Clinical trials: Healthcare Workers
Smoking Cessation
A Multi-National Study To Assess How Effective And Safe The Smoking Cessation Medicine Varenicline Is In Smokers Who Have Already Tried Varenicline In The Past As A Prescription Medicine From Their Usual Healthcare Provider
The main purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness and safety of the re-treatment of smokers with varenicline with placebo for smoking cessation during the last 4 weeks of a 12 week course of treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01244061
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Australia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 498 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Anxiety, Burn Out
A Study to Assess Virtual Reality by Healthcare Providers: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acceptability of using Virtual Reality intervention to help reduce anxiety and burnout symptoms and improve focus in the workplace.
- Trial name
- NCT04622527
- Testing
- Random assigned paradigm viewing order
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
HIV Infection
Traditional Healer-initiated HIV Counseling and Testing in South Africa
The objective of this proposal is to conduct a pilot test of a program aimed at training traditional healers to conduct HIV testing and implementing HIV testing among people living in Bushbuckridge, South Africa.
- Trial name
- NCT05079347
- Testing
- HIV rapid test
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 418 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Emotional Distress, Burnout, Professional
A Self-directed Mobile Mindfulness Intervention to Address Distress and Burnout in Frontline Healthcare Workers
This is a pilot randomized waitlist control trial assessing if the feasibility of using a mobile mindfulness app to treat emotional distress and burnout amongst nurses taking care of COVID-19 patients.
- Conditions
- Emotional Distress, Burnout, Professional, Stress, Job, Anxiety
- Trial name
- LIFT-HCW (NCT04816708)
- Testing
- LIFT Mindfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Staphylococcus Aureus, Health Care Associated Infection
Reducing Perioperative S. Aureus Transmission
The purpose of this study is to prevent the spread of S. aureus, a dangerous bacterium, within the operating room and between patients undergoing surgery.
- Conditions
- Staphylococcus Aureus, Health Care Associated Infection, Health Care Worker Patient Transmission
- Trial name
- NCT03638947
- Testing
- Swab and decolonization using povidone-iodine cleansing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Randy Loftus
Vaccination Refusal, Communication
Emails Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination Among Healthcare Workers
In this evaluation, two versions of emails will be sent to Geisinger employees who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. A delayed-contact control group will be emailed after a delay of at least two days.
- Trial name
- NCT04728594
- Testing
- Social Proof, Reframing, Scarcity Message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,566 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Opiate Dependence
ALK21-021: A Safety Study of Medisorb® Naltrexone (VIVITROL®) Administered to Health Care Professionals
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of Medisorb® naltrexone (VIVITROL®) when administered over a period of 24 months to health care professionals who have a history of opioid dependence.
- Trial name
- NCT00834080
- Testing
- Medisorb naltrexone 380 mg
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Alkermes, Inc.
Health Personnel Attitude, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Healthcare Provider Human Papillomavirus Education and Professional Skills Intervention
Healthcare providers (HCP) serving the El Paso U.S.-Mexico Border Region will be recruited to compare educational and professional skills interventions focused on the human papillomavirus (HPV).
- Trial name
- NCT05120869
- Testing
- Tailored HPV Education and Professional Skills Intervention Group, General HPV Education and Communication Skills Control Group
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas, El Paso
Asthma
Comparing Maintenance of Device Mastery With Turbohaler© vs. Spiromax© in Healthcare Professionals naïve to Both Devices
This study is conducted to assess the ease of device mastery of a placebo SYMBICORT TURBOHALER vs a placebo Budesonide/Formoterol SPIROMAX device among healthcare professionals in-training (HCP).
- Trial name
- HCP-ELIOT (NCT02570425)
- Testing
- Training on BF Spiromax followed by SYMBICORT Turbohaler, Training on SYMBICORT Turbohaler followed by BF Spiromax
- Volunteers
- 516 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research in Real-Life Ltd
COVID, Coronavirus Infection
Saved From COVID-19 - Chloroquine (CQ) Prophylaxis for Health Care Workers at Risk for COVID
The primary objective is to determine the clinical efficacy of Chloroquine (CQ) in health care workers with moderate to high risk of exposure to COVID-19 in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 infections.
- Trial name
- NCT04349371
- Testing
- Chloroquine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Bacterial Contamination of Healthcare Worker Uniforms
Bacterial Contamination of Healthcare Worker Uniforms
Healthcare worker uniforms are frequently contaminated with bacteria known to cause infections in humans. These bacteria are acquired during the workday.
- Trial name
- NCT01537835
- Testing
- Antimicrobial Scrubs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
HPV Vaccination, Vaccine; Uptake
PREVENT HPV-Related Cancers - BootCamp Translation
This study will serve as one of the first to develop and test the effectiveness of strategies to promote HPV vaccination among diverse rural parents and caregivers of children ages 9-17 years in the Mountain West.
- Conditions
- HPV Vaccination, Vaccine; Uptake, Vaccination; Series Completion
- Trial name
- PREVENT (NCT06290206)
- Testing
- PREVENT - BCT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Zika Virus Infection, Adherence, Patient
Adherence to Care for Children With Congenital Zika Virus Infection in Puerto Rico
Given the magnitude of the epidemic in Puerto Rico, congenital Zika virus infection may have devastating complications to a significant population of children, also affecting families and society at large.
- Trial name
- NCT05041439
- Testing
- Community Health Worker
- Where
- Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Health Care Workers
Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) with a regimen of Truvada + Kaletra among health care workers (HCWs) at Henry Ford Hospital.
- Trial name
- PEP (NCT01234116)
- Testing
- emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Health Care Provider Education
Complementary Therapies in Palliative Care
Palliative care represents one of the most rapidly expanding sectors of health care. Its rapid growth has been accompanied by widespread needs for training of multidisciplinary personnel to work with the unique set of health…
- Trial name
- CTPC (NCT02644356)
- Testing
- Online CE/CME course
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Collinge and Associates, Inc.
COVID-19, Coronavirus
Will Hydroxychloroquine Impede or Prevent COVID-19
This is a prospective, multi-site study designed to evaluate whether the use of hydroxychloroquine in healthcare workers (HCW), Nursing Home Workers (NHW), first responders (FR), and Detroit Department of Transportation bus…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Infections, SARS-CoV 2
- Trial name
- WHIP COVID-19 (NCT04341441)
- Testing
- Hydroxychloroquine - Daily Dosing, Hydroxychloroquine - Weekly Dosing, Monitoring Visit - Baseline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 624 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Covid19
Hydroxychloroquine as Chemoprevention for COVID-19 for High Risk Healthcare Workers
The study proposes to conduct an open-label Phase II trial to evaluate the feasibility, safety and early efficacy of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) administration in reduction of transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome…
- Trial name
- NCT04345653
- Testing
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate (HCQ)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hackensack Meridian Health
Breast Neoplasms
Participant Preference of Subcutaneous (SC) Versus Intravenous (IV) Herceptin (Trastuzumab) in Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (HER) 2-Positive Early Breast Cancer
This randomized, open-label, crossover study will evaluate participants' preference and healthcare professional (HCP) satisfaction with SC versus IV Herceptin administration in HER2-positive early breast cancer.
- Trial name
- PrefHER (NCT01401166)
- Testing
- Herceptin, Single-Use Injection Device
- Where
- 75 sites in Canada, Denmark and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 488 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Health Personnel, Stress
Cereset Research In Healthcare Workers During COVID-19
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of Cereset Research to improve the symptoms of stress in healthcare workers in an open label, waitlist controlled pilot clinical trial, during the period of COVID-19.
- Conditions
- Health Personnel, Stress, Anxiety, Insomnia
- Trial name
- NCT04682197
- Testing
- Cereset Research
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Pertussis
Vanderbilt Pertussis Exposure Study: PEP in Vaccinated Healthcare Workers Following Pertussis Exposure
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two strategies of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in healthcare workers (HCWs) who have been vaccinated with acellular pertussis vaccine and have been exposed to…
- Trial name
- VPES (NCT00469274)
- Testing
- Antibiotic PEP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University