Clinical trials: Quality of Life
Dementia, Chronic Disease
Project to Improve Communication About Serious Illness--Hospital Study: Comparative Effectiveness Trial (Trial 2)
The objective of this protocol is to test the effectiveness of a Jumpstart intervention on patient-centered outcomes for patients with chronic illness by ensuring that they receive care that is concordant with their goals over…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasms
- Trial name
- PICSI-H (NCT04283994)
- Testing
- Survey-based Patient/Clinician Jumpstart, EHR-based Clinician Jumpstart
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 756 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Constipation
Evaluation of Long-term Prucalopride Treatment With Chronic Constipation in Subjects Aged ≥ 18 Years
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the long-term (24 weeks) efficacy of prucalopride versus placebo in subjects aged 18 years and older with chronic constipation.
- Trial name
- SPD555-401 (NCT01424228)
- Testing
- prucalopride
- Where
- 60 sites in Belgium, Czechia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 364 people
- Sponsor
- Shire
Post-traumatic Stress Disorders
Pilot of Acupuncture to Improve Quality of Life in Veterans With TBI and PTSD
The purpose of this study is to examine if acupuncture improves Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms among veterans who participated in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
- Trial name
- NCT01060553
- Testing
- Acupuncture treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Development and Evaluation of Rehabilitation Consult for Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer
Although evidence exists to support cancer rehabilitation, services are fragmented and rehabilitation professionals are consulted infrequently and often long after treatment ends, when chronicity of problems limits the impact of…
- Trial name
- HNC-RC (NCT02836769)
- Testing
- Rehabilitation Consult (RC)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Chronic Otitis Media
Retrospective Health Care Utilisation and Current Quality of Life in Adults With Chronic Otitis Media Who Had a Middle Ear Surgery
The objective of this multicentre study is to evaluate the standard of care of participants diagnosed with Chronic Otitis Media that have already gone through a first middle ear surgery but still have at least a moderate hearing…
- Trial name
- NCT04864912
- Testing
- Questionnaires and survey
- Where
- 6 sites in France, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Cancer, Congestive Heart Failure
Outlook Quality of Life Intervention
The purpose of this study is to determine whether discussions of life story, forgiveness, and future goals improve quality of life for patients with serious illness.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00784095
- Testing
- Life completion and preparation, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Kidney Transplant; Complications, Physical Activity
Increasing Activity Post-Kidney Transplant With SystemCHANGE
Inactivity is a common problem among older kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and is associated with their high incidence of obesity and cardiovascular problems which are the leading cause of death for KTRs.
- Conditions
- Kidney Transplant; Complications, Physical Activity, Cardiorenal; Change, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- CHANGE (NCT03191630)
- Testing
- Fitbit (Control), SystemCHANGE and Fitbit (Intervention)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Peanut Allergy
Real World, Open Label, QOL Assessment of Peanut Immunotherapy AR101 in Children and Adolescents
To compare the HRQOL of AR101 characterized oral desensitization immunotherapy (CODIT™) in combination with standard of care (peanut avoidance, education) versus standard of care alone in peanut-allergic subjects aged 4 to 17…
- Trial name
- NCT03703791
- Testing
- AR101
- Where
- 11 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.
Telehealth, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
The Effectiveness of a Telehealth Program on Cardiac Symptom Distress, Self-care and Quality of Life of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Randomized Study
The goal of this randomized trial is to compare the outcomes of a telehealth program with conventional discharge care for patients aged 18 years and older with coronary artery disease following coronary artery bypass surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT06648291
- Testing
- QOCA EKG Device, Usual Care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Covid19
COVID-19 Project ECHO in Nursing Homes
Nursing homes are ground zero for the COVID-19 pandemic. Nursing homes are ill-equipped for the pandemic; though facilities are required to have infection control staff, only 3% have taken a basic infection control course.
- Trial name
- NCT04499391
- Testing
- Project ECHO
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Head Cancer, Neck Cancer
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Head and Neck Cancer Pain (HNC) (TENS & HNC)
The overall goal of this study is to examine the effect of a single dose of TENS on mucositis pain and function secondary to head and neck radiation therapies.
- Conditions
- Head Cancer, Neck Cancer, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01194466
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Jennifer E. Lee
Cancer
Study of Prophylactic Octreotide to Prevent or Reduce the Frequency and Severity of Diarrhoea in Subjects Receiving Lapatinib With Capecitabine for the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer
Diarrhoea is the most commonly reported adverse event (AE) associated with Lapatinib treatment, and is also commonly associated with Capecitabine treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT02294786
- Testing
- Lapatinib, Capecitabine, Octreotide
- Where
- 17 sites in Czechia, Israel and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Psoriasis Chronic
Quality of Life in Adalimumab Treated Psoriasis Patients Failing Other Biologic Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs
The aim of this post-marketing observational study (PMOS) was to obtain further data on long-term safety, efficacy, and quality of life outcomes for adalimumab in routine clinical use in participants with moderate to severe…
- Trial name
- QUALITY (NCT01084668)
- Where
- 9 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott
Parkinson's Disease
Impact of Walking Practice on Persons With PD
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a specifically designed leg brace on walking endurance in individuals with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02113189
- Testing
- Walking program with ankle brace, Individualized walking program, Walking program with custom braces.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Postintensive Care Syndrome, Family Members
Family Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units
Background: Family members of critically ill patients face considerable uncertainty and distress during their close other's intensive care unit (ICU) stay, with about 20-60% of family members experiencing post-traumatic distress…
- Conditions
- Postintensive Care Syndrome, Family Members, Quality of Life, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- FICUS (NCT05280691)
- Testing
- Family Support Intervention (FSI)
- Where
- 12 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 885 people
- Sponsor
- Rahel Naef
Hodgkin's Disease, Lymphoma
Trial of Vorinostat in Combination With Cyclophosphamide, Etoposide, Prednisone and Rituximab for Elderly Patients With Relapsed Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)
The purpose of this study is to replace a drug with many side effects, procarbazine, with a new novel drug, vorinostat, in a drug combination for the treatment of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
- Trial name
- NCT00667615
- Testing
- rituximab, cyclophosphamide, etoposide, prednisone, vorinostat and QOL questionnaire, peg-filgrastim or filgrastim
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Fatigue
The Effect of Reflexology on Radiation-related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients
Oncologic patients often report increased fatigue during and after radiation therapy. Reflexology treatment has been demonstrated to alleviate symptoms of fatigue, nausea, and anxiety in oncologic patients treated with…
- Trial name
- NCT00825682
- Testing
- Reflexology treatment.
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Crohn's Disease
A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of GSK1605786A in the Treatment of Subjects With Moderately-to-Severely Active Crohn's Disease
This is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of two doses (500 mg once daily and 500 mg twice daily) of GSK1605786A as compared to placebo over 12 weeks in adult subjects with…
- Trial name
- SHIELD-1 (NCT01277666)
- Testing
- GSK1605786A
- Where
- 219 sites in United States, Australia and 21 more
- Volunteers
- 608 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Massage Therapy, Health-care Workers
Can Massage During One Year Improve Health in Health-care Providers Working in Hospital
The overall aim of this pilot study is to investigate the effect, "feasibility" and experiences of regular massage over 12 months on the mental and physical health of healthcare professionals, as well as the frequency of layoffs…
- Conditions
- Massage Therapy, Health-care Workers, Quality of Life, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- NCT05555082
- Testing
- Massage
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
ICU Acquired Weakness
Evaluation of FDY-5301 in Major Trauma Patients in ICU
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of FDY-5301 compared to placebo in major trauma ICU patients at risk of intensive care unit acquired weakness (ICUAW)
- Trial name
- NCT04430283
- Testing
- FDY-5301
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Faraday Pharmaceuticals, Inc.