Clinical trials: Support Persons
Complex Care, Medical Complexity
Complexity in Health, Education, and Social Support for Children and Young People With Life-limiting Conditions.
Children and young people (CYP) with life-limiting conditions represent a growing population with complex care needs that span health, education, and social care systems.
- Conditions
- Complex Care, Medical Complexity, Pediatrics, Life-limiting Illness
- Trial name
- CHESS (NCT07102433)
- Testing
- Children and young people with life-limiting conditions, their parents/carers, and professionals across healthcare, education, and social care sectors.
- Where
- 5 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
HIV Prevention
Isisekelo Sempilo Trial to Optimize Peer (Thetha Nami) Delivery of HIV Prevention to Young People in Rural KwaZulu-Natal
Despite advances in efficacious, efficient and safe biomedical tools to reduce HIV transmission and acquisition the HIV epidemic in South Africa(SA) remains an intractable problem, with the lifetime risk of infection approaching…
- Trial name
- NCT04532307
- Testing
- Standard of Care SOC, SRH enhanced Isisekelo Sempilo, Peer-support (Thetha-Nami)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,743 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Africa Health Research Institute
Healthy Ageing
Design and Testing of a Person-centered Telecare Model for Healthy Aging in Bogotá
What is the purpose of this study? The main goal of this study is to design and test a new "telecare" model to help adults aged 80 and older in Bogotá live healthier and more independent lives.
- Trial name
- NCT07447492
- Testing
- Telecare and Case Management Program, Usual Care
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario San Ignacio
Communication About Intimacy Needs in Hospice and Palliative Care
IN-TALK: Co-producing a Hospice Intimacy Support Toolkit in England
People receiving hospice care may experience concerns about intimacy, closeness and physical affection that can affect their quality of life and wellbeing.
- Trial name
- IN-TALK (NCT07737145)
- Testing
- Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) workshops
- Volunteers
- 794 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dorothy House Hospice
Contraceptive Usage, Contraceptive Behavior
A Web-Based Tool to Help People With Health Conditions Make Contraceptive Decisions
Among people who do not want to get pregnant, some do not use any birth control. This is also called contraceptive nonuse. Common reasons for contraceptive nonuse include concerns about birth control safety or side effects.
- Conditions
- Contraceptive Usage, Contraceptive Behavior, Chronic Disease, Chronic Condition
- Trial name
- NCT07075536
- Testing
- My Health, My Choice Web-Based Contraceptive Decision Tool, Usual Contraceptive Care
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 795 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Homeless Persons
Evaluation of a Supportive Housing Program for Adults Who Are Unhoused and Have Complex Health Needs
The study design is a cohort study with a propensity score-matched control group and difference-in-difference analysis to evaluate intervention effectiveness.
- Trial name
- NCT06723093
- Testing
- Social Medicine Housing Initiative
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Prostate Cancer
To Live Better After Prostate Cancer Treatment:
It is evident that patients receiving treatment for cancer have symptoms that often are undetected. Furthermore, many survivors from cancer have ongoing poor health and well-being and long-term rehabilitation and support should…
- Trial name
- CAPPRIS (NCT05100121)
- Testing
- Interactive app, Supportive Care
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Mental Health Disorders, Substance Use Disorders
Supporting Treatment Access and Recovery Through Linkage and Support
This 3-year Hybrid Type 1 study will randomize 208 people with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders (COD) referred from the Worcester Hub.
- Trial name
- STAR-LS (NCT05713695)
- Testing
- Full MISSION, Linkage Only Delivered by a Peer Specialist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Group-based Peer Support Versus Individual Education for Patients Undergoing CPAP Treatment
The investigators will compare two alternatives designed to maximize adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) - peer-support administered in groups, versus individual…
- Trial name
- NCT02538419
- Testing
- CPAP + Peer Support, CPAP + Individual Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Type 2 Diabetes
Periodic Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
The aim of this randomised controlled trial is to investigate the effectiveness of periodic CGM (continuous glucose monitoring) to support a person-centered approach versus self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) in adults with…
- Trial name
- NCT05633628
- Testing
- Periodic CGM group with data analysis report- Intervention group
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Sophiahemmet University
Preterm Birth, Breast Feeding
Prenatal Breast Pump Education of Mothers and Their Support Person
The study will follow a prospective cohort of racially and economically diverse mothers of premature infants for 3 weeks following delivery to test whether antenatal education of the support person of mothers may decrease time to…
- Trial name
- NCT04006509
- Testing
- Prenatally Delivered Lactation Educational Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Early Psychosis, Psychotic Disorders
Effect of a Peer-led Self-management Program for Recent-onset Psychosis
This randomized controlled trial is to test the effectiveness of a peer-led self-management program (PLSMI) for people with recent-onset psychosis in the community over 18-month follow-up, compared with a conventional…
- Trial name
- PLSMI (NCT04166019)
- Testing
- Peer-led self-management program, Psycho-education group, Usual care
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dementia, Depression
A Support Program for Carers of Persons With Dementia
Dementia is one of the most common and devastating diseases in the elderly, it leads to helplessness, no cure exists and therefore care is necessary to provide.
- Trial name
- DIF2 (NCT01287767)
- Testing
- A multidimensional support program
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Centre for Ageing and Health
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Online Low-FODMAP Diet in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
This study aimed to assess the impact of implementing the low Fermentable Oligo-, Di- and Monosaccharides, And Polyols (FODMAP) diet, through an online educational service platform, on the quality of life of patients living with…
- Trial name
- NCT07172581
- Testing
- Online low-FODMAP diet
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Bipolar Disorder (BD), Psychosis
Multimodal Intervention to Support Hospital-to-Community Transition in Bipolar Disorder
People with bipolar disorder (BD) are at high risk of relapse following hospital discharge, partly due to a lack of BD-specific expertise and resources within community services required for comprehensive treatment.
- Trial name
- BTBD (NCT07213492)
- Testing
- Group-Based Psychoeducation, Peer Support, Personalized Support for Community Healthcare Provider
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Dementia (Diagnosis)
Merton Music Therapy Community-based Dementia Project
The goal of this single arm interventional, pre-post study is to learn about the feasibility and impact of group music therapy sessions for people living with dementia in two different community settings.
- Trial name
- NCT07701044
- Testing
- Group Music Therapy
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Anglia Ruskin University
Arterial Hypertension
"Community-based, eHealth Supported Management of Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Lay Village Health Workers (ComBaCaL aHT TwiC 1 & ComBaCaL aHT TwiC 2)
ComBaCaL aHT TwiC 1 and aHT TwiC 2 are two cluster-randomized controlled trials that are identical in intervention, design and endpoints.
- Trial name
- NCT05684055
- Testing
- First-line antihypertensive single-pill combination (SPC), Standardized counselling and referral to the closest health facility
- Where
- 2 sites in Lesotho, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,354 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Spinal Cord Injury, Mental Health
A Feasibility Trial of an Enhanced Coping-oriented Supportive Programme for Community-dwelling People With Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a neurological disorder that leads to "partial or complete loss of people's motor and/ or sensory function below the level of the injury".
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Mental Health, Feasibility Studies, Acceptability Study
- Trial name
- NCT07170969
- Testing
- An Enhanced Coping-oriented Supportive Programme (E-COSP) for Community-Dwelling People with Spinal Cord Injury
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Type1diabetes
Evaluation of a Decision Support System for People With Diabetes Who Use Multiple Daily Insulin Injections- Feasibility and Proof of Concept Studies
The study comprises of two segments: a feasibility segment and a Proof of Concept segment. The study is open label, prospective study that will include up to 72 subjects in segment 1 and up to 40 subjects in segment 2.
- Trial name
- NCT04653961
- Testing
- DreaMed Advisor Pro DSS-MDI algorithm
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Advanced Cancer
A Feasibility Study of a Virtual Rehabilitation and Physical Activity Program for People With Advanced Cancer
Background: People with advanced cancer experience fatigue and loss of functioning, which often worsens as their cancer progresses. Rehabilitation programs may help to reduce fatigue and improve overall physical function.
- Trial name
- ACTIVE-North (NCT05047042)
- Testing
- Advanced Cancer Support in Virtual Rehabilitation and Exercise
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta