Clinical trials: Quality Assurance
Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Adenoma
Accuracy of Real Time Characterization in Artificial Intelligence-assisted Colonoscopy
The goal of this substudy is to investigate the accuracy of a computer-aided polyp characterization (CADx) system. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: How high is the specificity of the AI system when characterizing…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Adenoma, Colorectal Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT05754229
- Testing
- AI-assisted colonoscopy
- Where
- 4 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ismail Gögenur
Insurance Status/Stability
IMPACCT for Kids' Care
Health insurance is important for children. Public insurance programs are available to many children, but some families report being confused about how to get and keep this insurance.
- Trial name
- IMPACCT (NCT02298361)
- Testing
- Health insurance outreach IT tools
- Volunteers
- 27,251 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OCHIN, Inc.
Homelessness
Applying a Case Management Model in a VA Homeless Program
The VA Grant and Per Diem (GPD) case management aftercare program provides six months of case management for homeless-experienced Veterans undergoing housing transitions.
- Trial name
- NCT05312229
- Testing
- Critical Time Intervention (CTI), External Facilitation, Replicating Effective Programs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Heart Failure
Improving Goal Directed Medical Therapy for Device Clinic Patients With Reduced EF at UOHI: a QI Initiative (VIGILANT)
This is a quality improvement initiative with the goal of optimizing heart failure (HF) patients seen through the outpatient cardiac implantable electronic device clinic at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI).
- Trial name
- VIGILANT (NCT05085249)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,479 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Interdisciplinary Communication, Management, Medication Therapy
Minimizing Harm From ADEs by Improving Nurse-Physician Communication
The purpose of this research study is to examine the clinical processes of care involved with the sharing and communicating of medication management information in the inpatient setting between nurses, pharmacists and physicians.
- Trial name
- MED-COMM (NCT00574990)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Communication, Patient Care
Development and Validation of a Tool to Measure Hand-off Quality
The aim of this project is to develop and validate a simple, flexible, reliable, real-time observation tool to evaluate hand-off practices.
- Conditions
- Communication, Patient Care, Quality of Health Care
- Trial name
- NCT01059942
- Testing
- mock handoff exposure, Introduction of CEX tool in Actual Hand-offs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Colon Cancer
Colometer - A Real Time Quality Improvement Feedback System for Screening Colonoscopy
Our team has created an automated, real-time software based image analysis tool called Colometer to improve screening colonoscopy providing real time visual feedback on image quality. There are three components to this study.
- Trial name
- NCT01969292
- Testing
- Colometer
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christopher Andrews
Pain
Quality Assurance of Electronic Data Capturing (EDC) in Pain Treatment
There are actually no standardized quality assurance procedures included in pain treatment processes. In this observational, feasibility study the use of tablet-Personal Computer (PC) is tested in pain therapy centres using the…
- Trial name
- NCT02256202
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Qualitouch-HC Foundation
IPV, Mental Health
Rwanda Digital Dashboard Hybrid Type 3 Implementation Study
Mental disorders are leading causes of the health-related burden globally, and in Rwanda the intergenerational mental health consequences of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi persist and are further compounded by poverty, such…
- Conditions
- IPV, Mental Health, Discipline Practices, Quality Assurance
- Trial name
- NCT06941831
- Testing
- Digital Dashboard-Supported Sugira Muryango Implementation, Usual Care - Sugira Muryango Implementation
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 1,810 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Colorectal Neoplasms
Risk-adapted Screening in First-degree Relatives of Patients With Colorectal Cancer
BACKGROUND: First-degree relatives of patients with colorectal cancer are at increased risk for colorectal cancer as well. Nevertheless, participation in the German national screening program stagnates at 2-3 percent per year…
- Trial name
- FAMKOL (NCT01903395)
- Testing
- Nurse-led counselling
- Where
- 33 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 313 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
External Quality Control, Thiopurine S-methyl Transferase (TPMT)
An EQA Scheme for TPMT Activity and Thiopurine Metabolites
Participation in EQA schemes, where available, is mandatory for the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). No EQA scheme currently exists for TPMT and thiopurine metabolites, which is a potential shortcoming of these tests.
- Trial name
- NCT02598908
- Testing
- Quality control - enzyme activity
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
Postoperative Morbidity
Investigating Trends in Compliance With Quality Assurance Metrics
Over 40 million major operative procedures are performed in the US annually and comprise about 40% of healthcare expenditures. Despite decades of research, perioperative mortality and morbidity remain a major healthcare system…
- Trial name
- NCT03119532
- Testing
- Receive metric feedback email
- Volunteers
- 672 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Acne Scar, Wrinkle
Fractional CO2 Treatment of Acne Scars in Asians
The objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy and side effects of a fractional CO2 laser for treatment of acne scar in Asians.
- Trial name
- CO2 (NCT00748462)
- Testing
- Fractional CO2 Laser
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Hypertension
Guidelines for Drug Therapy of Hypertension: Multi-Site Implementation
Clinical trial of implementation of clinical practice guidelines for managing hypertension in primary care clinics.
- Trial name
- NCT00122161
- Testing
- ATHENA Decision Support System, An Automated Clinical Decision Support System for Health Care Providers, Profiling performance
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Quality Assurance of Malaria Diagnosis
Novel mHealth Platform to Ensure Quality of Community-based Malaria Diagnosis
The investigators propose to implement a new mobile interface that automatically reads and troubleshoots malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) cassettes.
- Trial name
- NCT02504593
- Testing
- mHealth platform employing Fionet Deki Readers to ensure quality of community-based malaria diagnosis
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Injuries, Dancing
"The Show Must go on" : The Experience of Injuries Among Dancers: Fears, Thoughts, and Beliefs. A Qualitative Study
This qualitative, cross-sectional study aims at describing the experience of Italian dancers with injury. Dancers face a high risk of sustaining one or more injuries during their career (87-94%), which may lead to physical…
- Conditions
- Injuries, Dancing, Injury;Sports, Stress, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT06349928
- Testing
- Focus group or interview
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Siena
Point-of-care Ultrasonography (POCUS)
Can a Tailored Quality Assurance Program Help General Practitioners Maintain POCUS Scanning Competence? A Cohort Study From Denmark
Testing of a quality assurance program for general practitioners with an online multiple-choice quiz including still-pictures and video sequences of 10 application specific POCUS examinations.
- Trial name
- NCT05625646
- Testing
- quality assurance program
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Surgery
Visual Analogue Scale - a Quality Assurance Study
It has come to our attention that there is not a general consensus of how to apply Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) as a tool in measuring pain amongst postoperative patients in Denmark.
- Trial name
- NCT02243410
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Herlev Hospital
Colonoscopy, Colonic Polyps
Implementation of Optical Diagnosis for Diminutive Polyps Amongst Endoscopists: Training and Long-term Quality Assurance
In this study, Dutch gastroenterologists who are certified for performing colonoscopies on FIT-positive patients in the Dutch population screening program are trained in optical diagnosis with validated methods.
- Trial name
- DISCOUNT2 (NCT02407925)
- Testing
- Feedback
- Where
- 13 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 3,144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Lead Poisoning, Obesity
QI Study of a Practice Facilitator's Impact in Working With Clinics on Improving Dental, Lead & Obesity Measures for Children
Funded by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services - Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program (MEDTAPP), the "Child Health Excellence Center - a University-Practice-Public Partnership" (CHEC-UPPP) focuses on…
- Conditions
- Lead Poisoning, Obesity, Dental Decay
- Trial name
- NCT01739166
- Testing
- Practice-tailored intervention to increase rates of targeted services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center