Clinical trials: Helping Behavior
Obesity
Using Bite Counter for Weight Loss: A One-month Usability Trial to Test the Effectiveness of Using the Bite Counter
This is a 1-month study that will examine the use of podcasting and a wearable wrist-worn device to track calorie intake and promote weight loss.
- Trial name
- Bites (NCT02494674)
- Testing
- Bite Counter tracking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Left Ventricular Assist Device, End-stage Heart Failure
Preoperative Nutritional Optimization and Physical Exercise for Patients Scheduled for Elective Implantation for a Left-Ventricular Assist Device
This is a pilot, randomized, multicenter interventional trial of a combined preoperative oral nutritional support (ONS) and physical exercise therapy in patients planned for elective implantation of a left-ventricular assist…
- Conditions
- Left Ventricular Assist Device, End-stage Heart Failure, Cardiac Surgery
- Trial name
- PROPER-LVAD (NCT04205760)
- Testing
- Nutrition + exercise
- Where
- 5 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Ventricular Assist Device, Self-management
Improved Self-management for Patients on Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
The number of patients with end-stage heart disease requiring the implantation of ventricular assist devices (VAD) is steadily increasing.
- Conditions
- Ventricular Assist Device, Self-management, Psychological Factors
- Trial name
- SELMA (NCT04234230)
- Testing
- Prevalence Survey
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 393 people
- Sponsor
- University of Freiburg
Smoking Cessation
Understanding Risk Perception, Behaviour, and Attitudes Related to Other New Tobacco Products Among Youth
To understand the risk perception, behaviour, and attitudes related to electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products among youth.
- Trial name
- NCT04416698
- Testing
- Individual qualitative interview, cross-sectional survey study
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 390 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Parkinson
Clinical Investigation of NMS Assist
Parkinson's can cause a wide range of non-motor symptoms (NMS), including pain and problems with mental health, memory and sleep. These affect the quality of life of people with Parkinson's (PwP) and their care partners (CP).
- Trial name
- NCT05414071
- Testing
- NMS Assist
- Sponsor
- University of Plymouth
Aging
Trial of the Impact of the Electronic Frailty Integrated With Social Needs
Participants in Electronic Frailty Integrated with Social Needs (eFRIEND) will randomize to receive regularly scheduled in-person and telehealth contacts with a community health worker (CHW) or continue to receive standard of…
- Trial name
- NCT05293730
- Testing
- eFRIEND, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,050 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Low-income Populations, Social Determinants of Health
A Mixed-Method Evaluation of the Impact of Social Risk Screening on Uptake of Social Assistance
Children are disproportionately affected by the rise in poverty rates in the United States. Economic hardships can compromise child development, overall health, and the ability to succeed in school and in life.
- Trial name
- NCT05251311
- Testing
- Social Risk Screening Tool, Electronic Resource Map, Resource Menu
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,949 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Critical Illness, Heart Failure
Effects of Negative Pressure Ventilation Onto Hemodynamics and Right Ventricular Funktion in Patients After Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device.
All patients undergoing an implantation of a durable left ventricular assist device and monitored by pulmonary artery catheter showing no adverse events after surgery are included in the study and ventilated for 15 minutes using…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Heart Failure, LVAD
- Trial name
- NPV LVAD (NCT07034599)
- Testing
- Negative pressure ventilation, positive pressure ventilation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Karlsburg Hospital
HIV/AIDS
Changing Health Through Food Support (CHEFS) Program
UCSF and Project Open Hand (POH), a community based organization in San Francisco which provides meals and groceries to chronically ill clients in the Bay Area, have partnered to conduct an initial randomized controlled trial…
- Trial name
- CHEFS (NCT03191253)
- Testing
- Medically-appropriate meals and groceries
- Volunteers
- 191 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance for the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure (REMATCH)
To conduct a randomized, unblinded clinical trial comparing the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) with maximum medical management in patients with end-stage heart failure who were not candidates for heart transplantation.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Heart Failure, Heart Failure, Congestive
- Trial name
- NCT00000607
- Testing
- Left ventricular assist device, Optimal medical therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Chronic Heart Failure
The IMPULSE Study: Pilot
Continuous-flow (CF) left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are an important tool in the treatment of end-stage heart failure, affording patients significantly improved quantity and quality of life.
- Trial name
- IMPULSE (NCT02044471)
- Testing
- Remote Ischemic Conditioning (using Sphygmomanometer)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Cataract
Study of the Femtosecond Laser System as Compared to Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorhexis for Cataract Surgery
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the OptiMedica Femtosecond Laser System to perform surgical maneuvers used in the treatment of subjects with cataracts.
- Trial name
- NCT01069172
- Testing
- FS Laser Surgery, CCC Surgery
- Where
- Dominican Republic
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Optics
Heart Failure, Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Left Ventricular Assist Device Combined With Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells Implantation in Patients With End-stage Heart Failure.
The aim of the study is to investigate safety and efficacy of intramyocardial implantation of allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells in patients with end-stage ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing left ventricular assist device…
- Trial name
- NCT01759212
- Testing
- Allogeneic stem cells implantation
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- AHEPA University Hospital
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Helping Behavior
Clinical Trial of a Supporter-Targeted Intervention to Improve Outcomes in Recent Sexual Assault Survivors
Communication and Recovery Enhancement (CARE) is a 2-session early intervention for survivors of recent sexual assault and their supporters that aims to improve supporters' ability to respond effectively.
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Helping Behavior, Help-Seeking Behavior, Stress
- Trial name
- CARE (NCT05345405)
- Testing
- Dyadic CARE, Supporter-Only CARE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Heart Failure
Corheart 6 LVAS Long-term Follow-up Study
The purpose of this clinical study is to explore the long-term efficacy and safety of the Corheart 6 Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) as a treatment for patients with advanced heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT06267612
- Testing
- Corheart 6 Left Ventricular Assist System
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
Infertility, Female, Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
SISTER: Sibling Oocyte Insemination With Frozen Sperm From Third Party Donors: Evaluation of Reproductive Techniques
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether two different methods of helping eggs and sperm join-intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF)-lead to better embryo development when…
- Conditions
- Infertility, Female, Reproductive Techniques, Assisted, Fertilization in Vitro
- Trial name
- SISTER (NCT07175571)
- Testing
- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), Conventional Insemination (IVF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center
Khat Abuse
The Adaptation and Evaluation of the WHO's ASSIST-linked Brief Intervention to Khat-Using Ethiopian University Students
The leaves of the khat tree (catha edulis) are traditionally chewed in the countries around the Horn of Africa. They contain the amphetamine-like alkaloid cathinone and their use can produce a Substance Use Disorder.
- Trial name
- KhatAssist (NCT03730805)
- Testing
- ASSIST-linked Brief Intervention, Induction of Deliberative Mindset, Induction of Implemental Mindset
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 307 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Infant, Newborn
Risk Related Assistance During Stabilization In Newborns At Birth
Approximately 10% of term infants and up to 50% of preterm infants less than 32 weeks require stabilization and / or ventilatory support at the time of transition at birth.
- Trial name
- NCT05023694
- Testing
- Video recordings, Video recordings after corrective measures in adverse events
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Manuel Sanchez Luna
Respiratory Insufficiency
A Diaphragmatic Electrical Activity Based Optimization Strategy During Pressure Support Ventilation
Pressure support (PS) is a commonly used mode of ventilation which is triggered based upon the patient's own inspiratory efforts. For the most part, pressure support is well tolerated by patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02067403
- Testing
- Pressure-support Eadi optimization
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Stroke, Stroke Rehabilitation
Personalised Health Motor and Cognitive Assistance System for RehAbilitation (PHRASE)
This study is a multicentric randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of digital technology, specifically a smartphone with integrated VR-and AR-based intervention, for at-home rehabilitation after stroke.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Stroke Rehabilitation, Chronic Stroke Patients, Post Stroke Recovery
- Trial name
- PHRASE-2024 (NCT06885502)
- Testing
- RGS
- Where
- 2 sites in Romania, Spain
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Eodyne Systems SL
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