Clinical trials: Quality Of Care
Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Sleep Disruption
Impact on Prognosis of Increased Sleep Quality Obtained by Personalized Night-time Nursing Care in Critically Ill Patients
Sleep disturbances are common among intensive care unit (ICU) patients and have been associated with difficult weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation, with an increased risk of endotracheal intubation.
- Conditions
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Sleep Disruption, Sleep Monitoring
- Trial name
- MEDICOSLEEP (NCT07606495)
- Testing
- Sleepscan device, Sleep-guided nursing care
- Where
- 7 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 460 people
- Sponsor
- Poitiers University Hospital
Colorectal Cancer, Glucometabolic Response
The Effect of Oral Carbohydrate Administration on Postoperative Well-being
Studies have shown that clear liquids containing carbohydrates are safe when given up to 2 hours before surgery and increase patient comfort before surgery.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Glucometabolic Response, Subjective Goodness, Life Quality
- Trial name
- NCT05402592
- Testing
- Carbonhydrate rich drink, Water
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Heart Failure, Quality of Life
Focused Palliative Care Intervention in Advanced Heart Failure
This small pilot study will be assessing the the impact of a standardized, social-worker led, longitudinal palliative care intervention on alignment of patient and physician understanding of prognosis and goals of care.
- Trial name
- NCT02805712
- Testing
- Verbal Information and Discussion, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Myocardial Infarction, Acute Coronary Syndrome
Study to Evaluate the Care Process and the Quality of STEMI Care
Cardiovascular diseases, and more precisely patients with ST - elevated myocardial infarction are globally responsible for a large number of hospitalizations and deaths.
- Trial name
- CP4ACS (NCT02961777)
- Testing
- implementation of care pathway
- Volunteers
- 640 people
- Sponsor
- European Pathway Association
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Patient Specific Factors, Success Rate and Compliance
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition where the patient's breathing cease during sleep due to collapse of the oro-pharynx.
- Trial name
- NCT02953028
- Testing
- CPAP, Mandibular Advancing Splint
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- University of Tromso
Dementia, Family
Supporting Family Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia: Effectiveness and Sustainability of MT4C-In Care
When a person living with dementia moves into a long term care facility, their family members remain involved in their care. They learn new roles and make significant and often stressful adjustments.
- Trial name
- NCT04226872
- Testing
- My Tools for Care - In Care
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Advanced Lung Cancer
Nurse-Led Caregiver Support for Older Adults With Advanced Lung Cancer
This two-phase study aims to examine the current status of older adults with newly diagnosed locally advanced or advanced non-small cell lung cancer and their primary family caregivers, and to evaluate the effects of the…
- Conditions
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Advanced Lung Cancer, Caregiver Burden, Resource Utilization
- Trial name
- ICSM (NCT07708870)
- Testing
- Integrating Nurse-Led and Resource Utilization-Based Caregiver Support Model, Oncology Case Manager Care and Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Lung Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Routine Electronic Monitoring Of Quality Of Life -Poumon (REMOQOL-Poumon)
Routine electronic monitoring of health-related quality of life (REMOQOL) consists of collecting HRQoL patients' data via an electronic device in order to provide these data to healthcare providers.
- Trial name
- NCT04857970
- Testing
- Electronic HRQoL questionnaires with feedback to physicians, Paper-pencil HRQoL questionnaires w.o. feedback to physicians
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Cancer Pain, Opioid Use
Epidural Association of Morphine and Ropivacaine for Cancer Pain Treatment
In 2012, more than 14 million cases of cancer were diagnosed worldwide, with the forecast for 2025 exceeding 20 million. Pain is the most critical symptom that accompanies cancer.
- Conditions
- Cancer Pain, Opioid Use, Cost Analysis, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- NCT05558397
- Testing
- Interventional Group (Epidural morphine), Control Group (Oral morphine)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Alfenas
Prostate Cancer Metastatic, Radiotherapy Side Effect
Metastatic Prostate Cancer Men's Attitudes Towards Treatment of the Local Tumour and Metastasis Evaluative Research
Systemic therapy (i.e Androgen Deprivation Therapy with Docetaxel, Enzalutamide, Apalutamide or Abiraterone Acetate) has increased overall survival in men with hormone-sensitive metastatic prostate cancer.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer Metastatic, Radiotherapy Side Effect, Surgery, Urologic Cancer
- Trial name
- IP5-MATTER (NCT04590976)
- Testing
- Semi-Structured Interview Healthcare Professional, Semi-Structured Interview Patients, Think Aloud Interview Patients
- Where
- 35 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Improved Emotional Regulation, Improvement in Quality of Life
The Role of Music in Palliative Care: A Proposal for a Rural Based Initiative in Music Based Interventions
Current practice in larger palliative care centers offer many supportive service modalities, which are often unavailable in the rural setting.
- Conditions
- Improved Emotional Regulation, Improvement in Quality of Life, Symptom Relief, Preservation of Dignity
- Trial name
- NCT02661880
- Testing
- preferred music
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Helping Behavior
Clinical Trial of a Supporter-Targeted Intervention to Improve Outcomes in Recent Sexual Assault Survivors
Communication and Recovery Enhancement (CARE) is a 2-session early intervention for survivors of recent sexual assault and their supporters that aims to improve supporters' ability to respond effectively.
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Helping Behavior, Help-Seeking Behavior, Stress
- Trial name
- CARE (NCT05345405)
- Testing
- Dyadic CARE, Supporter-Only CARE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Diabete Mellitus
Pharmacist-Led Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Diabetic Patients: a Randomized Interventional Trial to Evaluate the Impact on Medication Adherence and Quality of Life
This interventional study will to assess the impact of pharmacist-led educational intervention along with cognitive behavioral intervention in diabetic patients.
- Trial name
- COGNIPHARM-II (NCT06807827)
- Testing
- Pharmacist-led Cognitive Behavioral therapy, Basic Education
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 385 people
- Sponsor
- Hamdard University
Public Health
Russian National Health Telephone Survey (RNHTS)
Russian National Health Telephone Survey (RNHTS) is a public health surveillance study that assesses various health-related quality of life, health-related behavior, and health care utilization indicators on a representative…
- Trial name
- NCT05901870
- Testing
- Questionnaire administration
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 2,529 people
- Sponsor
- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Heart Failure
Home Based Intervention Led by Nurse in Brazil
Home visits (HV) are one of the multidisciplinary approaches that has already shown to benefit the follow-up of Heart Failure (HF) patients.
- Trial name
- HFHELENI (NCT01213862)
- Testing
- Home Based Education
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Acute Ischemic Stroke
Quality Assessment in Acute Stroke Care
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the quality of care on a 16 bed stroke unit by using a new developed clinical pathway.
- Trial name
- QuASt (NCT00574262)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Muenster
Pneumonia Childhood
Severe Pneumonia Diagnostic in Pediatric Population by Lung Ultrasonography and Procalcitonin
Lung ultrasound (LUS) in combination with a biomarker has not yet been studied. The investigators propose a clinical trial where the primary aims are: 1.
- Trial name
- PROLUSP (NCT04217980)
- Testing
- Lung ultrasonography (LUS) or Chest X ray (CXR)
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Cholelithiasis
Day-care Versus Overnight-stay Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Randomized Controlled Trial.
DOLCE Study: Day-care versus Overnight-stay Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy randomized, controlled trial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, safety and patient acceptance of outpatient LC in Italy.
- Trial name
- DOLCE (NCT01052727)
- Testing
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Massage, Heart Failure
Effect of Massage Therapy on Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Patients With Heart Failure in Intensive Care Unit
The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of massage therapy on fatigue and sleep quality in patients with heart failure in the intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT05366673
- Testing
- massage
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Quality of Life, IVF
CALM IVF (Creating Affiliations, Learning, and Mindfulness for In Vitro Fertilization Patients)
The investigators have designed a psychoeducational group curriculum specifically for new in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients (both male and female) to improve their treatment knowledge, to allow them to engage more in their…
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, IVF, Patient Satisfaction, Patient Engagement
- Trial name
- NCT04048772
- Testing
- CALM IVF, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa