Clinical trials: Patient Communication
Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Sleep Apnea
Management of Sleep Apnea Patients by a Clinical Nurse (Supernurse)
Sleep apnea is a prevalent problem and references for the evaluation of this condition often exceeds the sleep clinic's capacity thus creating important delays in the patients' care.
- Conditions
- Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Sleep Apnea, Multidisciplinary Communication, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
- Trial name
- NCT03455920
- Testing
- Clinical nurse (supernurse) evaluation, Pulmonologist evaluation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Annie C Lajoie
Schizophrenia; Psychosis, Remission
Effects of an Interpersonal Communication Skills Training Program on Medication Adherence of Schizophrenic Patients
This quasi-experimental two-group pretest-posttest study examined the effects of an interpersonal communication skills training program on medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia, measured at pre-intervention…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia; Psychosis, Remission, Non-Adherence, Medication
- Trial name
- NCT07165821
- Testing
- Interpersonal Communication Skills Training Program, Usual care
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Suranaree University of Technology
Hypertension, Stroke
Controlling Hypertension Outcomes by Improved Communication & Engagement
This randomized control study tested the feasibility of two communication enhancement interventions: one with veterans who had a stroke and demonstrated poorly controlled hypertension; the other with VA primary care providers who…
- Trial name
- CHOICE (NCT01134887)
- Testing
- Informational Guide for Patients, Video-Assisted Coaching, Monograph for Physicians
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Prostatic Neoplasms
Testing Decision Aids About Early Stage Prostate Cancer
This is an educational intervention study testing the effects of decision aids in promoting patient participation in early stage prostate cancer treatment decision making.
- Trial name
- NCT02053389
- Testing
- DVD Decision Aid, Written decision aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 564 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Major Depressive Disorder
Storytelling Video Intervention for Depressed Primary Care Patients - Open Trial
The overall aim of this program of research is to develop a collaborative narrative intervention for patients with depression being treated in primary care.
- Trial name
- sTVi-Open (NCT02309060)
- Testing
- Storytelling Video Intervention (sTVi)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
Aphasia, Stroke
Exploratory Evaluation of the Digital Therapeutic Device Zenicom for Subacute Stroke Aphasia
Clinical Trial Title A Multicenter, Single-Blind, Prospective, Randomized, Exploratory Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Digital Therapeutic Device 'Zenicom' for Improving Aphasia in Patients with Subacute…
- Trial name
- NCT07397923
- Testing
- Zenicog, Conventional Speech Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Lymphoma
Effect of Interactive Tailored Assessment on Patient-provider Communication
This interdisciplinary international research collaboration will test effects of Choice, a computer-assisted, interactive support system designed to help cancer patients communicate their symptoms and preferences, and clinicians…
- Trial name
- NCT00857103
- Testing
- CHOICE
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Bone Marrow Transplant
The Effects of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Training on Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Patients
Patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) often continue to experience anxiety, depression, isolation, and other psychosocial distress due to the severe nature of the transplant experience.
- Conditions
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Bone Marrow Transplant, Heart Rate Variability, Autonomic Nervous System
- Trial name
- NCT04275830
- Testing
- Baseline Surveys, Heart rate variability biofeedback, Heart rate variability waitlist and Digital storytelling Control intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Post-operative Pain
Influence of the Communication Between the Nursing Staff and the Patient on the Analgesic Treatment Effectiveness After Surgery
Acute pain is a normal response to tissue injury or disease and has an important biological function. It is adaptive and promotes recuperation by restricting behaviors that might incur further tissue trauma.
- Trial name
- NCT06258239
- Testing
- Communication between nursing staff and participants
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Risk Behavior
Pro-Change Population Health Solution
Patients with co-occurring health risk behaviors suffer greater morbidity, disability, and premature death. The Pro-Change Population Health Solution (PCPHS) is a suite of mobile tools designed to assist patients and primary care…
- Trial name
- PCPHS (NCT02755636)
- Testing
- PCPHC, Usual care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 780 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pro-Change Behavior Systems
Palliative Care
Contextualizing Care for Patients With a Serious Illness
When people become seriously ill, healthcare decisions are influenced not only by their medical condition, but also by their personal situation, values, wishes, and daily life circumstances.
- Trial name
- SVPII-TRAIN (NCT07764263)
- Testing
- Contextualized Care Communication Training
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Myasthenia Gravis, Fatigue
Capturing Key MG-symptoms Using Smartphone Recordings.
This study will make use of a cross-sectional design of MG patients and non-MG participants to quantitatively assess key MG symptoms, and to explore the applicability of machine learning algorithms to their measurement.
- Trial name
- CAPTURE - MG (NCT06743490)
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Cancer, Communication Programs
Efficacy of a Dyadic Cancer-related Communication Reinforcement Intervention
Background: To face cancer-related stress, patients and caregivers activate individual and dyadic coping responses. Opened communication, adequate involvement, reciprocal supportive roles, self-disclosure and responsiveness…
- Trial name
- NCT03723122
- Testing
- Dyadic Communication Reinforcement Intervention
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université Libre de Bruxelles
Logopenic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia, Non-Fluent Primary Progressive Aphasia
rTMS as a Treatment for PPA
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) includes three variants. Two such variants, the non-fluent/agrammatic variant (nfvPPA) and the logopenic variant (lvPPA), are characterized by progressive word-finding difficulties and effortful…
- Trial name
- NCT03406429
- Testing
- Active rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Resident Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Cross-cultural Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Patient-clinician Encounters
The Provider Awareness and Cultural Dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons Trial
This study is designed to test the impact of a new curriculum, called Provider Awareness Cultural Dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons (PACTS), on surgical residents' cross-cultural knowledge, attitudes, and skills surrounding the care…
- Conditions
- Resident Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Cross-cultural Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Patient-clinician Encounters, Patient-reported Satisfaction With Resident Physicians Involved in Their Care, Patients' Clinical Health Outcomes After Surgery
- Trial name
- PACTS (NCT03576495)
- Testing
- PACTS curriculum, Standard Residency Curriculum
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,901 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Communication, Elderly Patients
Blended Learning to Enhance Elderly Communication Skills in Nursing Students and New Nurses
The study will recruit new nurses from the hospital to evaluate the effectiveness of learning communicating skills in elderly care through a hybrid learning model.
- Trial name
- NCT07026136
- Testing
- Hybrid Digital Learning with AI Chatbot for Geriatric Communication, Traditional Learning: Printed Educational Materials
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Infant Feeding Practices
The Philani Mobile Video Intervention for Exclusive Breastfeeding (MOVIE) Study
This cluster-randomized controlled trial seeks to evaluate the impact of a mobile video intervention for exclusive breastfeeding (MOVIE) on the infant feeding practices of mothers living in under-resourced communities in the…
- Trial name
- MOVIE (NCT03688217)
- Testing
- Philani Intervention Model+MOVIE (PIM+M), Philani Intervention Model (PIM)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,504 people
- Sponsor
- Charles G. Prober
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), NF2-related Schwannomatosis
How Can the Experience of Hospital Outpatient Departments be Improved?
This project aims to improve outpatient departments by working with patients and staff to make these spaces more inclusive for people with sensory challenges (it focuses on people with nerve tumour conditions as they are more…
- Trial name
- NCT07818213
- Testing
- Qualitative data collection activities
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Ischaemic Stroke, Hemorrhagic Stroke
Exploratory Study on the Potential Cross-System Effects of BCI-FES Hand Therapy on Dysphagia and Aphasia in Chronic Stroke Patients
The goal of this neurorehabilitation explorative study is to investigate how a closed-loop Brain-Computer Interface Functional Electrical Stimulation (BCI-FES) therapy, used within the intended purpose for hand rehabilitation…
- Trial name
- c-STEPS (NCT06940635)
- Testing
- closed-loop BCI-FES device
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- VASCage GmbH
Violent Aggressive Behavior, Mediation
Impact of a Mediator for Patient Intake in Emergency Departments
Violence in the workplace is becoming a serious phenomenon in the contemporary world of work. Hospital staff, like any employee working in contact with the public, is particularly exposed to this violence.
- Trial name
- MEDIA (NCT03139110)
- Testing
- Presence of a mediator in the emergency departments
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 2,378 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon