Clinical trials: Quality of Healthcare
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP), Evidence Based Practice
Effect of Implementing Evidence-based Practice and Nurse's Behavior Change on Quality of Care in Intensive Care Unit: Focus on Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in a Tertiary Hospital in Bangladesh
Quality of care is crucial for preventing adverse events such as infection in the intensive care units (ICUs). The most common ICU-acquired infections include pneumonia such as ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), Central Line…
- Trial name
- EBP in Nursing (NCT06624540)
- Testing
- This is a pre- and post- quasi-experimental study., Education with EBP
- Where
- 2 sites in Bangladesh, Japan
- Volunteers
- 272 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hiroshima University
Emergencies
Non-technical Skills of Emergency Physicians in a Virtual Emergency Department
The investigators will study nontechnical skills of emergency physicians in a virtual standardized emergency room and their impact on quality of care.
- Trial name
- 3D-QUAMU (NCT03478579)
- Testing
- observational
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Post Intensive Care Syndrome
The ICU LIBERATION Study
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a condition associated with hypoxemia due to noncardiogenic causes and results in high mortality.
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Post Intensive Care Syndrome, Treatment Compliance, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- LIBERATION (NCT05844579)
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Japanese Society for Early Mobilization
Radius Fractures, Aged
Cost-effectiveness, Volar Locking Plate or Non-operative Treatment Distal Radius Fracture
A cost-utility analysis based on an earlier published RCT comparing surgery with volar locking plate to non-operative treatment for the elderly with a displaced distal radius fracture.
- Conditions
- Radius Fractures, Aged, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Wrist Fracture
- Trial name
- HE-VOCAL (NCT06067074)
- Testing
- Volar Locking Plate, Plaster Cast
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
General Population, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
DESVELA. Personal Skills as Determinants of Morbidity, Lifestyles, Quality of Life, Use of Services and Mortality.
Quantitative study: The main objective is to analyze whether personal skills related to behaviours are independently associated with the incidence of morbidity. Study with quantitative and qualitative methodology.
- Conditions
- General Population, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Empowerment, Health Care Utilization
- Trial name
- DESVELA (NCT04386135)
- Where
- 20 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 3,260 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Scarring Alopecia, Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
Barriers to Care and QOL for CCCA Patients
The purpose of the current project is twofold; first to determine what personal, historical, logistical, and environmental factors preclude women from obtaining medical care for CCCA hair loss.
- Conditions
- Scarring Alopecia, Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia, Central Centrifugal Scarring Alopecia
- Trial name
- NCT03044782
- Testing
- 53-Item Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Sepsis
Using AI to Improve Sepsis Quality of Care in the Emergency Department
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by the body's response to infection and is a leading cause of death worldwide. Hospitals use a complex quality measure called SEP-1 to track whether patients with severe sepsis or…
- Trial name
- NCT07581340
- Testing
- Near-real time automated feedback on SEP-1 performance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Screening Tool, Focus Group
Assessment of Supportive Care and Educational Needs to Guide Quality Care Improvements for Patients With Locally Advanced and Metastatic Bladder Cancer
The overall goal of this study is to facilitate care improvements for bladder cancer patients with locally advanced or metastatic disease by designing and evaluating a patient need assessment screening tool to be used, in the…
- Trial name
- ACCESS (NCT06412874)
- Testing
- Screening tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Parturition
Field Study of Health Worker Training on Helping Mothers Survive Module 'Essential Care for Labor & Birth' in Zanzibar
The goal of this study is to ensure that the training materials and methods for the training module Helping Mothers Survive Essential Care for Labor \& Birth (ECL\&B) are usable and acceptable by trainers and healthcare providers…
- Trial name
- HMS-ECL&B (NCT03890276)
- Testing
- HMS EL&C training module, Videos used to supplement live trainer
- Where
- 6 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jhpiego
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Quality of Health Care
The Effectiveness of Health Facility-based and Community-based Care for Tuberculosis
The purpose of the study is whether the provision of tuberculosis care using volunteer community health workers or self-administered treatment for 7 months is equally effective with the existing 8 months of TB care in public…
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Quality of Health Care, Community Health Care, Volunteer Health Workers
- Trial name
- NCT00939419
- Testing
- Health workers TB care group, Community health workers TB care group, Self-administered treatment group
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 924 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
Referral, Quality of Health Care
Practical Health Co-operation - The Impact of a Referral Template on Quality of Health Care
The purpose of this study is to examine whether the implementation of a referral template will increase quality of health care delivered and the quality of health care co-operation.
- Trial name
- NCT01470963
- Testing
- Implementation of referral template
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of North Norway
Rectal Cancer, Organ-Space Surgical Site Infection
Concordance Between Monitoring Systems for Organ/Space Surgical Site Infections in Rectal Surgery
The Catalan Cancer Plan (CCP) undertakes periodic audits of cancer treatment outcomes, including organ/space surgical site infections (O/S-SSI) rates, while the Catalan Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance Programme…
- Trial name
- NCT06104579
- Testing
- Person-level linkage of both databases looking for concordance in the diagnosis of organ-space surgical site infection
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 11,367 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Granollers
Virtual Reality, Cognitive Impairment
Virtual Reality Training Intervention on Cognitive Function and Quality of Life
The present study aimed to investigate the effects of a Virtual Reality cognitive training intervention (VRCTI) on cognitive function changes measured with a cognitive test battery and improvement of quality of life in older…
- Conditions
- Virtual Reality, Cognitive Impairment, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT05329272
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Cognitive Training Intervention (VRCTI)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- I-Shou University
Pain, Obesity, Childhood
Sumamos Excelencia Project: Implementation of Best Practices in Clinical Practice (Thrid Edition)
There is a gap between research and clinical practice, leading to variability in decision-making. Multifaceted implementation strategies are for improving implementation of best practices.
- Conditions
- Pain, Obesity, Childhood, Breast Feeding, Incontinence, Urinary
- Trial name
- SE24 (NCT06522529)
- Testing
- Multifaceted implementation strategy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Scar, Surgical Wound
Correlation of Early Postoperative Scar Appearance With Long-term Scar Outcomes
A retrospective cohort study of early and late period postoperative scars using previously validated survey measures and clinical photographs.
- Conditions
- Scar, Surgical Wound, Quality of Life, Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT04015453
- Testing
- Mohs micrographic surgery
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
The Primary Care - Dementia Assessment and Treatment Algorithm
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related forms of dementia currently affect over 400,000 individuals in Canada and the numbers of community dwelling older adults with AD is rapidly growing.
- Trial name
- PC-DATA (NCT01548053)
- Testing
- PC-DATA tool
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Parkinson Disease
Multicenter Implementation of E-monitoring in Parkinson's Disease
Introduction and rationale: Parkinson´s disease (PD) is a slowly progressive and chronic disease, characterized by a range of motor and non-motor symptoms such as bradykinesia, tremor and falls, but also sleep disturbance…
- Trial name
- EPD (NCT05164783)
- Testing
- Sanacoach Parkinson (SCP)
- Where
- 6 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
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
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
Dementia Patient's Behavior Evaluation Using Noninvasive Ambient Sensor
This study is an observational study that uses daily activity and environmental sensing techniques to establish behavioral models of early dementia patients and cognitive healthy function to assess their daily behavior and…
- Trial name
- NCT03120741
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Pulmonary Embolism
Implementation of a Structured Post-pulmonary Embolism Follow-up Model
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), clinically presenting as deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third most frequent cardiovascular disease and is associated with substantial short- and long-term morbidity and…
- Trial name
- NCT06037096
- Testing
- Attend-PE model
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital