Clinical trials: Learning Disorder
Coronary Artery Disease
Deep-Learning Image Reconstruction in CCTA
Cardiac CT allows the assessment of the heart and of the coronary arteries by use of ionising radiation. Although radiation exposure was significantly reduced in recent years, further decrease in radiation exposure is limited by…
- Trial name
- NCT03980470
- Testing
- TrueFidelity
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Fibromyalgia
Combined Behavioral and Analgesic Trial for Fibromyalgia
This is a randomized control study that involves a combination of a drug treatment, behavioral health, and placebo controls. Some participants will receive a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment…
- Trial name
- COMBAT-FM (NCT01598753)
- Testing
- Tramadol, Cognitive Behavior Therapy for FM, Health Education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia
Veterans Service Organizations and My HealtheVet (MHV)
This project will design, deliver, and evaluate a peer support intervention that will help veterans become familiar with and register for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) My HealtheVet (MHV).
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- NCT01597843
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 282 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Neurofibromatosis 1
Antioxidant Therapy With N-acetylcysteine for Children With Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) commonly suffer from the effects of cognitive, behavioral, and motor impairments. At present, there is no specific treatment for this NF1 complication.
- Trial name
- DoDNAC (NCT04481048)
- Testing
- N-Acetyl cysteine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C-Video vs. Brochure Education Delivery
The purpose of this study is to determine the most effective way to give patients information regarding hepatitis C virus infection.
- Trial name
- NCT04204447
- Testing
- Hepatitis C Educational Brochure, Hepatitis C Educational Video
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Musculoskeletal Pain
Patient Education to Improve Pain Management in Older Adults With Acute Musculoskeletal Pain: A Pilot Randomized Trial
This is a three arm pilot randomized trial. Patients will be assigned to: 1. Usual care 2. Video education in the Emergency Department (ED) 3.
- Trial name
- BETTER_Pilot (NCT02438384)
- Testing
- Video, Phone follow-up
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Trait
Evaluation of Low-cost Techniques for Detecting Sickle Cell Disease and β-thalassemia in Nepal and Canada
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder associated with acute illness and organ damage. In high resource settings, early screening and treatment greatly improve quality of life.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Trait, Beta-Thalassemia, Sickle Cell-Beta Thalassemia
- Trial name
- NCT05506358
- Testing
- High performance liquid chromatography, Automated sickling test, HbS solubility test
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada, Nepal
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Dementia
Delivery Models of Caregiver Support and Education
The proposed study seeks to compare usual care and two different interventions for caregivers (CGs) of Veterans with dementia that are brief and administered by telephone.
- Trial name
- NCT02368132
- Testing
- Group Delivered TEP, Individual Delivered TEP
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 319 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stroke
Treatment of Hand Dysfunction After Stroke
Many stroke survivors exhibit persistent upper limb motor deficits and a non-functional upper limb. There is some promising information that suggests motor learning (ML) in conjunction with functional electrical stimulation (FES…
- Trial name
- NCT00508521
- Testing
- Functional Electrical Stimulation, Standard Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Chronic Kidney Disease stage3, Chronic Kidney Disease stage4
A Pragmatic Approach to CKD Patient Education
Over 350,000 adult Arkansans have chronic kidney disease (CKD) and 9 out of 10 (312,000) of these Arkansans are unaware of having it.
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease stage3, Chronic Kidney Disease stage4, Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5, Patient Engagement
- Trial name
- PACED (NCT05138419)
- Testing
- CKD "What You Need To Know" Workbook System, CKD Action Plan, CKD Web-based Resource List
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Patient Compliance, Pelvic Floor Disorders
Does a Patient Education Video Augment Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Compliance?
The investigators intend to measure compliance with attending pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT) in a Urogynecology population by randomizing patients to either viewing a four minute educational video or reading a handout…
- Trial name
- NCT02875977
- Testing
- Educational video, Educational handout
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Mueller
Urinary Incontinence, Stress, Urinary Incontinence, Urge
Group Learning Achieves Decreased Incidents of Lower Urinary Symptoms
This three-site randomized controlled trial compares the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a group-administered behavioral treatment program to no treatment.
- Trial name
- Gladiolus (NCT02001714)
- Testing
- Group Behavioral Treatment
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 463 people
- Sponsor
- Ananias Diokno
End-stage Renal Disease, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Increasing Live Donor Kidney Transplantation Through Video-based Education and Mobile Communication
The study is a- 2-arm randomized controlled trial among patients presenting for kidney transplant evaluation at a single transplant center to compare the effects of a patient-based self-learning and outreach intervention about…
- Trial name
- KidneyTIME (NCT05154773)
- Testing
- Kidney donation and transplant information made easy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 422 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay
Endermotherapy for Children With Developmental Disabilities
Children with developmental disabilities often sustain decreased range of motion in their extremities. The decrease in flexibility may be due to neuromuscular disorders such as spasticity or dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT01207570
- Testing
- Endermotherapy, Passive manual stretching
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Cerebrovascular Accident
To Determine the Therapeutic Effect of the Music Glove and Conventional Hand Exercises to Subacute Stroke Patients
The investigators are trying to determine the therapeutic effect of the music glove and conventional hand exercise program to the subacute stroke patients. All participants will be randomized into two groups: AB and BA.
- Trial name
- NCT02410629
- Testing
- Music Glove, Conventional Hand Exercise Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- David Reinkensmeyer
Anxiety, Depression
Anxiety and Depression in Epilepsy: A Treatment Study
As a potential solution to address high rates of depression and anxiety seen in epilepsy patients and poor mental health care access, this randomized trial aims to study treatment for anxiety and depression in epilepsy taking…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT03464383
- Testing
- Escitalopram 10mg, Referral to Psychiatry, Survey only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Diabetes Mellitus
Program Reinforcement Impacts Self Management (PRISM)
Patients who receive DSME (Diabetes Self Management Education) will be enrolled in a 4 arm, randomized study with each group receiving a different method of follow up.
- Trial name
- PRISM (NCT01343056)
- Testing
- Office Staff Support, Peer Support, Usual Care Support
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Rheumatoid Arthritis
"Learning About Biologics"-Rheumatoid Arthritis
This study is a randomized controlled trial designed to examine the efficacy of an educational decision support tool for patients with rheumatoid arthritis who continue to have active disease despite use of traditional disease…
- Trial name
- NCT01721200
- Testing
- Decision Support Tool, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Asthma, COPD
Teaching Use of Respiratory Inhalers (TURI)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of enrolling and randomizing patients into one of two educational interventions to teach appropriate respiratory inhaler technique and to collect preliminary estimates of…
- Trial name
- TURI (NCT01456494)
- Testing
- Brief Intervention, Teach-to-Goal Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Obesity
Interventions in Nutrition Education and Skills
Healthy eating can be difficult for people who live in poor, geographically isolated regions of the United States. In particular, people who live in Appalachia often experience food insecurity (i.e., their access to adequate food…
- Trial name
- NCT02924051
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing, Cooking skills and nutritional education
- Volunteers
- 188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Frances Hardin-Fanning, PhD, RN