Clinical trials: PATIENT EDUCATION
Coronary Arteriosclerosis, Myocardial Infarction
Culturally-Tailored Approach to Improve Medication Use in Patients With Heart Attacks
Our research aims to improve the use of medicines known to prevent recurrent heart attacks. In particular, we know that statin treatment is useful after heart attacks, but many patients do not use it.
- Trial name
- NCT00426231
- Testing
- Navigation by a health worker, Information control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Insomnia
Reducing Health Disparities for Black Women in the Treatment of Insomnia
Black women are at a higher risk of developing insomnia than other women and insomnia has profound adverse physical and psychological health consequences.
- Trial name
- NCT03613519
- Testing
- SHUTi, modified SHUTi (i.e., SHUTi-BWHS), Patient education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 333 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Venous Thromboembolism, Deep Venous Thrombosis
Education Bundle to Decrease Patient Refusal of VTE Prophylaxis
The investigators have recently developed a registry of missed doses of VTE prophylaxis that includes retrospective data on missed doses of VTE prophylaxis.
- Conditions
- Venous Thromboembolism, Deep Venous Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism
- Trial name
- NCT02402881
- Testing
- Patient-centered education bundle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19,652 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Parkinson's Disease
Aerobic Exercise in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is an incurable brain illness that afflicts more than one million Americans, including many aging Veterans.
- Trial name
- LTAE-PD (NCT03808675)
- Testing
- Aerobic walking, Usual care with PD specific health education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke
IMplementation of an RCT to imProve Treatment With Oral AntiCoagulanTs in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
The purpose of this study is to use a decentralized claims database to determine whether education on stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) among AF patients and their providers can result in increased use of oral…
- Trial name
- IMPACT-AFib (NCT03259373)
- Testing
- Early Patient-Level and Provider-Level Educational Intervention, Delayed Provider-Level Educational Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 64,666 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Metastatic Breast Carcinoma
A Video Intervention to Improve Patient Understanding of Tumor Genomic Testing in Patients With Metastatic Cancer
This clinical trial tests whether a video intervention improves patient understanding of tumor genomic testing in patients with cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic).
- Conditions
- Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Metastatic Breast Carcinoma, Metastatic Lung Carcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT05215769
- Testing
- Health Education, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 243 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Education
Simulation-based Training for Flexible Cystoscopy - a Patient Transfer Randomized Trial
Simulation training in surgical education in Urology specialist training in flexible cystoscopy has been demonstrated a valid and efficient learning instrument.
- Trial name
- NCT02411747
- Testing
- Testing, Directed self-regulated simulation training
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Colorectal Cancer
Outreach for Patients That Are Newly Eligible for Colorectal Cancer Screening
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether patient outreach is effective at increasing compliance with preventative screenings for those patients who, based on national quality standards, have become newly eligible for…
- Trial name
- UPQUAL (NCT00860249)
- Testing
- Letter Only, Letter and Educational DVD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
End of Life, Cancer
Lay Health Worker Engage, Educate, and Encourage Patients to Share
The purpose of the LEAPS program is to understand how a trained lay health worker who engages with newly diagnosed patients after a diagnosis of an advanced stage of cancer can help to engage patients in advance care planning…
- Trial name
- LEAPS (NCT03699748)
- Testing
- Lay Health Worker Intervention, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Health Education
Effects of Patient-centered Stroke Educating System: a Randomized Controlled Trial
The aim of this study is to establish PAtient-Centered Computerized Educating System for Stroke (PACCESS) for patients with different demands and lack of knowledge.Those in the intervention group will receive the PACCESS and the…
- Trial name
- NCT02591511
- Testing
- smart phone and pad, stroke-related health education manual
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Influenza, Vaccination
Encouraging Flu Vaccination Among High-Risk Patients Identified by ML
The purpose of the current study is to test different interventions to determine the most effective way to promote flu vaccine uptake in a high-risk population identified by an "artificial intelligence" (AI) or machine learning…
- Conditions
- Influenza, Vaccination, Health Promotion, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04323137
- Testing
- Risk reduction, Medical records-based recommendation, Algorithm-based recommendation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117,649 people
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Improving Informed Consent for Palliative Chemotherapy
Patients are routinely asked to sign an "informed consent" document prior to starting chemotherapy, indicating they understand the risks and benefits of treatment.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer, Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02282722
- Testing
- Investigational informed consent for chemotherapy, Usual, standard-of-care informed consent for chemotherapy
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Post-operative Delirium, Decision Support Systems, Clinical
Mitigation of Postoperative Delirium in High-Risk Patients
Among patients with cognitive impairment (CI) that undergo surgery, the risk for developing postoperative delirium (POD) is high (50%) and associated with further morbidity and mortality.
- Conditions
- Post-operative Delirium, Decision Support Systems, Clinical, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT05777187
- Testing
- Clinical Decision Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,412 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Lung Cancer
Home Telemonitoring for Patients With Lung Cancer
The purpose of this study is to learn more about using a home machine "Telemonitor" to find problems people with lung cancer may have after being discharged from the hospital and help them manage problems by contacting their…
- Trial name
- HTPLC (NCT01670539)
- Testing
- HomMed Telemonitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection
EHR-integrated rUTI Texting Platform
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare a texting platform to usual care for managing recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI).
- Trial name
- Urotrust (NCT06035601)
- Testing
- EHR-integrated texting platform (Urotrust), Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Hospice, Caregivers
A Telenovela Intervention for Caregivers of African-American and Hispanic Hospice Patients
This randomized clinical trial (RCT) intends to look at the preliminary efficacy of NOVELA (intervention group) in changing anxiety and self-efficacy compared to usual hospice care (control group).
- Trial name
- NOVELA (NCT06835764)
- Testing
- NOVELA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Heart Diseases
A Partnership to Translate an Evidence-based Intervention (Take Heart) for Vulnerable Older Adults With Heart Disease
To evaluate the effectiveness of Take Heart, a behavioral/educational program for adults age 50+ with heart disease, or with at least two risk factors for heart disease, that helps them to better manage their health condition(s).
- Trial name
- NCT02950818
- Testing
- Take Heart
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 453 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Hypertension
Northwestern University and Access Community Health Network Medication Education Study
Many patients have difficulty performing routine medication management tasks. Individuals with limited literacy are at high risk for these problems.
- Trial name
- NAMES (NCT01578577)
- Testing
- EHMI, Nurse Educator + EHMI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 920 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern 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
Sudden Cardiac Death, Heart Failure
Educational Videos to Address Racial Disparities in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy
VIVID is a prospective, multicenter, randomized clinical trial in African American patients that will to evaluate: (1) the effect of an educational video on knowledge of sudden cardiac death (SCD) and implantable cardioverter…
- Trial name
- VIVID (NCT02819973)
- Testing
- Educational Video1, Educational Video 2, Usual Care 3
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 343 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University