Clinical trials: Medical Care
Disease
Study of Medical Student Use of Templates to Document Outpatient Asthma Care in Electronic Medical Record
The purpose of the study is to measure the effectiveness of a social marketing-based medical education intervention on student use of evidence-based templates for documenting outpatient asthma care within an electronic medical…
- Trial name
- NCT01043133
- Testing
- social marketing-based medical education intervention
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Carcinoma
Global Study Looking at the Combination of RAD001 Plus Best Supportive Care (BSC) and Placebo Plus BSC to Treat Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
The purpose of this study is to compare treatment with RAD001 plus best supportive care (BSC) to placebo plus BSC in patients with advanced HCC whose disease progressed while on or after sorafenib treatment or who are intolerant…
- Trial name
- EVOLVE-1 (NCT01035229)
- Testing
- Everolimus, Best Supportive Care (BSC)
- Where
- 131 sites in United States, Australia and 16 more
- Volunteers
- 546 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Recruitment
Advancing People of Color in Clinical Trials Now: Involvement in Trials Using a Patient-Centered Website: A Community-Engaged Approach
The purpose pf this study is to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of a culturally and linguistically tailored clinical trial literacy website in increasing likelihood of participating in clinical trials.
- Trial name
- ACT Now (NCT03243071)
- Testing
- Tailored Website, Standard Website
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Injuries
Trauma Medical Home for Older Injured Patients
This proposal aims to conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a 6-month collaborative care intervention in improving the functional and psychological recovery of 430 injury survivors 50 and older.
- Trial name
- NCT03108820
- Testing
- TMH Intervention, Usual Care
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 430 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Resident Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Cross-cultural Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Patient-clinician Encounters
The Provider Awareness and Cultural Dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons Trial
This study is designed to test the impact of a new curriculum, called Provider Awareness Cultural Dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons (PACTS), on surgical residents' cross-cultural knowledge, attitudes, and skills surrounding the care…
- Conditions
- Resident Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Cross-cultural Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Patient-clinician Encounters, Patient-reported Satisfaction With Resident Physicians Involved in Their Care, Patients' Clinical Health Outcomes After Surgery
- Trial name
- PACTS (NCT03576495)
- Testing
- PACTS curriculum, Standard Residency Curriculum
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,901 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Schizophrenia Spectrum & Other Psychotic Disorders
PACT for Individuals With Serious Mental Illness
People with serious mental illness have difficulty making good use of primary care, and die, on average, years earlier than others in the population.
- Trial name
- SMI-PACT (NCT01668355)
- Testing
- Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 331 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Immobilization
Time Performance of Scoop Stretcher Versus Vacuum Mattress for Prehospital Spinal Stabilization
A simulation-based randomized controlled trial was designed with the objective to assess the time needed to achieve spinal stabilization using a scoop stretcher compared to a vacuum mattress.
- Trial name
- NCT04904770
- Testing
- Scoop stretcher, Vacuum mattress
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stuby Loric
Pregnancy
Effects of a Personalized Web-based Antenatal Care Planner
Many women are turning to the Internet to meet their health information needs, but the large amount of information available, as well as the unknown reliability and applicability of information can be overwhelming.
- Trial name
- NCT00182325
- Testing
- personalized web prenatal information, general web prenatal information
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Hypertension
Reducing Clinical Inertia in Hypertension Treatment: A Pragmatic Trial
The goal of this project is to use health information technology and team-based care in novel ways to support the establishment of a Patient-Centered Medical Home model of care aimed at improving the diagnosis and management of…
- Trial name
- NCT01145391
- Testing
- Active Outreach to Patients and Providers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 591 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Pneumonia
Effects of the Oral Care With Vaccines for Pneumonia in Elderly; Going Home Together Both Physician and Dentist
Prospective study comparing the effects of interventions (combined oral care and pneumococcal plus influenza vaccinations) in preventing pneumonia and increasing the survival rate from pneumonia.
- Trial name
- NCT01403805
- Testing
- Pneumococcal vaccination (Pneumovax NP, 21800AMY10131000), Influenza vaccination (Flubik HA, 16100EZZ01207000), Specific frequency of oral care
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yubari Kibounomori
Analgesia
Pharmacoeconomic Consequences Of Analgesia in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
This study will be a multicentre randomized, open-label, phase IIIb study. This study will evaluate two different techniques of sedation: an analgesia based regimen with remifentanil versus a conventional sedation based regimen…
- Trial name
- NCT00436345
- Testing
- Remifentanil, Propofol
- Where
- 6 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Alcoholism
Clinical Study of TripleA for Treatment of Alcohol Addiction in Outpatient Care
The primary objective is to investigate differences in the alcohol consumption pattern between alcohol addicts receiving conventional treatment and those who receive a combination of conventional treatment and TripleA.
- Trial name
- NCT03195894
- Testing
- TripleA
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- Kontigo Care AB
Heart Failure
Patient and Family Partners in Heart Failure Care: Pilot Test of a Pre-visit Question Prompt List to Enhance Engagement During Medical Visits
The purpose of this study is to conduct a pilot study in 30 Heart Failure (HF) patients and visit companions (i.e., a family member who accompanies the patient to medical visits), to evaluate a pre- visit question/topic prompt…
- Trial name
- NCT03491800
- Testing
- Question/Topic Prompt List
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Dulce Digital-Me: An Adaptive mHealth Intervention for Underserved Hispanics With Diabetes
This study will compare Dulce Digital (i.e., the investigators' proven-effective combination of "one-size-fits-all" educational text messages and nurse monitoring of patient-transmitted blood glucose values) and Dulce Digital-Me…
- Trial name
- DD-Me (NCT03130699)
- Testing
- Dulce Digital, Dulce Digital-Me (Automated Delivery), Dulce Digital-Me (Medical Assistant)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute
Cerebrovascular Accident
Field Administration of Stroke Therapy - Magnesium (FAST-MAG) Trial
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of field-initiated magnesium sulfate in improving the long-term functional outcome of patients with acute stroke.
- Trial name
- FAST-MAG (NCT00059332)
- Testing
- Magnesium Sulfate, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,700 people
- Sponsor
- Jeffrey L. Saver
Acute Bleeding on Long-Term Anticoagulation Therapy, Hemorrhage
Fixed Versus Variable Dosing of 4-factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for Emergent Warfarin Reversal
The goal of this study is to determine if a fixed dose of 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4FPCC) is as effective as the current standard of care.
- Conditions
- Acute Bleeding on Long-Term Anticoagulation Therapy, Hemorrhage, Significant Bleeding in Patients With a Coagulopathy (Prolonged Thrombin Time), Urgent Reversal of Vitamin K Antagonist (VKA) Anticoagulation
- Trial name
- kcentra (NCT03064035)
- Testing
- 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4FPCC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Caregiver Burden
Building a Bridge (BAB) Between Clinical and Community Care
Dementia diagnosis triggers a transitional phase for the individuals and their families, often causing emotional distress and family conflicts due to the ambiguity of the illness and future trajectories.
- Trial name
- BAB (NCT03932812)
- Testing
- Options Counselor Health Educator (OC-HE) Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sato Ashida
Diabetes Mellitus
Improving Medical Training for the Care of Chronic Conditions
While medical training has increasingly included chronic care management, quality care necessitates education approaches that go farther.
- Trial name
- NCT00676208
- Testing
- Shared Medical Appointments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Acute Pain, Low Back Pain, Mechanical
Spinal Manipulation and Patient Self-Management for Preventing Acute to Chronic Back Pain
This is a study of adults with acute low back pain flare-up at risk of becoming chronic and disabling. The study tests how well spinal manipulation and guided selfcare work compared to standard medical care.
- Trial name
- PACBACK (NCT03581123)
- Testing
- Supported-Self Management (SSM), Spinal Manipulation Therapy (SMT), SMT + SSM
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Asthma Chronic, Adherence, Medication
Pictograms to Facilitate Comprehension of Medical Indications
SIMAP is a triple-masked randomised trial aimed at assessing whether an automated system of pictograms associated to medical indications results in better comprehension and adherence of said indications.
- Conditions
- Asthma Chronic, Adherence, Medication, Primary Health Care
- Trial name
- SIMAP (NCT05609760)
- Testing
- SIMAP, Usual Care
- Where
- 4 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Concepcion