Clinical trials: Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
Low Back Pain, Chronic Low-back Pain (cLBP)
Virtual Tai Chi for Chronic Low Back Pain (Spine 2027)
This study tests whether a virtually delivered integrated tai chi, qigong, and meditation program, added to usual care, improves chronic low back pain, disability, quality of life, and healthcare costs compared with usual care…
- Trial name
- NCT07772154
- Testing
- Virtually Delivered Integrated Tai Chi, Qigong, and Meditation (VDTQM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- New York Medical College
Chronic Insomnia Disorder
Online Tai Chi Versus Digital CBT-I for Chronic Insomnia
This multicenter randomized controlled trial will compare online Tai Chi (OTC) with digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (dCBT-I) in adults with chronic insomnia disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT07853651
- Testing
- Online Tai Chi, Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 172 people
- Sponsor
- The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Major Depressive Disorder, Therapy Resistant Depression
Add-on Therapy With Edupression.Com® on Therapy Resistant Depressive Patients Treated With Nasal Esketamine Spray
Pragmatic clinical trial of an add-on therapy regarding the use of edupression.com® - a licensed computer based self-help program - on patients with therapy-resistant depression receiving esketamine nasal spray
- Trial name
- Esketamin+ (NCT04843462)
- Testing
- edupression.com®, Esketamine nasal spray
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Lukas Pezawas
Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Risk of SDRs Under 3HP and 1HP Regimen for LTBI
Successful implement of preventive therapy for subjects with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is the critical step for elimination of tuberculosis (TB).
- Trial name
- NCT04094012
- Testing
- isoniazid and rifapentine
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 490 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Use Cessation
Interactive Communication Technologies and Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling for Smokers
Brief advice combined with active referral to smoking cessation (SC) services increases quitting. We aim to strengthen the effect of combined intervention by using interactive communication technologies and nicotine replacement…
- Trial name
- NCT04001972
- Testing
- Brief advice (AWARD model), NRT-S, IM Apps and Chatbot
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 664 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Frailty
BalL Exercises tO Prevent FrAilty in OldeR ADults (LEOPARD)
This study aims to examine the effects of a multi-component intervention incorporating Swiss ball exercises and nutritional counseling on reducing frailty in a sample of pre-frail older adults in primary care.
- Trial name
- (LEOPARD) (NCT07023328)
- Testing
- A structured ball exercise program
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (Icc)
Pragmatic RCT of AI-Assisted Reading for Malignant Hepatic Lesions on CE-CT
The purpose of this multicenter pragmatic randomized controlled trial is to determine whether AI-assisted interpretation of multiphasic liver contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) is non-inferior to standard radiology…
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (Icc), Hepatic Metastasis, Hepatic Hemangioma
- Trial name
- NCT07768085
- Testing
- AI-assisted abdominal CE-CT reporting, Standard abdominal CE-CT reporting without AI assistance
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shengjing Hospital
Cerebral Infarction
Acupuncture Lowering Blood Pressure for Secondary Prevention of Stroke
This study evaluate the effects of acupuncture method on the recurrence of ischemic stroke patients.Half of participants will receive "Huo Xue San Feng" acupuncture combining 1 antihypertensive medication on the routine ischemic…
- Trial name
- NCT02967484
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- 5 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Tuberculosis, Diagnoses Disease
TB-CAPT CORE Truenat Trial
A cluster randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of placing Truenat platform/TB assays at primary health care clinics combined with rapid communication of results on time to treatment initiation of microbiologically…
- Trial name
- NCT04568954
- Testing
- Truenat TB platform/TB assays
- Where
- 4 sites in Mozambique, Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 3,987 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Switzerland
Chronic Kidney Disease Requiring Hemodialysis, End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD)
DIALysis With EXpanded Solute Removal
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the health effects of expanded hemodialysis in patients receiving hemodialysis. The main question it aims to answer is: 1) Does expanded hemodialysis reduce the risk of death from…
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease Requiring Hemodialysis, End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD), Chronic Kidney Disease Requiring Chronic Dialysis, Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
- Trial name
- DIALEX (NCT06660277)
- Testing
- Super High-Flux Dialyzer, High-Flux Dialyzer
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 4,800 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Stigma, Mental Disorders
A Group-based Treatment for Self-stigma in People With Mental Disorders in North-east Italy
Self-stigma refers to the internalization of negative stereotypes by individuals with mental disorders, leading to beliefs that they are dangerous, aggressive, or incapable of working.
- Conditions
- Stigma, Mental Disorders, Self-stigma
- Trial name
- NECT-ITA (NCT06567145)
- Testing
- Narrative Enhancement Cognitive Therapy (NECT)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 416 people
- Sponsor
- Universita di Verona
Orthostatic Hypotension, Alzheimer Disease
Efficacy, Safety and Response Predictors of Adjuvant Astragalus for Cognition in Orthostatic Hypotension
Background: This pragmatic clinical trial aims to determine the efficacy and safety of add-on Astragalus for cognition and non- cognition in patients with of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease complicated with orthostatic…
- Trial name
- NCT05647473
- Testing
- Routine treatment, add-on low dose Astragalus, add-on high dose Astragalus
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
Nurse-led Supportive Care
Effect of Nurse-led Supportive Care on Caregiver Burden and Well-being
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women with a high mortality rate in the world. Women may experience many different physiological and psychological symptoms (such as pain, nausea-vomiting, fatigue, stress…
- Trial name
- NCT05470543
- Testing
- Nurse-led supportive care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Bakircay University