Clinical trials: Narrative
Injury
Stories to Educate Patients With Ankle, Foot, and Knee Injuries
Study will test the use of narratives on patient satisfaction and translation of an evidence-based approach to the use of X-rays for leg injuries in the Emergency Department (ED).
- Trial name
- NCT01810523
- Testing
- Narrative, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Placebo Effect, Pain
Back to Basics - Effects, Narratives and Routes of Administration of Open-label Placebo
To date, very little is known about the mechanisms of open-label placebo treatment and there is a lack in highly controlled experimental designs.
- Conditions
- Placebo Effect, Pain, Expectancy
- Trial name
- NCT02578420
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Dementia, Neuro-Degenerative Disease
Lived Experience Narratives in Dementia
The Lived Experience Narratives in Dementia (LEND) research programme involves five work packages (WP). WP1 explores how people living with dementia use narratives and how narratives can impact them.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Neuro-Degenerative Disease, Alzheimer Disease, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- LEND (NCT07757178)
- Testing
- Online LEND Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Empathy, Patient-centredness
Investigating the Effects of a Short Narratology Education Module on Empathy and Patient-centred Communication in Early-stage Medical Students.
Effective communication is a fundamental skill in clinical medicine; however, traditional approaches often fail to equip learners with an ability to authentically and empathically engage with the complexities of real patients'…
- Conditions
- Empathy, Patient-centredness, Narrative Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT07084077
- Testing
- Narratology education module
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown
PTSD, Critical Illness
The Experiences of Children and Caregivers Given PICU Storybooks
1. To assess the acceptability and feasibility of a study design aimed at evaluating the efficacy of a newly developed intervention for children and their caregivers following discharge from PICU 2.
- Conditions
- PTSD, Critical Illness, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT04041401
- Testing
- PICU storybook
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey
Alcohol Use, Unspecified
Narrative Writing to Promote Healthy Decisions About Alcohol During the Transition Out of High School
The purpose of the proposed research is to evaluate (1) whether a future possible self task (FPST) can lead to changes drinking identity (DI; how much one associates one's self with drinking) and (2) whether the FPST and changes…
- Trial name
- NCT06191861
- Testing
- Most hoped for future self, Most feared future self, Control (trip to zoo)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 468 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Parent of Child With Chronic Life-threatening Illness
Narrative E-Writing Intervention (NeW-I) for Parents of Children With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness
Narrative e-Writing Intervention (NeW-I) is an evidence-based, strength-focused and meaning-oriented approach that aims at enhancing well-being, alleviating burden, and reducing adverse grief outcomes among Singaporean parents…
- Trial name
- NeW-I (NCT03684382)
- Testing
- NeW-I group
- Where
- 4 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University
Caregiver Burden
Transformative Audio Storytelling
Pilot testing the feasibility of the Transformative Audio Storytelling approach for informal caregivers, as an innovative method for delivering potentially empowering mental health narratives.
- Trial name
- HealingStories (NCT05762315)
- Testing
- Audio Storytelling
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Injury Prevention
Changing Youth Narratives on Firearm Violence ("Run It Up") Intervention
The Run It Up project is an experimental, theory-driven effort to address a specific connection between structural factors, youth identity development, and violence, where structural factors in some communities may limit…
- Trial name
- NCT06940362
- Testing
- Changing narrative intervention modules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Violence
Using Media to Shift Social Norms of Violence Among Youth
The project will utilize a quasi-experimental design to examine the effectiveness of a community-level, three-year social norming campaign aimed at changing norms of violence among youth 10-24, with West Louisville (WL) as the…
- Trial name
- NCT02706145
- Testing
- Social norming campaign
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8,037 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Mental Health Issue, HIV
Single Session Narrative Therapy Study
This pilot research study will provide timely access to behavioral health services through the provision of a single-session narrative therapy intervention.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, HIV, Substance Use
- Trial name
- NCT06479980
- Testing
- Single Session Narrative Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Depression, Anxiety
Image Narrative With College Students
The PI developed the Image Narrative Intervention (INI) based on the research using visual images in which visual images and narratives were found to support trauma survivors in narrating their experiences and in meaning making.
- Trial name
- NCT04759313
- Testing
- Image Narrative
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Nursing Students, Emotion Regulation
AI-Based Communication Simulation and Human Library Narratives.
This research plan aims to establish an effectiveness assessment system for promoting clinical communication, empathy, and emotion regulation in pediatric nursing students through a combination of AI communication simulation and…
- Conditions
- Nursing Students, Emotion Regulation, Empathy, AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- Trial name
- NCT07637461
- Testing
- Integrating AI-Based Communication Simulation and Human Library Narratives, Traditional pediatric nursing teaching
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical University, Taiwan
Sexual Health, Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)
Gamified Interactive Narrative (REPRO-QUEST) on Sexual Health Literacy and Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention Behaviors
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of an analog gamification-based interactive narrative intervention (REPRO-QUEST) on enhancing sexual health literacy and behaviors aimed at protecting against sexually…
- Conditions
- Sexual Health, Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), Health Literacy
- Trial name
- REPRO-QUEST (NCT07886073)
- Testing
- REPRO-QUEST Interactive Narrative, Educational Booklet
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
PTSD, Depression
Trauma and Truth Interventions (NET) Versus Conflict Resolution and Social Skills Trainings for Vulnerable Youths in Northern Uganda
More than 300,000 children are fighting in armed conflicts all over the world. In Uganda an estimated number of 25,000 children have been abducted and forced to fight or work as porters and sex slaves on the side of the rebels…
- Conditions
- PTSD, Depression, Aggression
- Trial name
- NCT00893750
- Testing
- NET Truth Education, Conflict Resolution and Social Competence Skills, Traditional Ways of Coping
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Empathy
Impact of Narrative Medicine (Workshop Reading Diaries)
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the impact of an educational program of Narrative Medicine "workshop reading diaries" dedicated to medical students on their empathy. Design: Randomized Controlled Trial in 2 arms.
- Trial name
- INAMEDI (NCT01798290)
- Testing
- narrative medicine: reading workshop, critical reading
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Obesity
Game of Stones: A Research Study That Texts Men to Help Them Lose Weight
In 2014, 24% of UK men were obese. However men rarely participate in weight loss programmes. This study looks at whether two interventions which show promise can help obese men lose weight and keep it off.
- Trial name
- NCT03040518
- Testing
- Narrative SMS, Endowment Incentive
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Stirling
Nurse-Patient Relations, Professional Role
The Relationship Competences Guiding Tool
Aim: The aims of this study are: (1) to present the development, content validation and implementation study of the Relationship Competences Guiding Tool (RCGT); (2) to show some examples of how each of the items of the guide may…
- Conditions
- Nurse-Patient Relations, Professional Role, Narration
- Trial name
- NarratUN (NCT05528523)
- Testing
- Writing a clinical narrative
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
Vaccination
Can Stories Encourage the Elderly to Vaccinate? Combining Viewer-tailored Personal Narrative Videos With Informational Videos to Improve Vaccine Uptake Among Older Adults
This study will compare the use of informational videos only, personal story videos only, and the combination of both, to see which is most effective in increasing vaccination among older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06890403
- Testing
- Informational Animation Video, Personal Narrative Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Ethics, Narrative
Current Status of Porcine Derived Products in Surgery
Porcine derived products are being used as biological grafts in mainly in orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, cardiovascular surgery and general surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04664452
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University