Clinical trials: Serious Illness
Mental Disorder, Schizophrenia
A Trial to Assess a Wearable Patch's Functioning to Detect Medication Ingestion
The primary purpose of the study is to evaluate the positive detection accuracy (PDA) and detection latency measures of the D-Tect patch.
- Conditions
- Mental Disorder, Schizophrenia, Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar I Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06372210
- Testing
- Abilify MyCite®, D-Tect Patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
End of Life Care, Cancer
Serious Illness Communication Project
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of implementing a "Serious Illness Conversation Guide" to guide patient/family-clinician discussions and planning about end-of-life care decisions.
- Trial name
- NCT01786811
- Testing
- Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 994 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Mental Disorders
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mental Health Peer-Led Education
This randomized controlled trial tests the efficacy of a mental health peer-led educational intervention called BRIDGES (Building Recovery of Individual Dreams and Goals through Education and Support).
- Trial name
- BRIDGES (NCT01297985)
- Testing
- BRIDGES Peer-Led Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 428 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder
Technology-Assisted Implementation of a Mobile Health Program for Serious Mental Illness
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about how a digital training platform can enhance implementation and effectiveness of a validated mHealth system, called FOCUS, in people with serious mental illness.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Schizo Affective Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05725785
- Testing
- FOCUS participants
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 191 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Loneliness, Social Isolation
Community Navigators
The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion (TU Collaborative) is testing a community navigation intervention study based upon effective health navigation models by conducting a randomized controlled trial of the…
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Social Isolation, Mental Health Issue
- Trial name
- Navigators (NCT06594029)
- Testing
- Community Navigator Intervention, Control Group
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Tobacco Dependence, Schizophrenia
The Appeal and Impact of E-cigarettes in Smokers With SMI
This study will evaluate behavioral and psychological appeal, toxicity, and effect of e-cigarettes on smoking behavior and nicotine addiction in chronic smokers with serious mental illness (SMI) who have failed to quit smoking.
- Conditions
- Tobacco Dependence, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03050853
- Testing
- E-cigarette
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder
Assessing the Impact of Self-directed Care, Within a Medicaid-funded Environment,on Participation and Community Living
This project proposed to demonstrate the effectiveness, costs, and benefits to participation and community living self-directed care programming within a financially sustainable Medicaid managed care environment.
- Conditions
- Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- NCT02520024
- Testing
- self-directed care
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion
Peer Support
Adaptation and Implementation of Peer Support in Brazil
Mental disorders are among the leading causes of disability and morbidity worldwide, including Brazil, where despite having a comprehensive network of publicly-funded, free, community-based mental health treatment, it is…
- Trial name
- NCT05842889
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Get Moving and Get Well - Pilot Study
Individuals with serious mental illness have greater morbidity from physical illness and mortality than the general population, but tend not to initiate or sustain engagement in health promotion interventions.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression
- Trial name
- GMGWP (NCT01884025)
- Testing
- Get Moving and Get Well, Health and Humor Class
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Advance Care Planning, Vulnerable Populations
Using an End-of-life Conversation Game to Engage Underserved Communities in Advance Care Planning
This national project will provide an effective, evidence-based intervention for advance care planning (ACP) to 50 underserved US communities, those with poor access to healthcare systems due to economic, cultural or other…
- Conditions
- Advance Care Planning, Vulnerable Populations, Advance Directives, Terminal Illness
- Trial name
- NCT03456921
- Testing
- End-of-life conversation game called "Hello"
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Communication
Emotion Regulation and Burnout Impact on Communication Documentation
This is a single-institution cohort study with two tiers. All participants receive the interventions in Tier 1. Tier 1 is an education study where participants can complete electronic surveys on their pre and post intervention…
- Trial name
- NCT03901547
- Testing
- Communication Skills Training, Profile feedback, Maslach burnout inventory
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Advanced Care Planning, Shared Decision Making
Advance Care Planning: Communicating With Outpatients for Vital Informed Decision
This Pre-Post, open-cohort design, pragmatic trial with 150 clinicians and will evaluate the effectiveness of the use of telehealth Advanced Care Planning (ACP) Program by comparing ACP documentation among 13,000 patients over 65
- Conditions
- Advanced Care Planning, Shared Decision Making, Video Decision Aids, Communication Skills
- Trial name
- ACP-COVID (NCT04660422)
- Testing
- VitalTalk communication skills training, ACP Decisions Video Program, Intervention training:
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42,019 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
HIV, AIDS
HIV/AIDS, Severe Mental Illness and Homelessness
This is a two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) for 308 seriously mentally ill adults (SMI) engaging in risky sexual and/or drug use behavior, comparing a brief HIV primary and secondary prevention intervention [Skills…
- Trial name
- NCT01172704
- Testing
- Skills Building - Motivational Interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Palliative Care
Contextualizing Care for Patients With a Serious Illness
When people become seriously ill, healthcare decisions are influenced not only by their medical condition, but also by their personal situation, values, wishes, and daily life circumstances.
- Trial name
- SVPII-TRAIN (NCT07764263)
- Testing
- Contextualized Care Communication Training
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Cancer
Living Well With Serious Illness "Wicokuje Sica Tuha Akisniya Wiconi": Wawokiya Health Advocate Intervention
Informed by a Community Advisory Board (CAB) and community assessments performed in the first phase of work funded through R01CA240080, this study will test a wawokiya (one who helps) health advocate (WHA)-based palliative care…
- Trial name
- NCT05208606
- Testing
- Wawokiya Health Advocate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Caregiver Stress Syndrome, Anxiety
mHealth Mindfulness With Patients With Serious Illness and Their Caregivers
Older adults with serious illness and their caregivers have high rates of anxiety and limited access to effective, non-pharmacological treatments.
- Trial name
- NCT05040711
- Testing
- Mindfulness Coach, Active Comparator
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Type 1 Diabetes, Asthma
EmoTIChealth: Promoting Adolescent Health Through a Serious Game.
The intervention program targets adolescents between 12 and 16 years of age. The intervention program is designed for adolescents during a critical developmental stage marked by significant life transitions, where building strong…
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes, Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis, Food Allergy
- Trial name
- NCT07212530
- Testing
- EmoTIChealth
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Group Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for the Improvement of Wellbeing in Caregivers of Patients With Serious Illness
This clinical trial assesses the acceptability and feasibility of a virtual group Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Cancer Caregivers (MCP-C) and its effect in improving the wellbeing of caregivers of patients with advanced…
- Trial name
- NCT06630351
- Testing
- Behavioral Counseling, Discussion, Health Promotion and Education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Psychosis, Mania
Combining mHealth and Nurse-delivered Care to Improve the Outcomes of People With Serious Mental Illness in West Africa
In West Africa, most people with serious mental illness receive care from traditional or faith healers at prayer camps. The stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a dual-pronged intervention…
- Conditions
- Psychosis, Mania, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT05703711
- Testing
- mHealer
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment in Serious Mental Illness
Serious mental illnesses (SMI) like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are two of the most disabling and costly chronic illnesses worldwide.
- Conditions
- Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Obstructive Sleep Apnea of Adult
- Trial name
- NCT05457127
- Testing
- Automatic Positive Airway Pressure (APAP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego