With Fluoropyrimidines
5-fluorouracil and capecitabine, sometimes called 5-FU, fluoropyrimidines, or Xeloda are a type of chemotherapy. Many people have side effects from these drugs like nausea, diarrhea, or blood problems.
- Conditions
- DPYD Gene Mutation, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Health Care Seeking Behavior
- Trial name
- DPYD Nudges (NCT06559462)
- Testing
- Focus Group, Discrete Choice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Cognitive Dysfunction
Effects Of An 8-Weeks Mindfulness-based Intervention In Individuals With Subjective Cognitive Decline
The European Commission Horizon 2020 programme has funded the SCD-WELL trial to investigate the efficacy of mindfulness-based training to reduce anxiety in individuals with Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD), in comparison to an…
- Trial name
- SCD-WELL (NCT03005652)
- Testing
- Mindfulness weekly courses for 8 weeks, Health education weekly courses for 8 weeks
- Where
- 4 sites in France, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Contraception
Study of Birth Control Use After Childbirth
This study is a randomized controlled trial that will evaluate the impact of a brief educational script on the method of birth control that women receive at their 6-week postpartum visit.
- Trial name
- NCT01443533
- Testing
- LARC Script
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Utilization, Health Care
Re-Purposing the Ordering of 'Routine' Laboratory Tests in Hospitalized Medical Patients (RePORT Study)
Laboratory test overuse occurs when tests are ordered repetitively, without due consideration of impact on clinical status. Repetitive inpatient lab testing often provides limited value for patient outcomes while increasing…
- Trial name
- NCT06119464
- Testing
- Multimodal Intervention: Education, Multimodal Intervention: Audit and Feedback, Multimodal Intervention: Patient Engagement
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 251,817 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Adherence, Patient
Identification of Surrogate Blood and/or Urine Biomarker for Immulina TM (Trademark) in Normal Humans
This is a pilot study for identifying plasma and/or urine-derived adherence/surrogate biomarker candidates for verifying Immulina™ ingestion by human volunteers (collected before and after consumption of Immulina™, a natural…
- Trial name
- NCT05556967
- Testing
- Immulina
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Coronary Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases
Evaluating a Web-Based Educational Program for Adults at Risk for Coronary Heart Disease (The Heart to Heart Feasibility Study)
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States, but fewer than half of all individuals at risk for CHD take advantage of proven strategies to lower their chances of developing this disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00494052
- Testing
- Heart to Heart (Web-Based Decision Aid), Physician Education Session
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 186 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Pathogen Transmission, Patient Participation
Clean Hands Accessible and Manageable for Patients (CHAMPs)
This study proposes the novel use of a bedrail-affixed technology-based patient hand hygiene system with verbal and visual reminders to improve hospitalized older adults' self-management of hand hygiene practice, which in return…
- Conditions
- Pathogen Transmission, Patient Participation, Aging
- Trial name
- CHAMPs (NCT05866393)
- Testing
- Clean Hands Accessible and Manageable for Patients
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 293 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Availability of the Different Types of Anesthesia Neuromuscular Monitoring Devices Throughout European Hospitals, Health Care Utilization
European Neuromuscular Monitoring Survey
This survey aims to better define the availability of the different types of anesthesia neuromuscular monitoring devices throughout European hospitals.
- Conditions
- Availability of the Different Types of Anesthesia Neuromuscular Monitoring Devices Throughout European Hospitals, Health Care Utilization, Medical Device Availability, Medical Staff Availability
- Trial name
- NCT04517578
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 692 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Vaccination, Hygiene
Microbe-Literacy Germ-Watching Workshops for Hygiene and Vaccine Acceptance in Sargodha, Pakistan
This cluster randomized controlled trial evaluated whether a single microscope-based "germ-watching" workshop, delivered by Lady Health Workers (LHWs) to mothers and female caregivers of children under three years, improves…
- Conditions
- Vaccination, Hygiene, Vaccine Hesitancy, Health Knowledge Attitudes and Practice
- Trial name
- MLI-Sargodha (NCT07771738)
- Testing
- Microbe-literacy germ-watching workshop
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Development Synergies International (Private) Limited
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Efficiency of a Phone Coaching for Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome Patients
Background: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) remains the reference treatment for moderate to severe forms of the Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome (SAHS).
- Trial name
- NCT02435355
- Testing
- telephone-based counselling
- Volunteers
- 379 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sadir Association
Malignant Tumor of Cervix, Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Participation in Screening for Cervical Cancer: Interest of a Self-sampling Device Provided by the General Practitioner
This study evaluates the benefit in women aged from 30 to 65 years, who do not participate to the French opportunistic cervical cancer screening program, of an organized screening with the proposition by the family physician of a…
- Trial name
- PaCUDAHL-Gé (NCT02749110)
- Testing
- Vaginal self-sampling brush
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Quality of Life
Preventive Program for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Introduction: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) are characterized by inflammation of muscles, tendons, fascia and nerves of upper limbs, shoulder girdle and neck.
- Trial name
- NCT02552680
- Testing
- Exercise, Guideline, Brochure
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Sexual and Reproductive Health, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Evaluating the Effects of Reproductive Health Training on Provider Behavior - Aim 3
This study will evaluate the real-world effectiveness of a four-day Afrocentric sexual and reproductive health curriculum for health professional students in Tanzania.
- Conditions
- Sexual and Reproductive Health, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Provider Behavior, Health Education
- Trial name
- THP-2 Aim 3 (NCT07770438)
- Testing
- Afrocentric Sexual and Reproductive Health Curriculum
- Where
- 3 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Antimicrobial Drug Resistance
A Complex Intervention to Promote Appropriate Antibiotic Use Among Rural Residents Based on the Metaphor-Embedded Integrated Behavioral Model
The study aims to address the question of how to provide effective health education on health topics with high medical specialisation (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT06967766
- Testing
- health education based on the Metaphor-Embedded Integrated Behavioral Model
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bo Yan
Breast Cancer
Behavioural Science Messages in Breast Cancer Screening
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the United Kingdom, with 1 in 8 women affected during their lifetime. Whilst survival rates are high, the 5-year survival rate is 72% higher with the earliest stage breast cancer…
- Trial name
- NCT05395871
- Testing
- Behavioural Message, Behavioural Message + Video, Usual Care Message
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 34,047 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London