Clinical trials: Narrative Medicine
Healthcare Professionals
Narrative Medicine Effects on Burnout and Stress
A rising area of interest over the past several years has been on the issue of physician burnout. Burnout can be defined as a chronic occupational stress response characterized by multi-dimensional exhaustion and diminished sense…
- Trial name
- NCT07136597
- Testing
- Narrative Medicine Workshop
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Depressive Symptoms
Evaluation of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Narrative Intervention for Individuals Taking Antidepressants
This study aims to compare the efficacy of LifeStories on depression symptomatology compared to antidepressant treatment alone, in addition to examining the effect of the intervention on health-related quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04757961
- Testing
- LifeStories
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Utah State University
Colorectal Cancer
Study of the Therapeutic Use of Language in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine if the degree of agreement between patients and their physicians regarding the "story" of the illness correlates with improved patient symptom control and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT00711672
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Hematology and Oncology Associates of NE Pennsylvania
Breast Cancer, Narrative Medicine
New Digital Person-based Care Model in Patients With HER2-negative Advanced Breast Cancer
The goal of the InPerson study is to employ all resources in a digital listening platform to benefit the quality of life of patients (QoL) with advanced HER2-negative breast cancer.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Narrative Medicine, HER2-negative Breast Cancer, Patient Satisfaction
- Trial name
- InPERSON (NCT06348654)
- Testing
- introduction of digital listening may improve the quality of life of patients withe breast cancer
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Narrative Medicine, Chronic Disease
Impact of Early Implementation of Narrative Medicine Techniques on Patient Centered Attitudes of Medical Students
A qualitative study assessing the impact of early narrative medicine practice on Medical Honors Program (MHP) students' attitudes regarding patient-centered interactions, through interviewing patients with chronic or…
- Conditions
- Narrative Medicine, Chronic Disease, Terminal Illness, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03041571
- Testing
- Patient Provider Orientation Scale, Interview performed by MHP student
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Chronic Low Back Pain, Depression
Ketamine-assisted Integrative Treatment for Veterans With Chronic Low Back Pain and Comorbid Depression
This is a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of ketamine infusions followed by a brief behavioral intervention in Veterans with chronic low back pain and depression.
- Trial name
- NCT06419439
- Testing
- Ketamine hydrochloride, Minimally Enhanced Usual Care, Brief narrative intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Living Donor Kidney Transplantation, Health Equity
Storytelling to Promote Living Donor Kidney Transplant
This study will examine the effectiveness of first-person storytelling in encouraging patients with end-stage renal disease to pursue Living Donor Kidney Transplant (LDKT).
- Conditions
- Living Donor Kidney Transplantation, Health Equity, Patient Education, Narrative Medicine
- Trial name
- LDKT Stories (NCT06734819)
- Testing
- Storytelling Video, Standard Patient Education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders, Medication Adherence
Embedded Narrative in Interactive Game Design for Improving Medication Adherence of Schizophrenia
This study explores the potential of an interactive narrative game to enhance medication adherence among stable schizophrenia patients.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia and Related Disorders, Medication Adherence, Mental Health Issue, Gamification
- Trial name
- NCT06175559
- Testing
- Healing Town: Embedded Narrative in Interactive Game (Psycho-education Tool) Design
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Zhu Dian
Dementia, Alzheimer s Disease
Dementia in Fiction and Clinical Narratives
This study aims to compare the natural narrative language of patients with Alzheimer's disease and the fictional depictions of dementia in contemporary novels from both neurological and literary perspectives.
- Trial name
- NCT07482800
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fu Jen Catholic University
Mental Disorders, Severe
Testing a Novel Community-based Occupational Therapy Model
This study will perform a needs assessment within an outpatient mental health unit, deliver an occupational therapy model of care, track patient and organizational outcomes, and provide training to staff to implement the model.
- Trial name
- NCT03855761
- Testing
- Occupational Therapy, Case management; psychological services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Narrative Medicine
Nursing Narratives, Reflective Practice and Professional Development (NarratUN)
Background: In addition to foster reflective practice, clinical narratives may be used as a means to improve nurses' critical thinking and their acquisition of clinical competencies.
- Trial name
- NarratUN (NCT03791411)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter
Storytelling for Reducing Gap in Anticoagulation Use in African Americans With Atrial Fibrillation
The overall goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a previously developed storytelling intervention on anticoagulation (AC) initiation/persistence in African American and Black patients with atrial…
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Adherence, Medication, Anticoagulants and Bleeding Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05997914
- Testing
- Storytelling Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester