Clinical trials: Patient Communication
Adult Solid Neoplasm, Lymphoma
Improving Communication in Older Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers
Over 60% of cancers occur in older persons, and the number of older persons with cancer is expected to grow as the population ages.
- Trial name
- COACH (NCT02107443)
- Testing
- Geriatric Assessment Summary, Geriatric Assessment Targeted Recommendations, Geriatric Assessment (GA)
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 546 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Supriya Mohile
Communication, Bias, Racial
REACH Implicit Bias Training Project
The overall goal and theme of the Duke Center for Research to Advance Equity in Healthcare is to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health through interventions that affect the clinical encounter.
- Conditions
- Communication, Bias, Racial, Relation, Doctor Patient
- Trial name
- NCT03415308
- Testing
- Focus Groups, Cognitive Interviews, Pilot Testing of Implicit Bias Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Medication Adherence
Development and Evaluation of an Electronic Health Record-based Medication Complete Communication (EMC2) Strategy
There is a well-documented need for effective interventions that can help patients understand and safely adhere to prescribed medications, particularly those with greater potential for harm if not taken correctly.
- Trial name
- NCT03652272
- Testing
- EMC2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Preventive Health Services, Health Communication
Patients Engaged in Prevention: Enhancing Outreach to Increase Patient Engagement in Diabetes Prevention
This study examines whether a health message that includes a self-affirmation intervention (where people reflect on values that are important to them) increases acceptance of the message and encourages people to take steps to…
- Trial name
- PEP (NCT03550066)
- Testing
- Values affirmation, No affirmation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Skin Cancer
Evaluation of Adherence to Topical Agents: Applying Communication Technology to Improve Sunscreen Use
The purpose of this study is to determine if using an electronic reminder improves adherence to sunscreen use. The specific study aims are as follows: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT00535769
- Testing
- Electronic + no text message, Electronic monitor + text messages
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Safety and Feasibility of the EyeControl Device
The EyeControl device is an eye movement-based communication device in the form of wearable glasses with connected infrared cam-era that tracks the pupil and translates blinks and movements into commands.This study is aimed to…
- Trial name
- NCT02891629
- Testing
- EyeControl device
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eyefree Assisting Communication Ltd
Communication
Bringing I-PASS to the Bedside: A Communication Bundle to Improve Patient Safety and Experience
Patient and Family-Centered I-PASS is a bundle of communication interventions to improve the quality of information exchange between physicians, nurses, and families, and to better integrate families into all aspects of daily…
- Trial name
- NCT02320175
- Testing
- Patient and Family Centered I-PASS
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 6,478 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Cancer
Improving Communication Between Cancer Patients & Oncologists
The overarching goal of this project is to improve communication between oncologists and their patients by ensuring that the patient's voice is heard in the medical encounter.
- Trial name
- NCT02969031
- Testing
- Enhanced SCOPE training, Standard Communication training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Improved Communication Between Clinician and Patient
Communication Coaching to Improve Patient and Clinician Satisfaction in Cardiology Encounters
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a clinician communication coaching intervention versus control on an objective measure of the quality of communication (primary outcome) and patients' perceptions of the…
- Trial name
- NCT03464110
- Testing
- Communication Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
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
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
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Improving Diabetic Patient Health Through Assistive-Reading Technology
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) affects over 30 million Americans and requires patients to competently manage their conditions at home.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Literacy
- Trial name
- NCT05337306
- Testing
- GogyUp Reader
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GogyUp Inc
Patient Engagement, Physician's Role
Creating a Zone of Openness to Increase Patient-Centered Care
This study implements a simple evidence-based patient activation intervention - "Ask 3 Questions"- augmented by a novel theory-based intervention - "Open Communication" - aimed at activating patients and healthcare providers.
- Conditions
- Patient Engagement, Physician's Role, Physician-Patient Relationship
- Trial name
- NCT02522286
- Testing
- Ask 3 Questions, Open Communication
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Parkinson's Disease
Evaluation of Intensive Language Therapy
Due to Parkinson's Disease (PD) speech and language (SL) deficits may occur. Further, the literature reports that PD patients, who have not undergone deep brain stimulation (DBS), have deficits regarding voice quality (e.g.
- Trial name
- EILT (NCT02935842)
- Testing
- Specific SL-therapy, Rhythmic Balance-Movement Training (rBMT)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Contraception, Contraception Behavior
Patient-Centered Reproductive Decision Support Tool for Women Veterans
The investigators have developed a web-based decision support tool to help women Veterans get the information and care they need to achieve their reproductive goals, whether that includes optimizing their health before desired…
- Conditions
- Contraception, Contraception Behavior, Prepregnancy Health, Reproductive Health
- Trial name
- MyPath (NCT04584294)
- Testing
- MyPath Web-Based Informational and Decision Support Tool
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 465 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Elective Surgical Procedures
A Patient-oriented Risk Communication Tool to Improve Patient Experience, Knowledge and Outcomes After Elective Surgery
Many people have inpatient surgery each day. Most people will have no complications but some will have minor or serious complications.
- Trial name
- NCT03422133
- Testing
- Patient-oriented, personalized risk communication eHealth application
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Physical Inactivity, Type2 Diabetes Mellitus
Behavioral Change Communication for Physical Activity Among Females With Type2 Diabetes Mellitus
The marked discrepancy between predicted and actual prevalence of Type2 diabetes Mellitus (DM) with the actual cases rising earlier than expected, underscore the continuing relevance of tailored awareness and management…
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT00690326)
- Testing
- Behavioral change communication model(BCC) to promote physical activity, pamphlet-The printed pamphlet,'Physical activity:To control blood sugar/ Diabetes Mellitus'
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thiruvananthapuram Medical College
HPV Vaccination, Vaccine; Uptake
PREVENT HPV-Related Cancers - BootCamp Translation
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, Vaccine; Uptake, Vaccination; Series Completion
- Trial name
- PREVENT (NCT06290206)
- Testing
- PREVENT - BCT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Ischemic Stroke
Percutaneous Recanalization in Ischemic Stroke Management (PRIISM): A Feasibility Clinical Study
The primary study objective is to assess the feasibility of using the MindFrame System to safely and effectively restore blood flow in a thrombotic neurovascular occlusion in patients experiencing an ischemic stroke.
- Trial name
- PRIISM (NCT00810095)
- Testing
- MindFrame System
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MindFrame, Inc.
First Degree Relatives of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Personalized Risk Estimator for Rheumatoid Arthritis Family Study
The purpose of this study is to understand how personalized risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may impact willingness to change behaviors associated with RA.
- Trial name
- PRE-RA (NCT02046005)
- Testing
- PRE-RA, PRE-RA Plus, General Rheumatoid Arthritis Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital