Clinical trials: Patient Communication
Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care
Palliative Care Educator
The investigators propose to conduct a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial of an advance care planning (ACP) educator-led intervention among hospitalized patients aged 65 and over, or any patient with Alzheimer's Disease and…
- Conditions
- Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Doctor-patient Communication
- Trial name
- VIDEO-PCE (NCT04857060)
- Testing
- ACP Educator led, video assisted discussion
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11,174 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
Periodontal Diseases, Dental Plaque
Oral Health Literacy Tailored Communication
The purpose of this study to investigate attitude, oral health literacy and psychological factors in order to evaluate if these factors are important for oral health in adults.
- Conditions
- Periodontal Diseases, Dental Plaque, Dental Calculus, Sialorrhea
- Trial name
- NCT01118143
- Testing
- Tailored oral health literacy instruction
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 179 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tromso
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
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension
The Impact of Sharing Audio Recorded Clinic Visits on Self-management in Older Adults
The investigators will conduct a multi-site, two-arm, parallel-group, patient-randomized, blocked, controlled, pilot trial with a 3-month follow up in older adults (≥65 years) with diabetes and hypertension.
- Trial name
- NCT04344301
- Testing
- Audio recording
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Hearing Loss, Emergency Service
Hearing Impairment, Strategies, and Outcomes in Emergency Departments
Aim 1: Establish the feasibility of screening for hearing loss in the ED Aim 2: Determine the acceptability of the screening procedure (among the ED population) Aim 3: Derive a preliminary estimate of the effect size of primary…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Emergency Service, Hospital Readmission
- Trial name
- Hear-VA (NCT03594500)
- Testing
- PockeTalker, No PockeTalker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Critical Illness, Communication Disabilities
Enhancing & Mobilizing the POtential for Wellness & Emotional Resilience Among Surrogate Decision-Makers of ICU Patients
Intensive Care Units (ICU) are stressful places where life-and-death medical decisions are made and patients' surrogate decision-makers are exposed to potentially traumatic experiences.
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT03276559)
- Testing
- EMPOWER, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
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
Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Generalized
Digital Data in Mental Health Therapy
The Use of Patient Electronic Communication in Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment intends to better understand how digital data, social media, and electronic communication can be used in mental health therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT04011540
- Testing
- Digital data
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
COMMunication and Education for the New CPAP Experience
The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of a couple-oriented education and support intervention on patient- and partner -reported outcomes (positive airway pressure (PAP) adherence) in patients newly diagnosed…
- Trial name
- COMMENCE (NCT01377584)
- Testing
- Couple-oriented intervention, Patient-oriented intervention, Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
HIV, Tuberculosis
Cell Phone Messaging to Improve Communication of Critical Laboratory Results to Patients in Rural Uganda
The investigators will study the efficacy of a novel cellular phone messaging system to communicate health information and facilitate early return to clinic after abnormal laboratory results in rural Uganda.
- Trial name
- NCT01579214
- Testing
- Cellular Phone Text Messages
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 183 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Mental Disorders
Effectiveness of DECIDE in Patient-Provider Communication, Therapeutic Alliance & Care Continuation
The purpose of this study is to learn more about how patients and healthcare providers interact in order to improve shared decision making.
- Trial name
- PCORI (NCT01947283)
- Testing
- DECIDE-PA, DECIDE-PC
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 481 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Advanced Malignant Neoplasm, Locally Advanced Malignant Neoplasm
Pre-Test Genetic Education and Remote Genetic Counseling in Communicating Tumor Profiling Results to Patients With Advanced Cancer
This research trial studies how well pre-test genetic education and remote genetic counseling works in communicating tumor profiling results to patients with advanced cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02823652
- Testing
- standard genetic education, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 601 people
- Sponsor
- ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
Cancer Screening Tests
Helping Patients and Providers Make Better Decisions About Colorectal Cancer Screening
Precision prevention holds great promise for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening but has not been adequately explored. A patient's chance of having an advanced colorectal neoplasm (ACN), i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT04683731
- Testing
- Decision aid without personalized message, Decision aid with personalized message, Provider notification without personalized message
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,111 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Healthy
Improving Communication During a Pandemic Flu Outbreak
During the last pandemic influenza antivirals were prescribed both as prophylaxis and treatment. However, adherence rates were suboptimal.
- Trial name
- NCT03431012
- Testing
- Agency Assignment framing, Attribute framing
- Volunteers
- 349 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Evaluate the Effect of a Talking Tracheostomy Tube on Quality of Life
Evaluation of a Tracheostomy Tube That Enables Communication
Verbal communication is vital to critically ill mechanically ventilated patient's quality of life (Hess, 2005). Patients who have a tracheostomy tube may be able to communicate using a speaking valve, however, some patients may…
- Trial name
- BLUSA (NCT02018562)
- Testing
- Portex Blueline Ultra Suctionaid Tracheostomy Tube
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Emergency Service, Hospital, Information Structuring
Basel Discharge Communication Project
Assessing whether structuring of discharge information improves the sender's recall capacity
- Conditions
- Emergency Service, Hospital, Information Structuring, Physician-Patient Relations, Communication
- Trial name
- BACOP (NCT01540266)
- Testing
- Information structuring, no information structuring
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 242 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Automated Communication Tools, Complex Medical Patients
Virtual Continuity and Its Impact on Complex Hospitalized Patients' Care
Communication between physicians caring for a patient in the hospital and that patient's primary care provider is less than optimal, and can lead to diminished health care quality and safety.
- Trial name
- NCT01397253
- Testing
- Automated communication tools
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 835 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Dementia, Chronic Disease
Project to Improve Communication About Serious Illness--Hospital Study: Comparative Effectiveness Trial (Trial 2)
The objective of this protocol is to test the effectiveness of a Jumpstart intervention on patient-centered outcomes for patients with chronic illness by ensuring that they receive care that is concordant with their goals over…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasms
- Trial name
- PICSI-H (NCT04283994)
- Testing
- Survey-based Patient/Clinician Jumpstart, EHR-based Clinician Jumpstart
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 756 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Cerebral Palsy
Data Acquisition Study for a Communication Device for Pediatric Patients With Cerebral Palsy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a touch screen application designed to help pediatric patients with cerebral palsy communicate.
- Trial name
- NCT02242994
- Testing
- Dynavox Maestro, Experimental App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Axel Krieger