Clinical trials: Patient Communication
Health Personnel, Communication Skills
Evaluation of Health Sciences Professionals
Introduction: The physician-patient relationship (PPR) is a core element of clinical practice. It affects both patients (e.g., satisfaction, treatment adherence) and healthcare professionals (e.g., reduced conflict, improved…
- Conditions
- Health Personnel, Communication Skills, Physician-Patient Relationship, Clinical Competence
- Trial name
- COMMED (NCT07491692)
- Testing
- quasi-experimental pretest-posttest:Effectiveness of an Intervention Based on Communication Skills and Cognitive Distortions to Improve the Doctor-Patient Relationship
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Deglutition
Remote Orthophonic Follow-up on Patients With Chronic Swallowing Disorders
The study will assess the feasibility of monthly post rehabilitation remote monitoring, using the "MAX Educ" webvision app, in patients with sequelae of aerodigestive cancer treatments.
- Trial name
- E-CRIL_MAX (NCT04969874)
- Testing
- Remote follow-up
- Where
- France
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Communication, Chronic Pain
Physiotherapists' Placebo or Nocebo Communication Regarding VR in CMP
Rationale: Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is a common and disabling condition. Physiotherapy is the most frequently administered non-pharmacological treatment option for patients with CMP and recently virtual reality (VR) was…
- Trial name
- NCT06282757
- Testing
- Video nocebo communication
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- HAN University of Applied Sciences
Health Communication
Older People's Preventive Care Utilization
Objectives: To empower older people's decision making for taking the recommended vaccines including seasonal influenza vaccines, pneumococcal vaccines, and COVID-19 vaccine (if it is recommended annually).
- Trial name
- NCT05691790
- Testing
- MMA and patient activation intervention scheme, Control Group
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Advanced Malignant Neoplasm, Locally Advanced Malignant Neoplasm
Videos and Questionnaires in Assessing Patient Perception of Physician's Compassion, Communication Skills, and Professionalism During Clinic Visits
This trial assesses patient perception of physician's compassion, communication skills, and professionalism during clinic visits through the use of videos and questionnaires.
- Conditions
- Advanced Malignant Neoplasm, Locally Advanced Malignant Neoplasm, Malignant Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT03856060
- Testing
- Questionnaire Administration, Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Smoking Cessation, Pregnancy
Baby Steps III: Testing a Clinician and Patient Intervention to Promote Smoking Cessation Among Pregnant Women
The investigators propose to conduct a combined intervention that pairs SMS smoking cessation messages for patients with individualized training for OB clinicians to improve quit rates among pregnant smoking.
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, Pregnancy, Communication Research
- Trial name
- NCT04985903
- Testing
- Clinician Communication Intervention, 5A's lecture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 414 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Primary Snore, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Mild and Moderate).
Effects of Oropharyngeal Exercises on Patients With Primary Snore, Mild and Moderate Obstructive
Randomized study of patients with primary snore, mild and moderate obstructive sleep apnea. Protocol include 40 patients randomized to oropharyngeal exercise or use of nasal dilator, breathing exercise and nasal lavage.
- Trial name
- EOE (NCT01636856)
- Testing
- Oropharyngeal exercises, Respiratory exercises, nasal dilator, nasal lavage
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Childhood Obesity, Overweight
Primary Care, Communication, and Improving Children's Health
The purpose of this study is to determine communication content and strategies in primary care that predict improvement in weight status among overweight school-age children.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Overweight, Communication, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- NCT02277899
- Testing
- Communication regarding overweight status, Risk-factor assessment and counseling, Lifestyle behavior assessment and counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Catheter-Related Infections, Pressure Injury
Pilot Testing a Patient Safety Display in the Hospital Setting
This is a feasibility pilot study to introduce and evaluate an intervention designed to increase clinician awareness of their patients' urinary catheters, vascular catheters, and pressure injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT03950921
- Testing
- Patient Safety Display
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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
Antibiotic Prescription
Impact of a Communication Toolkit on Antibiotic Prescribed by General Practitioners: a Randomised Trial
This study is a pragmatic, randomised, controlled, before-after interventional study conducted in one region in France in primary care.
- Trial name
- NCT04562571
- Testing
- Charter & patient information leaflets
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 349 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Postoperative Care, Hysterectomy
Information for Patient Controlled Analgesia Device
This study is aimed to show the effect of information method on properly usage of the patient controlled analgesia(PCA) device
- Conditions
- Postoperative Care, Hysterectomy, Health Communication
- Trial name
- NCT03807960
- Testing
- written form, video, routine care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Tuğba Karaman
Inpatients With Limited English Proficiency
The Use of Dual-handset Interpreter Phones in an Inpatient Setting to Improve Communication With Limited English Proficiency Patients at MSKCC
The purpose of this study is to introduce new technology and interpreter practices in the inpatient setting at MSKCC. We plan to install dual handset phones at the bedsides of limited English proficiency (LEP) patients and to…
- Trial name
- NCT02073903
- Testing
- Patient Survey, Provider Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Acute Respiratory Failure, Intensive Care Unit Syndrome
Rounding Summaries for Families of Critically Ill Patients
Many patients in intensive care units (ICUs) rely on family members or surrogates to make medical decisions on their behalf. One of the recommended ways to improve a surrogate's experience is to invite him or her to participate…
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Failure, Intensive Care Unit Syndrome, Communication
- Trial name
- NCT03969810
- Testing
- Rounding Summary
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 252 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Cesarean Birth
The Cesarean Study: Optimizing Cesarean Sections and Improving Patient-Healthcare Provider Trust Using Evidence Informed Recommendations
Cesarean section (CS) rates have rapidly increased worldwide, with projections suggesting that by 2030, one in every three births will be by CS (1).
- Trial name
- CS (NCT07759622)
- Testing
- Cesarean Bundle
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Chronic Pain
The Pain App Study: A Novel Shared Decision Making Tool for People With Chronic Pain
The investigators seek to understand the preferences, goals, and perspectives of patients with chronic pain and their health care providers (HCPs) to create a patient-centered decision support tool.
- Trial name
- PainApp (NCT03425266)
- Testing
- Interactive decision support tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Shared Decision Making Resources
Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer
Predictive Genetic Risk Assessment Trial
This proof-of-principle clinical trial at Mayo Clinic studies how patients and their physicians understand and utilize predictive genetic risk assessment.
- Conditions
- Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer, Atrial Fibrillation, Diabetes Type 2
- Trial name
- PGT (NCT00782366)
- Testing
- SNP analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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
Eye Tracking, ICU
Eye-Tracking Interactive Agent in Non-verbal ICU Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether an eye-tracking interactive agent can ameliorate communication impairments and reduce the incidence of complications among non-verbal patients in the intensive care unit…
- Conditions
- Eye Tracking, ICU, Communication Barriers, Non-Verbal Communication
- Trial name
- NCT07429695
- Testing
- eye-tracking interactive agent, conventional techniques
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
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