Clinical trials: Patients Outcomes
Kidney Disease, End-Stage
Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Kidney Practice (ePRO Kidney)
People living with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) need dialysis or transplantation in order to stay alive. This illness and treatment significantly impact peoples' health, emotions, work and relationships.
- Trial name
- NCT03149328
- Testing
- Educational Support
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 594 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Benefits of Injectable Abatacept Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of sub-cutaneous (SC) abatacept provides any structural benefit in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have failed prior use of TNF therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT01351480
- Testing
- abatacept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Specialties Research
Corneal Edema Secondary to Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy
Early Experience With Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty
The purpose of this study is to report the early clinical outcomes in patients undergoing Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) for corneal edema secondary to corneal endothelial cell dysfunction, and to…
- Trial name
- DSAEK (NCT00744796)
- Testing
- DSAEK, Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Topography (OCT), Best Spectacle Corrected Visual Acuity (BSCVA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Contraception, Contraception Behavior
Patient-Centered Reproductive Decision Support Tool for Women Veterans
The investigators have developed a web-based decision support tool to help women Veterans get the information and care they need to achieve their reproductive goals, whether that includes optimizing their health before desired…
- Conditions
- Contraception, Contraception Behavior, Prepregnancy Health, Reproductive Health
- Trial name
- MyPath (NCT04584294)
- Testing
- MyPath Web-Based Informational and Decision Support Tool
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 465 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Knee Arthroplasty
Technology Interventions to Improve Outcomes After Knee Replacement
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of two technology interventions on health outcomes (e.g., physical activity, sedentary behavior, physical function, pain) after knee replacement at 2 and 5 months .
- Trial name
- NCT04482400
- Testing
- NEAT!2, MyKneeGuide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Delirium, Fall Injury
Care.Coach Avatars for Improvement of Outcomes in Hospitalized Elders, Including Mitigation of Falls and Delirium: a Multi-Site Clinical Study
Through NINR project 1R44NR017842-01 which preceded the present study, the investigators enhanced the care.coach avatar platform to incorporate a robust suite of evidence-based protocols based on the Hospital Elder Life Program…
- Trial name
- AvatarHELP (NCT03832192)
- Testing
- care.coach Avatar (HELP-Protocolized)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Victor Wang
HIV, Alcohol Use
Improving HIV and Alcohol-Related Outcomes Among HIV+ Persons in Clinic Settings
Alcohol use is increasingly recognized as a key factor in morbidity and mortality among HIV-positive individuals and represents an important public health concern, given its associations with medication non-adherence, increases…
- Conditions
- HIV, Alcohol Use, Medication Adherence
- Trial name
- PLUS (NCT02390908)
- Testing
- Immediate PLUS intervention, Wait-list PLUS intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunter College of City University of New York
Preeclampsia Postpartum, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
A Community Health Worker Intervention to Address Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
United States maternal mortality and preterm birth rates are among the highest among high-income countries due in part to a combination of racial, regional and socioeconomic disparities in access to care and overall health.
- Trial name
- AW2H (NCT06353256)
- Testing
- usual postpartum care, usual postpartum care + community health worker intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lung Cancer, Pneumothorax
Outpatient Chest Tube Management Following Thoracic Resection Improves Patient Length of Stay and Satisfaction Without Compromising Outcomes
Discharging patients home with air leak and chest tube to portable drainage device after thoracic resection is cost effective and safe without compromising patients outcome or satisfaction.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Pneumothorax, Subcutaneous Emphysema
- Trial name
- NCT01551082
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons
Physical Disability
Understanding Disparities in Healthcare and Primary Care Provider Quality
The project proposes to fill gaps in the understanding of disparities in healthcare and primary care provider (PCP) quality from the perspectives of adult Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities compared to those without…
- Trial name
- NCT02626910
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Cataract
Assessment of Low Energy Lens Fragmentation Cataract Extraction in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes of the use of low-energy segment removal with a micro-interventional irrigation/aspiration port (MICOR-304) to evacuate the lens prior to intraocular lens…
- Trial name
- NCT04747834
- Testing
- MICOR-304
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
Dental Implantation
Immediate Loading Of Dental Implants: A Pilot Clinical Study
Objective: To provide 2-year clinical- and patient-oriented data with regard to mandibular overdenture assisted by 2 immediately loaded unsplinted implants.
- Trial name
- NCT01644058
- Testing
- Immediate loading
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
Dental Implants, Alveolar Mucosa
To Compare Free Gingival Grafts and Connective Tissue Grafts Around Implants With Lack of Keratinized Mucosa
This study will compare two commonly used soft tissue grafting techniques (free gingival graft, FGG vs. connective tissue graft, CTG) to augment the soft tissue around dental implants with a lack of keratinized mucosa.
- Trial name
- NCT03338686
- Testing
- Free Gingival Graft (FGG), Connective Tissue Graft followed by Laser Gingivoplasty
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Acceptability of Health Care, HIV Infections
Addressing Violence and HIV Care Among Transgender Women
This project seeks to adapt and pilot a trauma-informed combination intervention named 'Kickin' it with the Gurlz' that was designed with, for, and by transgender women of color to improve HIV care continuum outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04813484
- Testing
- Kickin it with the Gulz
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Sleep Apnea, Insufficient Sleep Syndrome
Improving Outcomes for Patients With SDB and Insufficient Sleep
The purpose of this study is to look at how sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and not getting enough sleep each night contribute to daytime sleepiness.
- Conditions
- Sleep Apnea, Insufficient Sleep Syndrome, Sleep, Hypertension
- Trial name
- RESTORE (NCT04279834)
- Testing
- PAP Treatment, Sleep Education I
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 561 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Heart Failure, ICD
Comparing Rate Response With CLS Versus Accelerometer ICD Settings in Heart Failure Patients With BIOTRONIK CRT-Ds
Dr. Jonathan Hsu and Dr. Eric Adler are conducting a research study to find out more about how implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) settings can be adjusted to improve patient cardiovascular health and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, ICD, Chronotropic Incompetence
- Trial name
- CLASS (NCT02693262)
- Testing
- CLS Mode on Biotronik CRT-D, Accelerometer Mode on Biotronik CRT-D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Metastatic Cancer
Electronic Patient Reporting of Symptoms During Cancer Treatment
The current study is designed to test nationally whether patients' outcomes and utilization of services can be improved through symptom monitoring via patient-reported outcomes between visits.
- Trial name
- PRO-TECT (NCT03249090)
- Testing
- Patient Self-Reporting of Symptoms, Usual Care Delivery
- Where
- 45 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance Foundation Trials, LLC.
Elective Surgical Procedures
A Patient-oriented Risk Communication Tool to Improve Patient Experience, Knowledge and Outcomes After Elective Surgery
Many people have inpatient surgery each day. Most people will have no complications but some will have minor or serious complications.
- Trial name
- NCT03422133
- Testing
- Patient-oriented, personalized risk communication eHealth application
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Patient Experience, Medical Emergencies
Effectiveness and Clinical Outcomes of Municipal Acute Wards Versus a General Hospital
Demographic changes in the industrialized world are expected to prompt a need for better organized and more efficient health care services.
- Conditions
- Patient Experience, Medical Emergencies, Mortality, Morbidity
- Trial name
- NCT03885206
- Testing
- Level of healthcare services
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ostfold University College
Cognitive Impairment, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Preoperative Cognitive Screening in Older Spinal Surgical Patients
The objectives of this study are to determine whether identifying patients with baseline cognitive deficits or frailty predict postoperative delirium.
- Trial name
- NCT02922634
- Testing
- Mini Cog
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 229 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital