Clinical trials: Quality Improvement, open to volunteers
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, Quality Improvement
Study to Evaluate the Impact of the Recovery Pathway on Postoperative Leght of Stay in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
This randomized and prospective trial aims to evaluate the implementation of a rapid recovery protocol for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in a hospital serving patients from the Brazilian Unified Health System (Sistema…
- Trial name
- KAMAY (NCT06713096)
- Testing
- Tempos Certos protocol
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Lumbar Spondylosis, Low Back Pain
Catgut Embedding for Lumbar Spondylosis With Blood Stasis Syndrome
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if catgut embedding works to treat chronic low back pain in adults with lumbar spondylosis and "Blood Stasis" syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT07590050
- Testing
- Catgut embedding using PDO thread, Electro-acupuncture, Lifestyle and Exercise Counseling
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Depression and CVD
A Patient Activation Approach to Implementing Depression Treatment in Cardiac Patients
This study, which is being conducted as part of a Quality Improvement (QI) Initiative at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, will test whether delivering the iHeart DepCare tool increases real world reach and adoption of…
- Trial name
- iHeart_2 (NCT07390331)
- Testing
- iHeart Depcare tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Incisional Hernia, Parastomal Hernia
Ventral Hernia Improvement of Treatment and Life
The goal of this clinical trial called the VITAL study is to learn if surgery has a positive impact on the quality of life in patients with incisional or parastomal hernia.
- Conditions
- Incisional Hernia, Parastomal Hernia, Ventral Hernia
- Trial name
- VITAL (NCT06864377)
- Testing
- Quality of life questionnair
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Line Marker
Inpatient Experience Survey Administration, Inpatient Experience Survey Response
FIQS Dissemination and Implementation
This study is testing Family Input for Quality and Safety (FIQS), a mobile-based survey tool that allows hospitalized children's families and adolescent patients to report safety concerns in real-time by responding to a text…
- Conditions
- Inpatient Experience Survey Administration, Inpatient Experience Survey Response, Inpatient Pediatric Care, Inpatient Pediatric Engagement and Shared Decision-Making
- Trial name
- FIQS DI (NCT07871136)
- Testing
- Text-Only Enrollment Strategy, Text Plus In-Person Enrollment Strategy, Anonymous Safety Reporting with Impact Website
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21,800 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
PTSD, Depression
Local Participatory Systems Dynamics to Increase Reach of Evidence Based Addiction and Mental Health Care
The most common reasons Veterans seek VA addiction and mental health care is for help with opioid and alcohol misuse, depression and PTSD.
- Conditions
- PTSD, Depression, Alcohol Use Disorder, Opioid Use Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04356274
- Testing
- Participatory System Dynamics (PSD), Audit and Feedback (AF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
Biofrequency-Guided Nutrition
Biofrequency-Guided Nutrition in Spanish Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a biofrequency-guided nutritional intervention in promoting a healthy diet, improving dietary behaviors, and enhancing…
- Trial name
- NCT07082413
- Testing
- Nutritional Intervention
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Especialidades Espiritu Santo
Smoking ( Cigarette), Smoking (Tobacco) Addiction
Smoking Cessation With Wearables to Improve General, Oral Health and Quality of Life
Tobacco smoking remains one of the leading preventable causes of disease, disability, and premature death worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, tobacco use is responsible for more than eight million deaths each…
- Conditions
- Smoking ( Cigarette), Smoking (Tobacco) Addiction, Smoking Behaviors, Smoking Cessation
- Trial name
- Wear-Smile (NCT07593742)
- Testing
- Telemedicine-Based Smoking Cessation Program, Conventional Smoking Cessation Behavioral Program
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- University of Salerno
Continuity of Care, Patient Safety
Automatic Feedback Indicator to Enhance the Hospital Discharge Communication Between Acute Care and Primary Care.
This study, titled "Automated Indicator Feedback for Improving the Quality of Discharge Letters: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial" (FIAQ-LS), aims to evaluate whether continuous real-time feedback to hospital teams can…
- Conditions
- Continuity of Care, Patient Safety, Hospital Discharge Communication Processes, Communication
- Trial name
- FIAQLS (NCT06835153)
- Testing
- Monthly Performance Feedback with Dashboards (Automated Audit and Feedback)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 132,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Liver Dysfunction, Thyroid
DEscripitive Patient Analysis to Enable Risk-based Quality Improvement Measures in a lArge iNternal mediCIne grouP Practice
Background: Clinical trials often include patients from large hospitals or university clinics. Information on patients cared for at offices from statutory health insurance-accredited physicians represent evidence gaps.
- Conditions
- Liver Dysfunction, Thyroid, Atherosclerosis, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- EMANCIPATE (NCT06178302)
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Imed19
Primary Care
Arrival Time Implementation
This is a prospective clinical trial evaluating how behaviorally informed message framing can improve patient on-time arrival for outpatient visits.
- Trial name
- NCT07314697
- Testing
- Behaviorally informed appointment communications, Control appointment communications
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Geriatric Disorder, Depression
Quality Register for Geriatric Psychiatry
QualGeP (KVALAP) is a quality register in Viken Research network for Geriatric Psychiatry. The objectives of the register are to enhance our knowledge of old persons with severe psychiatric disorders, and to secure an optimal…
- Trial name
- KVALAP (NCT01415310)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 19,000 people
- Sponsor
- Geir Selbaek
Lung Cancer Patients
Press Needle Acupuncture for Pain and Quality of Life in Lung Cancer Patients
The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of press needle acupuncture on pain management and quality of life improvement in patients with lung cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT07112950
- Testing
- Press Needle Acupuncture and standart therapy
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
LTC-to-hospital Transfer Decision-making
Evaluation of the STEP Intervention for Long-Term Care Residents Facing Hospital Transfer Decisions
This trial will evaluate whether the Supporting Transitions and Empowering Preferences (STEP) toolkit can improve decision-making about hospital transfers in long-term care residents and their substitute decision-makers and…
- Trial name
- STEP (NCT07153341)
- Testing
- STEP Decision Support Toolkit
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Bruyère Health Research Institute.
Malnutrition (Calorie)
Stunting and Targeting Reduction of Impaired Growth in Kids Effectively
The objective of this prospective, real-world evidence/pragmatic study with a quality improvement program approach is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a community-engaged nutrition-focused program utilizing…
- Trial name
- STRIKE (NCT07524907)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Post-operative Pain
PAIN OUT: Improvement in Postoperative PAIN OUTcome
PAIN OUT is a multi-national, non-interventional registry and benchmark project, assessing and analysing clinical and patient-reported outcome data of postoperative pain.
- Trial name
- PAIN-OUT (NCT02083835)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Jena
Polycythemia Vera
Standardized Documentation and Assessments for Polycythemia Vera: A Quality Improvement Initiative
The purpose of this quality improvement initiative is to explore whether an electronic medical records-based templated progress note for polycythemia vera (PV) in addition to a standard-of-care pharmacist-collaborative…
- Trial name
- STANDARDIZE-PV (NCT07734272)
- Testing
- Standardized progress note
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Semi-intensive Care Unit, Evaluation
Health-care Quality in Semi-intensive Care Units
The main aim of this study is to realize a system of continuous evaluation of healthcare quality in semi-intensive care units.
- Conditions
- Semi-intensive Care Unit, Evaluation, Quality
- Trial name
- NCT04676347
- Where
- 18 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 39,000 people
- Sponsor
- Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Plasma Cell Myeloma, Recurrent Plasma Cell Myeloma
Non-chemotherapeutic Interventions for the Improvement of Quality of Life and Immune Function in Patients With Multiple Myeloma
This clinical trial investigates the effect of non-chemotherapeutic interventions in patients with multiple myeloma or MDS. Non-chemotherapeutic interventions such as physical activity and nutritional interventions (e.g.…
- Conditions
- Plasma Cell Myeloma, Recurrent Plasma Cell Myeloma, Refractory Plasma Cell Myeloma, Smoldering Plasma Cell Myeloma
- Trial name
- NCT05312255
- Testing
- Behavioral Intervention, Beta-Adrenergic Antagonist, Propranolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Non-specific Low Back Pain (NSLBP)
Web-Based Exercise Program for Non-Specific Low Back Pain
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a web application-based exercise program (delivered via Physitrack) for managing non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) compared to traditional home exercise programs.
- Trial name
- WEBEX-LBP (NCT07208435)
- Testing
- Web-Based Therapeutic Exercise Program, Traditional Home Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Medipol University