Clinical trials: Patient Communication
Stroke, Aphasia
Effects of rTMS Based on Brain Activation During Language Performance in Stroke Patients With Non-fluent Aphasia
The aim of this study is to assess the safety and clinical efficacy of high or low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation based on brain activation with functional near infrared spectroscopy in poststroke…
- Trial name
- NCT02556385
- Testing
- High frequency rTMS, Low frequency rTMS
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Communication Barriers
Understanding Communication Barriers in Acute Care: A Mixed-Methods Needs Assessment Among Healthcare Providers Caring for Non-Verbal Patients With Spinal Cord Injury and Tracheostomy in the ICU
Communication impairment is common among critically ill patients who are mechanically ventilated, have tracheostomies, or have neurological injuries such as spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT07796035
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Stroke, Dysphagia
Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Post-Stroke Dysphagia in Older Adults
This study investigates the effect of non-invasive transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS-E) on swallowing rehabilitation in patients over 70 years old after stroke.
- Trial name
- SVA-DPA (NCT07428590)
- Testing
- tVNS-E active device, tVNS-E inactive device
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Chronic Pain
Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Communication Strategies in the Management of Chronic Pain
Investigators will compare Clinical Decision Support (CDS) versus Patient Education and Activation Tools (PEATs) in patients prescribed long-term or multiple opioids to measure outcomes that are important to patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03301623
- Testing
- Clinical Decision Support, Patient Education and Activation Tools
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 983 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neurodegenerative Disease
Comparing The Cyberlink Control System to the Manual Letter Board for Communication Purposes in the ALS Patient Population
New technologies are giving people with motor disabilities alternative communication and control channels. The investigators are interested in using the Cyberlink Control System as a hands free means to access a computer for…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neurodegenerative Disease, Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00718497
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Drexel University College of Medicine
Alzheimer's Disease, Aphasia
Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Language in Alzheimer's Disease
The investigators wish to investigate the efficacy of targeted repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on expressive language in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Aphasia, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT00814697
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Coil Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- The New York Memory Services
Oral Mucositis, Quality of Life
Effect of a Novel Topical Composition on the Incidence of Severe Oral Mucositis in Head & Neck Cancer Radiated Patients and Quality of Life Assessed by PROMs.
The use of a novel topical mucosa composition (XCM-OM118) comprising 2-(trimethylazaniumyl) acetate; (2R,3R,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol; Hexadecanoic acid; (9Z, 12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoic acid; octadecanoic acid…
- Conditions
- Oral Mucositis, Quality of Life, Mucositis, Pain
- Trial name
- STOPOMP (NCT05635929)
- Testing
- XCM-OM118 Composition comprising olive oil, betaine and xylitol
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Mucosa Innovations, S.L.
Communication
Improving Communication in the PICU: The Navigate Study
The project seeks to study the use of an navigator-based intervention called "PICU Supports." The study will test the impact of PICU Supports during and after PICU discharge on parent outcomes (satisfaction with decision making…
- Trial name
- NCT02333396
- Testing
- PICU Supports, Educational Brochure
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 442 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Respiratory Failure
CTSI-iPad for Vented Patient Communication
This study will enroll 75 mechanically vented adults in the ICU to compare self-reported ease of communication, patient satisfaction, and patient anxiety and frustration levels between a group using a communication application on…
- Trial name
- iPad (NCT03163823)
- Testing
- Proloquo2Go, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Smoking, Sexual Behavior
Linking Lives: Building Quality Parent Components for School-Based Health Programs in Middle Schools
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a parent-based intervention that can be implemented in conjunction with existing school-based programs designed to prevent or reduce sexual risk behavior…
- Trial name
- NCT00136279
- Testing
- Linking Lives parent-based intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,510 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
SUDEP, Epilepsy
Improving Patient Communication About SUDEP
Children with generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) have about a 1 in 4500 of succumbing to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP).
- Trial name
- NCT03502759
- Testing
- CHICA SUDEP module
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Medication Adherence, Aging
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Improve Adherence to Medical Recommendations in Older Adults
Background and overall goal: Poor comprehension and medication adherence are common in older people, especially after hospitalizations, in case of changes or prescriptions of new therapeutic regimes.
- Conditions
- Medication Adherence, Aging, Multidisciplinary Communication, Fall
- Trial name
- APPROACH (NCT05719870)
- Testing
- Educational training
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Ferrara
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
Preconception Care
Study of Virtual Patient Advocate for Preconception Care for African American Women
This study is to examine the effectiveness of a health communication system (Gabby) that assesses preconception health risks and tailors the intervention to each subject, based on her health risks.
- Trial name
- "Gabby" (NCT01812824)
- Testing
- Intervention (Virtual Patient Advocate)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Asthma
Reducing Asthma Disparities by Improving Provider-Patient Communication
The purpose of this study will be to assess the impact of a culturally-sensitive, patient-focused asthma communication instrument (ACCI) designed to enhance provider-patient communication by prompting and guiding providers in…
- Trial name
- NCT00181194
- Testing
- Asthma Control and Communication Instrument
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Critical Illness, Communication
Time Limited Trials to Reduce Non-Beneficial Intensive Care Unit Treatments
Overutilization of intensive care unit (ICU) treatments among patients with advanced medical illnesses and poor prognosis places them at risk for prolonged suffering with minimal anticipated benefit.
- Trial name
- NCT04181294
- Testing
- Family meetings using time limited trials as default ICU communication and care planning approach, Usual practice
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Acute Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease, Post Stroke Aphasia
EFFECT OF ANODAL TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION ON NAMING IN APHASIC PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE
The use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for the management of deficits developed in stroke is a relatively new type of management option.
- Conditions
- Acute Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease, Post Stroke Aphasia, Aphasia Following Cerebral Infarction, Aphasia, Acquired
- Trial name
- NCT07496645
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
Non-fluent Aphasia, Glioma
High-frequency nrTMS on the Contralateral Broca Mirror Area for Glioma Patients With Early Postoperative Aphasia
The goal of this randomized clinical controlled trial is to determine whether the application of high frequency neuronavigated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (nrTMS) on the contralateral of Broca's area can…
- Trial name
- NCT05788445
- Testing
- nrTMS treatment
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute
Telemedicine, Patient Satisfaction
Effect of Telemedicine on Physician-Patient Communication
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the physical separation between patient and physician required during telemedicine has an affect on physician-patient communication and related outcomes, including patient and…
- Conditions
- Telemedicine, Patient Satisfaction, Remote Consultation
- Trial name
- NCT00057083
- Testing
- Telemedicine Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Hemorrhagic Stroke, Intracerebral, Acute Ischemic Stroke
Feasibility of a Digital Goals-of-Care Decision Aid for Clinicians and Families of Patients With SABI
The goal is to pilot test a highly accessible, web-based, pragmatic, scalable intervention to overcome ongoing problems with high stakes decision-making by surrogate decision-makers of patients in ICUs with severe acute brain…
- Conditions
- Hemorrhagic Stroke, Intracerebral, Acute Ischemic Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT05671874
- Testing
- Web/mobile/tablet-based digital decision aid + communication (DA+C) tool
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester