Clinical trials: Patient Communication
Patient Satisfaction, Clinician Satisfaction
Ambient Digital Scribes Populating Clinical Notes
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of Ambient Digital Scribes that will automatically record clinical encounters and use AI technology to populate clinical notes.
- Trial name
- NCT06519123
- Testing
- Ambient Digital Scribes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 261 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Language Barrier
Evaluation of an E-tool Designed to Facilitate Communication Between Allophone Patients and Pediatricians in Emergency Departments.
In France, over 21 million people visit emergency departments every year, 10% of whom speak little or no French. The language barrier is a problem for patient safety and quality of care.
- Trial name
- ENTENTE (NCT06414772)
- Testing
- Use of MARTI application in addition with a classical consultation/support
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Communication Disabilities
Improving Communication and Healthcare Outcomes for Patients With Communication Disabilities
In the United States, 14% of all adults report a speech, language, voice, and/or hearing disability (collectively known as communication disabilities, CD).
- Trial name
- NCT04697212
- Testing
- Healthcare team- + patient-directed intervention, Healthcare team-directed intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 687 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Claustrophobia, Anxiety
Pilot Trial of Hypnosis and Enhanced Communication In Patients Undergoing MRI
The overarching goal of this study is to enhance patient comfort during magnetic resonance (MR) exams by reducing anxiety and movement during the exam, thereby decreasing the time spent in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner…
- Conditions
- Claustrophobia, Anxiety, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Trial name
- NCT04520100
- Testing
- Clinical Hypnosis performed by the PI, Care by technician trained in empathic communication
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
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
Oral Cancer, Psychological Distress
Develop and Evaluate An Artificial Intelligence Assisted Prehabilitation Program for Returning to Work and Cost-effectiveness Analysis in Patients With Oral Cancer
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop and evaluate an Artificial Intelligence Assisted Prehabilitation Program (AI APP) for returning to work and cost-effectiveness analysis in patients with oral cancer (OC).
- Conditions
- Oral Cancer, Psychological Distress, Communication Aids for Disabled, Physiotherapy
- Trial name
- NCT07562100
- Testing
- Prehabilitation application, Conventional physiotherapy, Scar management
- Where
- 5 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Quadraplegia
Robust Intelligent Keyboard for Quadraplegic Patients
This is multi-center prospective randomized trial evaluating the effectiveness of a new brain-computer interface for communication of quadriplegic patients in a clinical context.
- Trial name
- PVCRoBIK (NCT01707498)
- Testing
- Scanning device, RoBIK Brain-Computer Interface
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805
Malignant Glioma
Prognostic Awareness and Patient-Physician Communication in Malignant Glioma
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the understanding patients with brain tumors have of their disease and their communication with their physician.
- Trial name
- NCT02023346
- Testing
- surveys and cognitive tests
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Terminal Illness, Critical Illness
Targeting Bias to Reduce Disparities in End of Life Care
This study aims to determine the ways in which clinician implicit racial biases affect clinician communication with family members of patients near the end of life and to test a novel physician training intervention to reduce the…
- Trial name
- BRiDgE-Sim (NCT05165888)
- Testing
- Communication and Bias Mitigation Training, Communication skills training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Laughter Yoga
Effects of Laughter Yoga in Mothers of PICU Patients
This randomized controlled trial examined the effects of laughter yoga on resilience and coping attitudes in mothers of children hospitalized in the pediatric intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT07340229
- Testing
- Laughter Yoga
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Democracy University
HPV Vaccination, Uptake Vaccination
PREVENT HPV -Related Cancers Trial
This study will serve as one of the first to develop and test the effectiveness of strategies to promote HPV vaccination among diverse rural parents and caregivers of children ages 9-17 years in the Mountain West.
- Conditions
- HPV Vaccination, Uptake Vaccination, Series Completion
- Trial name
- NCT07217145
- Testing
- PREVENT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,455 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Breast Cancer Early Stage Breast Cancer (Stage 1-3)
Effects of a Nursing-led Communication Using Mobile Health Information in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Concurrent Chemotherapy
Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor among women. Side effects from initial chemotherapy include sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, and reduced quality of life.
- Trial name
- breast cancer (NCT06949046)
- Testing
- nursing-led communication support, Nursing routine treatment
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Language and Emotional Function in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
This study uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to examine how the brain processes tasks involving language and emotion in normal volunteers and in patients with epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00081432
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Communication
Evaluation of a Virtual Counseling Application for Communication Skills Training in Nursing Education
The Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies under the National University of Singapore offers a three-years (four years for honors students), full-time Bachelor of Science (Nursing) program that is accredited by the Singapore…
- Trial name
- NCT04214132
- Testing
- Virtual Counselling Application using Artificial Intelligence
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 434 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Patient Communication
Clinical Language Evaluation With AI for Residents
The purpose of this study is to refine and test existing enterprise-grade large language model (LLM) based on generative artificial intelligence (AI), to assess the feasibility and acceptability of LLM-based feedback, to assess…
- Trial name
- CLEAR2 (NCT07222644)
- Testing
- educational LLM-based feedback tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Interdisciplinary Communication
Interprofessional Training in a Psychiatric Study Unit
Research question and basic idea: Interprofessional collaboration is a skill that many health professionals need to develop. Interprofessional training offers a way to improve collaboration and patient care.
- Trial name
- NCT03070977
- Testing
- Interprofessional clinical training unit
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 430 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Psychiatric Research Unit, Region Zealand, Denmark
Communication
Nighttime Communication Study
This study seeks to determine whether a family-centered nighttime communication intervention improves: 1) shared understanding by parents, residents, and nurses of hospitalized pediatric patient's medical plans, 2)…
- Trial name
- NCT01836601
- Testing
- Family-centered nighttime communication bundle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,334 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Oncologic Diseases, Cancer
Implementation and Evaluation of a Program Aimed at Facilitating Palliative Care Conversations
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In the care of people with cancer, it is essential to pay sufficient attention to individual care needs and quality of life.
- Trial name
- MCMV (NCT07402057)
- Testing
- My Care My Voice Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 271 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Communication and Illness Understanding
Communication Training for Cancer Patients, Their Caregivers, and Their Doctors
The purpose of this study is to develop and test a new communication intervention, "Values and Options in Cancer Care 2.0" (VOICE 2.0), which involves oncologist training, patient and caregiver coaching, and caregiver support.
- Trial name
- NCT04479605
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Asthma in Children, Humans
Interventions To Help Asthma Clinical Adherence
To conduct a pilot test to estimate the effect of a novel reminder system in improving daily asthma controller medication adherence rates in children with monolingual Spanish-speaking guardians who have limited English…
- Conditions
- Asthma in Children, Humans, Hispanic Americans, Child
- Trial name
- ITHACA (NCT02999789)
- Testing
- SmartInhaler with reminder function turned on, SmartInhaler
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco