Clinical trials: Quality Health Care
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
Patient Engagement, Stress
myHealthHub for Older Adult Inpatients
This study will assess "myHealthhub" in hospitalized older adults throughout 5 days of their hospital stay. The investigators propose a mixed method randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing myHealthHub platform vs.
- Conditions
- Patient Engagement, Stress, Loneliness, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT05450445
- Testing
- myHealthHub, TV-only
- Sponsor
- Lady Davis Institute
Exercise Capacity, Quality of Life
Rehabilitation and Outcome for Patients on LVAD Support
A prospective, multi-module intervention based on nutrition management, psychosocial support, and a controlled home-based physical exercise training program for patients on LVAD- support will be provided to improve outcomes in…
- Trial name
- NCT00781807
- Testing
- multi-module rehabilitation program
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Hannover Medical School
Pain, Incontinence, Urinary
Sumamos Excelencia 2022
There is a gap between research and clinical practice, leading to variability in decision-making. Clinical audits are an effective strategy for improving implementation of best practices.
- Conditions
- Pain, Incontinence, Urinary, Obesity, Childhood, Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NCT05466656
- Testing
- Continuous quality improvement cycle model
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Teresa Moreno Casbas
Palliative Care, Heart Failure
Advanced Heart Care at Home
End-of-life (EOL) care for heart failure (HF) patients includes high healthcare utilization and costs, in part due to the lack of integration of optimal HF management and home-based palliative care.
- Conditions
- Palliative Care, Heart Failure, Health Care Utilization, Quality Improvement
- Trial name
- AHCAH (NCT03724695)
- Testing
- Clinician nudge or opt out approach for AHCAH liaison visit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 709 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Aherence, Physical Symptoms
The Effectiveness of Augmented Reality to Enhance CPAP Therapy in OSA Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to exam if artificial reality works to improve continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) adherence in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients.
- Conditions
- Aherence, Physical Symptoms, Mental Health, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- CPAP OSA (NCT06520592)
- Testing
- With AR guided CPAP therapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Lung Cancer
A Study to Evaluate Guideline Adoption Through Quality Improvement Project (QIP) in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) Department
This is a cluster randomized controlled trial with PCCM department in each site being the cluster. Fifty-four sites' PCCM departments will be randomized to the QIP arm versus control arm in 2:1 allocation ratio.
- Trial name
- LC PCCM QIP (NCT06484972)
- Volunteers
- 1,728 people
- Sponsor
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Atrial Fibrillation, Quality of Life
Evaluation of the Added Value of an Internet-based Educational Program for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.
This study is prospective, open and randomized concerning the value of an Internet-based educational program for patients with atrial fibrillation compared to "care as usual".
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Quality of Life, Signs and Symptoms, Health Economy
- Trial name
- AMADEUS (NCT03763500)
- Testing
- Internet-based education
- Where
- 3 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Ulla Walfridsson
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Internet Intervention to Improve Rural Diabetes Care
Rural Diabetes Online Care (RDOC) will develop an Internet-based intervention for rural primary care physicians, focusing on improving care for adult patients with diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT00403091
- Testing
- Internet Intervention, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 205 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lung Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
Improving Care for Rural Patients With Solid Tumors
This study will assess if the CARES (Cancer Advocacy, Resources, Education and Support) intervention improves time to start of treatment after diagnosis and time to treatment completion for solid tumors (ex: lung, head, neck…
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Cervical Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04916990
- Testing
- CARES Intervention
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
GLP-1 and Non-exercise Activity Thermogenesis in RHZ
Rationale: Treatment with glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) has been shown to reduce plasma glucose levels to a further extent when added to standard therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Trial name
- NCT01638260
- Testing
- Liraglutide, NEAT
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
ANAIS, a Spanish Version of the DAFNE Programme
ANAIS is a therapeutic education programme for type 1 diabetes based on a flexible insulin regime adjusted to the patient's food intake.
- Trial name
- ANAIS (NCT03699189)
- Testing
- Immediate ANAIS
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Rosa María Sánchez Hernández
Long COVID
Mental Intervention and Nicotinamide Riboside Supplementation in Long Covid
Long COVID, also referred to as post-acute sequela of COVID-19 (PASC), is present in a substantial number of individuals, and treatment for this is warranted.
- Trial name
- MINIRICO (NCT05703074)
- Testing
- Nicotinamide Riboside (NR), Mind-body reprocessing therapy (MBRT), Care as usual
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Akershus
Diabetes
Natural Language Processing and Quality Assessment in Primary Care
The investigators propose to use a Natural Language Processing System (NLP) to provide an initial baseline report for primary care patients at risk for diabetes and cardiovascular complications that will include: a) evidence of…
- Trial name
- NCT01023243
- Testing
- Brochure: Care of the Feet for Those at Risk, Quality Survey: foot exam, tobacco and aspirin use
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 389 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Venous Thromboembolism, Delivery of Health Care
Improving Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
Preventing the formation of blood clots in the veins so they do not injure leg veins or travel to the lungs, also called venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (VTE-P) is an essential component of safe in-patient care, yet it is…
- Conditions
- Venous Thromboembolism, Delivery of Health Care, Quality Improvement
- Trial name
- NCT01304108
- Testing
- VTE-P Tollgate, BLAZE Pop up, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Nutrition
Evaluation of a Rwanda Hospital Feeding Program on Nutrition, Recovery, Costs of Care and Health Related Quality of Life
The purpose of this interventional study was to evaluate outcomes for Solid'Africa's Gemura feeding program in four selected public hospitals comparing results between patients receiving and patients not receiving the feeding…
- Trial name
- NCT06852885
- Testing
- Meals
- Where
- 4 sites in Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 794 people
- Sponsor
- Solid'Africa
Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus
Clinical Decision Support for Medication Management and Adherence
This three-year, grant funded project will be conducted by the Division of Clinical Informatics in the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Duke University Medical Center.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Stroke, Myocardial Ischemia
- Trial name
- NCT00979225
- Testing
- Medication Management report, Care manager email notices
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Quality of Work Life of Psychiatric Nurses, Impact on Quality of Care
Determinants of the Quality of Work Life of Psychiatric Nurses and Relief on the Quality of Care
Psychological well-being at work is a major public health issue. The number of sick personal leaving hospitals has increased by 10% in five years and the average cost of absenteeism is around 3000 euros per agent per year.
- Trial name
- DETERQVT (NCT04026854)
- Testing
- Quality of live at work
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Anesthesia
Two Anesthetic Techniques in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
The goal of this study is to determine if there is a significant difference in the quality of care between the investigators' two standard anesthesia techniques for children undergoing a MRI of the body and/or extremity MRI.
- Trial name
- NCT00894751
- Testing
- dexmedetomidine, propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Prostate Specific Antigen Screening, Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
Behavioral Economics Applications to Geriatrics Leveraging EHRs R33 Trial
Investigators will evaluate clinical decision support nudges informed by behavioral science and directed at primary care clinicians.
- Conditions
- Prostate Specific Antigen Screening, Asymptomatic Bacteriuria, Type 2 Diabetes
- Trial name
- BEAGLE R33 (NCT04289753)
- Testing
- EHR clinical decision support nudges, Brief clinician education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37,134 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University