Clinical trials: New Technologies
Legally Induced Abortion, Complete, Without Mention of Complication
R U OK? The Acceptability and Feasibility of New Communication Technologies for Follow-up After Medical Abortion
Purpose: This randomised trial will compare outcomes and acceptability of an alternative medical abortion follow-up protocol using standardised text messaging, on-line questionnaire, or a phone interview and a low sensitivity…
- Trial name
- NCT01362387
- Testing
- Alternative follow-up protocol
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 999 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gynuity Health Projects
HIV Infections
Computerized Counseling to Promote Positive Prevention and HIV Health in Kenya
The purpose of this study is to see if a computerized counseling tool helps patients reduce their sexual transmission risk and improve their antiretroviral adherence.
- Trial name
- CARE+ Kenya (NCT01015989)
- Testing
- CARE+ Kenya brief computer risk assessment session, CARE+ Kenya computer counseling session
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
the Study Focus on the Uses of Telephone and Other New Technology in Medicine, Diagnosis and Treatment
Pros and Cons of Telemedicine in Diagnosis and Management
Telemedicine "healing at a distance" Telemedicine has many advantages especially in time of pandemics for both doctors and patients, low cost and easily accessibility.
- Trial name
- NCT04752553
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heba A Yassa
Tetanus
TETANUS Antibody Detection in Saliva Study
This study aims to design, develop and optimise a non-invasive, saliva sample-based point-of-care lateral flow test for use in low and middle income settings that can return a qualitative result on whether an individual has or…
- Trial name
- TETANUS (NCT07446166)
- Testing
- Point of care, saliva-based lateral flow test, Blood based immunoassay
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Hearing Loss
Evaluation of New Fitting Characteristics for Extended Wear Hearing Aid Technology
Two groups of hearing aid candidates will be fit with extended wear technology. One group will be fit with the commercially available models, and the other group will be fit with either the commercially available model or a new…
- Trial name
- NCT05274165
- Testing
- Lyric Hearing Aid- Experimental Design, Lyric Hearing Aid- Commercially Available
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Motor Neuron Disease
Technical Evaluation of Earswitch Phase B
The Earswitch is a demonstrated proof-of-concept that detects the voluntary contraction of a small muscle in the ear, called the tensor tympani (TT) muscle, which can be effectively used as an input switch.
- Trial name
- NCT06090448
- Testing
- EarSwitch device
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bath
Violence
A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial of Mentoring to Prevent Youth Violence
The purpose of this study is to test whether a violence prevention curriculum delivered by Big Brothers and Big Sisters staff and mentors can reduce violence involvement for assault-injured youth.
- Trial name
- TC2 (NCT01770873)
- Testing
- Take Charge 2
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Small Breast Lesions, Dense Breast Tissue
Molecular Breast Imaging: A Novel Technology for Detection of Malignant Breast Lesions
Detection of breast cancer as early as possible is an ongoing imaging challenge.The purpose of the current study is to assess the clinical performance of the new scintigraphic technology, a dedicated breast gamma camera composed…
- Conditions
- Small Breast Lesions, Dense Breast Tissue, Discrepancy With Clinical Examination, Equivocal Mammographic, Sonographic or MRI Lesion
- Trial name
- NCT01004666
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Adolescent Behavior, Physical Activity
Adolescents' Health Through Mobile Apps, Wearables, and a Gamified TAC ( ActivA-App )
A primary factor in preventing diseases in adulthood, as well as overweight and obesity, is the promotion of physical activity from childhood and adolescence.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Behavior, Physical Activity, New Technologies
- Trial name
- ActivA-App (NCT06140225)
- Testing
- "PACER" Application, "MapMyWalk" Application, "Strava" Application
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Aging, Healthy
Biological Age in Health Promotion - Novel Health Technology
The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to collect relevant molecular markers of aging and measures of physiological function.
- Trial name
- BATE (NCT03680768)
- Testing
- Health Assessment
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Patient Safety, Organizational Change
Generalizing TESTPILOT to New Single Family Room NICUs
Complex service interventions are neither smooth nor easy in any transitioning healthcare facility. Simulations performed in the new environment reinforce patient safety by uncovering safety threats, enabling their correction…
- Trial name
- TESTPILOT (NCT02574104)
- Testing
- Simulate a functional NICU prior to moving patients
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
New Educational Technologies
Web Tutorial Based on Case Vignettes for Teaching Literature Critical Assessment to Nursing Students
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of a web tutorial based on case vignettes as a complementary tool for teaching literature critical assessment to nursing students, in terms of: 1) knowledge, 2) tutorial…
- Trial name
- NCT01804868
- Testing
- case vignette tutorial, passive web presentation on research regulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 506 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy
SweetMama: Testing of a Novel Technology for Diabetes Education and Support to Pregnant Women
Diabetes during pregnancy is a challenging clinical situation requiring substantial patient engagement. The investigators have developed a novel early-phase tool, called SweetMama, that incorporates educational, motivational and…
- Trial name
- NCT03240874
- Testing
- SweetMama Focus Groups, SweetMama Individual Testing, SweetMama Feasibility Testing - Pilot Randomized Trial
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Dental Anxiety, Music Therapy
Use of Augmented Reality Glasses and Noise-Cancelling Headphones to Reduce Dental Anxiety in Adult Patients
This study investigates whether new audiovisual technologies can help reduce anxiety and stress experienced by adult patients during dental procedures. Dental fear and anxiety are common barriers to receiving proper oral care.
- Conditions
- Dental Anxiety, Music Therapy, Oral Surgical Procedures
- Trial name
- NCT07398898
- Testing
- AR Glasses with Video and Music, ANC Headphones with Music
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
Gout, Hyperuricemia
Research and Development of a New Technology for Detection of Abnormal Excretion of Intestinal Uric Acid Involved in the Incidence of Gout
To evaluate differences in specific SNPs and intestinal microflora between patients with gout and hyperuricemia and healthy controls.
- Conditions
- Gout, Hyperuricemia, Gut Microbiota, Uric Acid
- Trial name
- NCT04953533
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Healthy
A Novel Smartphone Application for "Smart" Trials
The overarching goal is to develop a mHealth App that can use smartphone embedded sensors to objectively collect physical function data in healthy individuals in the context of daily life.
- Trial name
- NCT04052282
- Testing
- Mobile Health App
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Lung Cancer
Research on Early Screening and Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules Based on Novel Non-invasive Technologies.
This is a prospective observational study designed to address the clinical challenge posed by the high false-positive rate associated with CT imaging in early lung cancer screening.
- Trial name
- NCT07370077
- Testing
- Employing multi-omics diagnostic approaches to enhance diagnostic efficacy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chen KeZhong
Bacterial Infections
OR PathTrac (Tracking Intra-operative Bacterial Transmission)
Healthcare-associated infections occur frequently and are associated with patient harm. These infections are becoming more difficult to treat due to antibiotic resistance.
- Trial name
- NCT03605498
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sundara Reddy
HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
LYNX: A Novel Mobile App to Support Linkage to HIV/STI Testing PrEP for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
This study is testing the acceptability and feasibility of a highly interactive mobile application (app) to promote HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young men…
- Conditions
- HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Risk Reduction, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
- Trial name
- NCT03177512
- Testing
- LYNX Mobile App
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.
Liver Transplantation, MRI
Exploring the Application Value of New Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologies in Non-invasive Quantitative Assessment of Graft Function After Liver Transplantation
Title: Exploring the Application Value of New Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologies in Non-invasive Quantitative Assessment of Graft Function after Liver Transplantation Purpose of the Study: This study aims to investigate the…
- Conditions
- Liver Transplantation, MRI, Graft Function
- Trial name
- NCT06994429
- Testing
- MRI Techniques for Graft Function Assessment
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhen Li