Clinical trials: Patient Communication
GI Cancer, Lymphoma
Geriatric Communication Skills Training Program for Oncology Clinicians
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the effects of a training program designed to help doctors communicate better with older patients and their caregivers.
- Conditions
- GI Cancer, Lymphoma, GU Cancer, Bone Marrow Transplant
- Trial name
- NCT03530969
- Testing
- Self-Efficacy Assessment, UCLA Geriatrics Attitudes Scale, Course Evaluations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Advance Care Planning Animated Videos
A Media Communication Intervention to Increase Engagement in Advance Care Planning Among Cancer Patients
Advance care planning (ACP) is critical to the provision of quality end-of-life (EoL) care and has been associated with greater likelihood of patients' EoL wishes being followed.
- Trial name
- NCT04208009
- Testing
- Advance care planning animated videos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Hospices, Poly Pharmacy
Standardized Patient-Centered Medication Review in Home Hospice
This is a pilot cluster randomized trial that tests the effect of a novel intervention that trains hospice staff to 1. regularly review, simplify, and align patients' prescribed medications with their goals of care as their…
- Conditions
- Hospices, Poly Pharmacy, Deprescriptions, Caregivers
- Trial name
- SPECTORx (NCT03972163)
- Testing
- NIA Medication Management - Active Comparator, STOPPFrail (Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescriptions), "Discontinuing Medication Appropriately" and "Understanding the Art of Communication about Deprescribing"
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Continuity of Patient Care
IMPACT-care (Improved Medication Communication and Patient Involvement at Care Transitions)
Background: Transitions of care, especially at hospital discharge, pose significant risks to patient safety. The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies this as a critical area for improvement, particularly for older patients…
- Trial name
- IMPACT-care (NCT06610214)
- Testing
- IMPACT-care intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 231 people
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University Hospital
Medical Education, Clinical Breast Examination
Hybrid Simulation in Teaching Clinical Breast Examination
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of hybrid simulation of the breast are more effective in teaching CBE technique and culturally sensitive doctor-patient communication skills to medical students than the…
- Conditions
- Medical Education, Clinical Breast Examination, Medical Simulation, Standardized Patient
- Trial name
- HS-CBE (NCT02125487)
- Testing
- Teaching using Hybrid Simulation of breast examination, Teaching using traditional method
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Auditory Processing Disorder, Central, Stroke
Auditory Rehabilitation in Stroke Patients With Auditory Processing Disorders
This study aimed to evaluate long term benefits in speech reception in noise, after daily 10 week use of an assisting listening device (personal frequency-modulates systems) , in non-aphasic stroke patients with auditory…
- Trial name
- NCT02889107
- Testing
- personal frequency modulated systems
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia
Dopaminergic Therapy for Frontotemporal Dementia Patients
This is a phase IIa 24-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. The study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Rotigotine (RTG) transdermal administration at the dosage of 4 mg or 6 mg per day versus…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia, Aphasia, Primary Progressive, Pick Disease of the Brain
- Trial name
- NCT04937452
- Testing
- Rotigotine 4Mg/24Hrs Patch, Rotigotine 6Mg/24Hrs Patch
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione Santa Lucia
Communication, Back Pain
Ideas, Concerns, Expectations. Implementing Patient-centered Communication
Exploring patients' ideas, concerns and expectation (ICE) is a communication tool to promote patient centredness and shared decision making during a consultation.
- Trial name
- ICE (NCT03711071)
- Testing
- Workshop "ICE training"
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
COVID-19, Vaccine Hesitancy
Online Games to Help Canadian and U.S. Adults Identify COVID-19 and Vaccine Misinformation: Three Sequential Randomized Studies
COVID-19 misinformation contributed to vaccine hesitancy and preventable illness. This record covers three sequential randomized studies (conducted in Canada and the United States, November-December 2020) testing whether a brief…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Vaccine Hesitancy, Health Misinformation, Communication
- Trial name
- NCT07758309
- Testing
- Gamified misinformation refutation quiz, Refutational text (active control)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,637 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Pediatric Cancer, Growth, Posttraumatic
Expressive Storytelling to Share Adolescents/Young Adults Cancer Stories
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an online expressive storytelling intervention for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer. Specific Aim 1.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Cancer, Growth, Posttraumatic, Nurse-Patient Relations, Narrative Medicine
- Trial name
- ESSAY (NCT04855487)
- Testing
- Nurse-patient dyadic storytelling intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
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
Stroke
Follow up of Stroke Patients by Neurologists and General Practitioners
From the region around Brussels there are currently few data on how the post-stroke process take place and how satisfied the care providers are with it.
- Trial name
- NCT05694403
- Testing
- Survey
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Enhancing PTSD Treatment Outcomes by Improving Patient-Provider Communication
The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn whether existing treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be improved.
- Trial name
- AWARE (NCT06088303)
- Testing
- Adjunctive writing to amplify response and engagement (AWARE), Cognitive processing therapy (CPT), Prolonged exposure (PE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Heart Failure
Telehealth Self Management for CHF
People with heart failure (HF) are hospitalized over a million times a year in the US at a cost over $39 billion dollars. About half of the patients are readmitted within 30 days.
- Trial name
- TSM-CHF (NCT01812512)
- Testing
- Teaching for Interactive Patient Self-Management (TIPS) for Heart Failure (HF
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Isolated Fever, Gastroenteritis Symptoms
The Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Medical Advice Given by Telephone for Patients Calling for Primary Care
Telephone medical advice in general practice is expanding. The Cochrane Database concludes in 2008 that there is not enough data about its use regarding out-of-hours general practitioners workload, emergency department visits…
- Trial name
- CMTp (NCT02286245)
- Testing
- focused Telephonic Medical Advice, Usual practice
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,498 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Communication
Simulation Training in Undergraduate Nursing Education as a Means to Improve Awareness of Team Member Roles
Based on investigator's hypothesis, that incorporating the SBAR worksheet into the training of undergraduate Nursing students will increase their capacity to work in an interdisciplinary team, the investigators will assess…
- Trial name
- SBAR (NCT02289001)
- Testing
- Education on SBAR worksheet
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Universitat de Girona
Schizophrenia, Psychosis
Multi-site Communication Deficits in Schizophrenia
Multi-site Communication Deficits Underlying Cognitive Dysfunction in the Prodromal Phase and First Episode of Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- NCT01317121
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Phonoaudiologic Therapy Adjunct to Treatment on Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Objective: to evaluate the effects of a speech therapy exercises program in the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apna Syndrome (OSAS) patients based on the clinical and polysomnography (PSG) parameters.
- Trial name
- NCT01289405
- Testing
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa
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
Aphasia, Broca, Stroke
Development and Feasibility Analysis of Verbal Expressive Skills Management Programme (VESMP) for Patients With Broca Aphasia
The present study was conducted to develop the verbal expressive skills management programme (VESMP) to enhance verbal expressive skills of patients with severe Broca aphasia.
- Trial name
- VESMP (NCT03699605)
- Testing
- VESMP, Traditional Therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Isra University