Clinical trials: Quality Improvement
Colorectal Cancer
Outreach for Patients That Are Newly Eligible for Colorectal Cancer Screening
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether patient outreach is effective at increasing compliance with preventative screenings for those patients who, based on national quality standards, have become newly eligible for…
- Trial name
- UPQUAL (NCT00860249)
- Testing
- Letter Only, Letter and Educational DVD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Violence and Stress Assessment (ViStA) Project to Improve Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Management in Primary Care
The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized trial of a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Care Management (PCM) program to detect, treat, and improve PTSD treatment processes and outcomes in patients seeking primary…
- Trial name
- ViStA (NCT01401101)
- Testing
- PCM, MEU
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 404 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAND
Respiratory Complication, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Applying Best Clinical Practices to Patients at High Risk of Respiratory Complications
The purpose of this study is to: 1. Perform a retrospective analysis on data contained in the UCLA Perioperative Data Warehouse on the incidence of respiratory dysfunction in the post-operative care unit (PACU) before and after…
- Trial name
- NCT04263363
- Testing
- Sugammadex 100 MG/ML [Bridion]
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12,248 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Orthopedic Surgery, Ventilation
Ventilation Strategy During General Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project
The objective is to determine the optimal intraoperative ventilation strategy among the chosen tidal volume and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) levels, and standardize it in an enhanced recovery pathway for orthopedic…
- Trial name
- NCT03657368
- Testing
- Low tidal Volume, High tidal Volume, Low PEEP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,860 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI), Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Safe Critical Care: Testing Improvement Strategies
One group of hospitals participated in a collaborative approach for healthcare quality improvement while another group was provided only a tool kit.
- Trial name
- NCT00975923
- Testing
- Collaborative Group, Tool Kit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Drug Use Disorders, Illicit Drug Use
Addressing Barriers to Care for Substance Use Disorder Pilot Study
The Addressing Barriers to Care for Substance Use Disorder Pilot (ABC-SUD Pilot) was a randomized pilot study that preceded a larger trial.
- Conditions
- Drug Use Disorders, Illicit Drug Use, Alcohol-Related Disorders
- Trial name
- ABCSUD Pilot (NCT06317987)
- Testing
- Care Navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Bronchiectasis
Evaluation of the Quality of Life Questionnaire-Bronchiectasis (QOL-B) in Patients With Bronchiectasis
Over the 70-day study period, eligible patients visited the study clinic every 2 weeks (total of 6 visits) and received a 28-day course of aztreonam for inhalation solution (AZLI).
- Trial name
- NCT00805025
- Testing
- AZLI
- Where
- 24 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- Gilead Sciences
30% Oxygen Concentration During Colorectal Surgery, 80% Oxygen Concentration During Colorectal Surgery
Supplemental Oxygen in Colorectal Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project
Our primary objective is to develop a clinical pathway for care of patients having colorectal surgery at the Clinic. In particular, the investigators would like to determine what intraoperative concentration of oxygen is optimal…
- Trial name
- NCT01777568
- Testing
- 30% oxygen, 80% oxygen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,749 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Prostatic Hyperplasia
Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Combination Treatment With Dutasteride and Tamsulosin With Tamsulosin Monotherapy, in Men With Moderate to Severe Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
This is a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, parallel group study in Asian subjects. The aim of the study is to investigate whether combination therapy with dutasteride and tamsulosin is more effective than tamsulosin…
- Trial name
- NCT02058368
- Testing
- Dutasteride 0.5mg capsules, Tamsulosin 0.2mg tablets
- Where
- 46 sites in China, Japan and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 607 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Chronic Renal Insufficiency
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Guideline Adherence - A Quality Improvement Study
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as kidney damage for greater than 3 months or a glomerular filtration rate less than 60 mL/min per 1.73m2 for greater than 3 months.
- Trial name
- NCT00921687
- Testing
- Education only, Multifactorial intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 781 people
- Sponsor
- Louis Stokes VA Medical Center
Postoperative Insomnia, Postoperative Delirium
Efficacy of Suvorexant on Post-operative Sleep Disturbance
The study is a parallel group, double blind, randomized trial. Subjects will be recruited from individuals undergoing elective surgery for orthopedic, abdominal, urologic, gynecologic or spine reasons.
- Trial name
- NCT05823844
- Testing
- Suvorexant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Myopia-Night Blindness
Evaluation of a Night Spectacle Correction Concerning an Improvement of Mesopic Vision Quality
Reduced quality of vision and glare in twilight or night are frequently mentioned complaints within the optometric examination. A reason for these problems could be a myopic refractive shift in dark light conditions, commonly…
- Trial name
- NCT02965534
- Testing
- Spectacle/Glasses
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Applied Sciences Jena
Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
De-implementing Inhaled Steroids to Improve Care and Safety in COPD
This Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QuERI) project is designed to determine efficacy and acceptance of an intervention method to provide primary care providers with patient-tailored electronic consults and corresponding…
- Trial name
- DISCUSS COPD (NCT02896257)
- Testing
- Guideline treatment recommendations
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Community Acquired Pneumonia
Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in an Ambulatory Pre-surgical Testing Setting
The purpose of this quality improvement project is to improve the immunization rates of an at-risk adult population seen in an ambulatory healthcare environment, through the use of targeted health education messages regarding…
- Trial name
- NCT01787838
- Testing
- Focused Health Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,509 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carilion Clinic
Cardiovascular Disease
Quality Improvement and Personalization for Statins
The investigators developed novel quality improvement intervention consisting of a personalized decision support tool, an educational program, a performance measure, and an audit and feedback system to encourage the adoption of…
- Trial name
- QUIPS (NCT02820870)
- Testing
- Statin Decision Support Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cardiac Arrest
MIHS Emergency Department CPR Quality Improvement Project
The investigators will quantify the quality of chest compressions provided in the Emergency Department and determine whether the quality of chest compressions is related to patient outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT01245699
- Testing
- scenario-based training, real-time audiovisual CPR feedback, and post-event debriefing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- Valleywise Health
Sinus Node Disfunction
Brady MX a Quality Improvement Study
Medtronic is sponsoring a quality improvement study called Brady MX. It is hypothesized that lack of awareness of treatment and diagnostics pathways result in lower number of referrals to implanters of IPG.
- Trial name
- NCT02976181
- Testing
- IPG
- Where
- 5 sites in Mexico
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Crohn's Disease
Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Treatments, Work Productivity and Quality of Life in Crohn's Disease
This multicenter, prospective, post marketing observational study (PMOS) was designed to demonstrate long-term effects of anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor therapies on Work Productivity and Impairment scales in participants with…
- Trial name
- IDEA (NCT01860846)
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- AbbVie
Pregnancy Complications, Cesarean Section Complications
An Evaluation of the Team Birth Project
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of a pilot project to improve communication and teamwork and to increase vaginal delivery rates at hospital in the United States
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Cesarean Section Complications, Maternal Complication of Pregnancy, Communication, Multidisciplinary
- Trial name
- NCT03529214
- Testing
- Exposed study site
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,217 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Depression, Information Dissemination
Community Partners in Care is a Research Project Funded by the National Institutes of Health
CPIC is a community initiative and research study funded by the NIH. CPIC was developed and is being run by community and academic partners in Los Angeles underserved communities of color.
- Conditions
- Depression, Information Dissemination, Social Determinants of Health
- Trial name
- CPIC (NCT01699789)
- Testing
- Quality Improvement Program, Resources for Services Expert Team, Community Engagement and Planning Council
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,246 people
- Sponsor
- RAND