Clinical trials: Knowledge Translation
Chronic Diseases
A Cluster-randomized Controlled Knowledge Translation Feasibility Study in Alberta Community Pharmacies
Background: Despite evidence of benefit for pharmacist involvement in chronic disease management, the provision of these services in community pharmacy has been suboptimal.
- Trial name
- NCT02191111
- Testing
- Task-focused facilitation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Legislation, Policy
Evaluation of the Research to Policy Collaboration Model
This work aims to evaluate an approach for improving federal legislators' use of evidence-known as the Research-to-Policy Collaboration (RPC) - which seeks to address known barriers to policymakers' use of research, including a…
- Conditions
- Legislation, Policy, Child Abuse, Family and Household
- Trial name
- RPC (NCT03671434)
- Testing
- Research-to-Policy Collaboration, Light Touch Policy Training
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Colo-rectal Cancer, Colon Polyp
Optimizing Timing of Follow-up Colonoscopy
Overall Objective: To optimize timing of surveillance colonoscopy. Principal research question and specific aims: To assess the impact of access to a hand-held application on the timing of surveillance colonoscopy.
- Conditions
- Colo-rectal Cancer, Colon Polyp, Colonic Polyp, Rectal Polyp
- Trial name
- NCT04889352
- Testing
- Access to colonoscopy web app
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Back Pain, Knowledge
Turkish Version of Back Pain Knowledge and Beliefs Survey
Low back pain (LBP) is a globally prevalent health issue, affecting the majority of individuals at some point in their lives. Misconceptions about LBP can prolong its chronicity, highlighting the importance of educating patients…
- Conditions
- Back Pain, Knowledge, Beliefs, Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Turkish Validation
- Trial name
- BacKS-tr (NCT06780800)
- Testing
- The Back Belief Questionnaire Tr (BBQ) and Backs-tr, Backs-tr retest
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ordu University
Communication Research
Evaluating AI for the Translation of KM Resources
Knowledge mobilization resources for parents provide information to help make health decisions for their children. These resources can include videos, infographics, and plain language summaries. They are often created in English.
- Trial name
- NCT07666399
- Testing
- KM Resource - English, KM Resource - Professionally Translated, KM Resouce - AI
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 576 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Vaccine Adverse Reaction, Vaccination; Complications
Improving the School Vaccination Experience: What CARDs Are You Going to Play?
Vaccination hesitancy is identified as a threat to global health by the World Health Organization (WHO). For adolescents undergoing vaccination at school, prior studies demonstrate that concerns about pain and/or fear of needles…
- Conditions
- Vaccine Adverse Reaction, Vaccination; Complications, Fear
- Trial name
- NCT03966300
- Testing
- Multi-faceted knowledge translation intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,919 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Mobility Limitation
Evaluating the Impact of the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal on Physical Mobility Outcomes
The McMaster Optimal Aging Portal (the Portal) was launched in 2014 to increase public access to trustworthy health information.
- Trial name
- NCT02947230
- Testing
- Tailored Knowledge Translation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 535 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Chronic Conditions, Multiple, Aging
Physical Literacy and Rehabilitation
With the aging population, the prevalence of chronic conditions continues to rise, affecting 1/3 of Canadians. The promotion of physical literacy, defined as "the motivation, confidence, physical competence and knowledge, to take…
- Conditions
- Chronic Conditions, Multiple, Aging, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- NCT04494711
- Testing
- Physical Functional Literacy for Adults
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Julie Richardson
Pain
Sustainability of a Knowledge Translation Intervention to Improve Paediatric Pain
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of short refresher sessions. "Pain Practice Change Boosters" given at regular intervals to sustain improved pain process (assessment and management) and clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT02236949
- Testing
- Pain Practice Change Booster Intervention
- Where
- 7 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,907 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Cancer
Evaluating the Impact of the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal on Cancer Prevention Behaviours in Underserved Populations
The goal of the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal is to be a trustworthy source for health information. The Portal team can see (through measuring analytics of website use) that thousands of people are using the Portal and the…
- Trial name
- NCT03186703
- Testing
- Tailored knowledge translation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 549 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Stroke, Upper Extremity Dysfunction
Implementing Outcome Measures in Stroke Rehabilitation
The primary objective of this study is to tailor and test implementation strategies to support the adoption of two upper extremity motor outcome measures for stroke: the Fugl-Meyer Assessment and the Action Research Arm Test.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Upper Extremity Dysfunction, Hemiplegia, Hemiparesis
- Trial name
- I-STROM (NCT04888416)
- Testing
- I-STROM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 484 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Pressure Injury, Pressure Ulcer
Pressure Injury、Caregiver、Knowledge Translation
Background and importance: In 2003, a pressure injury is listed as one of the indicators of care quality in clinical setting by Taiwan joint commission on hospital accreditation.
- Trial name
- NCT06128005
- Testing
- knowledge translation in nursing for pressure injury care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yi-Syuan Lai
Pain, Infant
The Effectiveness of a Multifaceted Knowledge Translation Intervention on Pain in Hospitalized Infants
Hospitalized infants undergo multiple painful procedures daily. Despite generation of a significant amount of evidence, procedural pain assessment and management in infants continues to be suboptimal.
- Trial name
- NCT03825822
- Testing
- ImPaC Resource Intervention (INT), Standard Practice (SP)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
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
Immunisation Anxiety Related Reaction
Feasibility of Implementation of CARD for School-Based Immunizations
A multi-faceted knowledge translation intervention - The CARD (C-Comfort, A-Ask, R-Relax, D-Distract) System - was developed to improve the vaccination experience of students at school.
- Trial name
- NCT03948633
- Testing
- Multi-faceted knowledge translation intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Sustainability of Innovations, Knowledge Translation
Sustaining Transfers Through Affordable Research Translation (START)
Currently, the health care that people receive is approximately 20 years behind up-to-date research findings. Developing ways to narrow the gap between evidence and practice is an important research focus in continuing care…
- Trial name
- START (NCT01746459)
- Testing
- Paper-Based Reminder System, Peer-Based Reminder System
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Critical Illness, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
Advance Care Planning Evaluation in Hospitalized Elderly Patients
The purpose of the study is to inform decision-makers of the best strategies to implement advanced care planning (ACP). An advanced care plan (ACP) is a verbal or written instruction describing what kind of care an individual…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, Cirrhosis
- Trial name
- ACCEPT (NCT01362855)
- Where
- 9 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 503 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Daren K. Heyland
Changes in Physical Fitness, Changes in Diet, Food, and Nutrition Habits
Translational Health After School Program on Health-Related Knowledge/Behaviors and Exercise Perception
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of a translational health in nutrition and kinesiology (THINK) after school program on physical variables, nutrition and exercise knowledge base/behaviors, and exercise enjoyment…
- Conditions
- Changes in Physical Fitness, Changes in Diet, Food, and Nutrition Habits, Changes in Child Health
- Trial name
- THINK (NCT02932813)
- Testing
- THINK Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Dementia, Burden, Caregiver
An Internet-Based Education Program for Care Partners of People Living With Dementia
With the aging population, the prevalence of dementia is increasing dramatically. People living with dementia are highly dependent on family care partners, who may have little knowledge of the disorder.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Burden, Caregiver, Self Efficacy, Knowledge
- Trial name
- NCT05114187
- Testing
- Education Intervention, Education Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Healthy
Enhancing Knowledge Translation in Nutrition Through a Healthy Eating Blog
The purpose of this study is to determine if a nutrition intervention provided through a healthy eating blog is feasible and acceptable.
- Trial name
- NCT03103035
- Testing
- Blog
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University