Clinical trials: Sickness Behavior
Dementia, Caregivers
VA Cultivating Access to Resources, Education, and Skills for Dementia Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to study the effects of an education and skill-building intervention on family caregivers of Veterans with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Caregivers, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Brain Diseases
- Trial name
- VACARES (NCT02106065)
- Testing
- Education and Skill-Building Rehabilitation (ESBR), Supplemental Education Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Acute Respiratory Failure Requiring Mechanical Ventilation
Eye-Control Trial: Wearable Eye-Tracking Device as Means of Communication
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of use of a wearable communication device for critically ill patients who are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and mechanically ventilated.
- Trial name
- NCT04582149
- Testing
- EyeControl Eye-tracking Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Gulf War Illness
Cognitive Rehabilitation for Gulf War Illness
There are almost 700,000 Gulf War Veterans (GWV) with 25-30% suffering from a devastating multi-symptom illness coined Gulf War Illness (GWI).
- Trial name
- NCT02161133
- Testing
- Problem-Solving Therapy, Health Education
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 268 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Critical Illness, Family Members
Addressing Palliative Care Needs Among Intensive Care Unit Family Members
The quality of palliative care is highly variable for many patients treated in intensive care units (ICUs) and their family members.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Family Members, Psychological Distress, Informal Caregivers
- Trial name
- ICUconnect (NCT03506438)
- Testing
- Needs-focused mobile app, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Persian Gulf Syndrome
Treatment Study of Carnosine Versus Placebo in Gulf War Illness (GWI)
The purpose of this study is to perform a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled, 12 week study of the effects of carnosine on cognitive, psychometric, autonomic, and muscle strength outcomes in 100 GWI subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00810368
- Testing
- Carnosine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Mental Illness
Evaluating Vocational Materials for Incarcerated Veterans With Mental Illness or Substance Abuse
The purpose of this research is to test the usefulness of a vocational rehabilitation program for veterans with a history of felonies who also have a mental illness or have substance dependency.
- Trial name
- NCT00648115
- Testing
- Basic Vocational Services, Self-Study, Group Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Critical Illness, Oncology
Giving Information Systematically and Transparently in Lung and GI Cancer Phase 1
When advanced disease progresses, there comes a time when an oncologists must explain to their patients that they only have months left to live.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Oncology, Communication
- Trial name
- Oncolo-GIST (NCT04158908)
- Testing
- Oncolo-GIST
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Sinus Bradycardia, Sinus Node Disease
IES-ACap: Influence of Atrial Pulse Width in the Behaviour of ACap™ Confirm Algorithm.
The purpose of this observational study is to collect data regarding the population of patients with a pacemaker implanted.
- Conditions
- Sinus Bradycardia, Sinus Node Disease, Atrio-ventricular Block
- Trial name
- IES-ACap (NCT00832260)
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Nonverbal Communication, Critical Illness
Vidatalk Communication Application: Usability, Acceptability and Efficacy Study
This Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) will deliver a comprehensive patient communication solution for communication-impaired patients in the intensive care unit that may help decrease days in delirium…
- Trial name
- NCT02921776
- Testing
- Aim 1 - VidaTalk - post-extubation, Aim 2 - VidaTalk - intubated, Aim 3 - VidaTalk tablet app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Gulf War Illness
Gulf War Illness: Evaluation of an Innovative Detoxification Program
Gulf War illness is found in about one fourth of veterans of the 1990-1991 Gulf War and is characterized by persistent memory and concentration problems, headaches, fatigue and muscle and joint pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01672710
- Testing
- plain crystalline niacin, exercise, sauna
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University at Albany
Gulf War, Fatigue
Groups for Regaining Our Wellbeing
This study is a randomized clinical trial measuring outcomes up to 6-months post-intervention. The objective of this study is to evaluate outcomes of two different group interventions for Veterans with Chronic Multisymptom…
- Conditions
- Gulf War, Fatigue, Pain, Depression
- Trial name
- GROW (NCT03058952)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 245 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Smoking Cessation
Smoking Cessation After Hospitalization for a Cardiopulmonary Illness
Smoking-related cardiopulmonary diseases account for a large number of hospital admissions. We investigated the efficacy of hypnotherapy as an aid to a counseling-based smoking cessation program in improving quit rates of…
- Trial name
- STOPP (NCT01791803)
- Testing
- hypnotherapy, Nicotine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- North Shore Medical Center
Psychosocial Deprivation, Work-Related Stress
Family Supportive Supervisor Training and Workplace Assessment Tool
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of FSST 2.0 (family supportive supervisor training plus support for use of family and sick leaves) using a randomized control trial design.
- Conditions
- Psychosocial Deprivation, Work-Related Stress, Life-work Imbalance
- Trial name
- FSST (NCT05080426)
- Testing
- Family Supportive Supervisor Training 2.0
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Work Life Help
Schizophrenia
Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) of a Motivational Decision Support System
In this study we will definitively test the decision support system in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) among smokers with severe mental illness (SMI) psychotic disorders. The Specific Aims of the study are: 1.
- Trial name
- RCTEDSS (NCT02086162)
- Testing
- Web-based motivational decision support system, NCI Education
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes
PREMIER: PREvention of Metabolic Illness Through prEcision nutRition
Dietary intake is a major driving force behind the escalating obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemics. Large, high-quality clinical trials have shown that close adherence to healthy dietary recommendations significantly reduce the…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, Diet Habit
- Trial name
- PREMIER (NCT04148482)
- Testing
- Dietary intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital