Clinical trials: Supportive Therapy
Advanced Solid Tumor Diseases
Trial of Individual Psychosocial Interventions for Cancer Patients
The aim of the study is to compare the benefits of three types of individual treatment programs for cancer patients: Meaning-Centered counseling, Supportive counseling, and Enhanced Usual Care.
- Trial name
- NCT01323309
- Testing
- Individual Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (IMCP), standard Individual Supportive Psychotherapy (ISP), enhanced usual care (EUC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 346 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Effects of Remote Patient Monitoring on Chronic Disease Management
Remote patient monitoring is a potential component for the management of chronic conditions that may provide reliable and real-time physiological measurements for clinical decision support, alerting, and patient self-management.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Uncontrolled Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT03127852
- Testing
- Medly
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Liver Cancer
A Phase 2b Study of Modified Vaccinia Virus to Treat Patients Advanced Liver Cancer Who Failed Sorafenib
This study is to determine whether JX-594 (Pexa-Vec) plus best supportive care is more effective in improving survival than best supportive care in patients with advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) who have failed sorafenib.
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Liver Cancer, HCC
- Trial name
- TRAVERSE (NCT01387555)
- Testing
- JX-594 recombinant vaccina GM-CSF, Best Supportive Care
- Where
- 38 sites in United States, Canada and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Jennerex Biotherapeutics
Prostate Adenocarcinoma
Supportive Therapy in Androgen Deprivation Clinic in Improving Health Outcomes and Managing Side Effects in Patients With Prostate Cancer
This pilot partially-randomized phase II trial studies how well Supportive Therapy in Androgen Deprivation (STAND) clinic works in improving health outcomes and managing side effects in patients with prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02168062
- Testing
- Behavioral Dietary Intervention, Counseling, Educational Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Electronic Health Records
VA Integrated Medication Manager
The purpose of this study is to advance the science of healthcare informatics and to improve medication management through the development of a new approach to the electronic medical record called the Integrated Medication…
- Trial name
- IMM (NCT01787175)
- Testing
- Integrated Medication Manager
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Breathing-Related Sleep Disorder
A Pilot Study to Assess the Effects of a Novel Application of Averaged Volume Assured Pressure Support Ventilation (AVAPS-AE) Therapy on Re-hospitalization in Patients With Sleep-Disordered Breathing With Co-morbid COPD
This is a multicenter, randomized, parallel-group, open label study of the efficacy of AVAPS-AE to prevent re-hospitalization in hospitalized patients with comorbid Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
- Trial name
- STOP-BBACK (NCT02446769)
- Testing
- AVAPS-AE Non-invasive ventilation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Philips Respironics
Psychotic Disorders
Facilitating Engagement in Evidence-Based Treatment for Early Psychosis
The purpose of this mixed methods study is to evaluate a peer-delivered decision support intervention with emerging adults newly enrolled in an early intervention program, also known as coordinated specialty care (CSC).
- Trial name
- NCT04532034
- Testing
- Peer-Delivered Decision Support Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Opioid Use Disorder
STAMPS: South Carolina Buprenorphine Treatment Initiation, Adherence, and Retention Utilizing Mobile Health Units and Peer Support Specialists
The study is a 1-arm prospective interventional cohort quasi-experimental with retrospective control group. Enrolled participants will be compared to previously established mobile health patients, who did not work with a peer…
- Trial name
- NCT06384781
- Testing
- Peer Support Checklist
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Prisma Health-Upstate
Substance-Related Disorders, Mental Disorder
Community Health Worker Training to Reduce Depression and Substance Use Stigma in TB/HIV Care in South Africa
Poor engagement in care contributes to HIV- and TB-related morbidity and mortality in South Africa (SA). Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline lay health workers who work to re-engage patients who are lost to follow-up…
- Conditions
- Substance-Related Disorders, Mental Disorder, Social Stigma, Depression
- Trial name
- Siyakhana (NCT05282173)
- Testing
- Siyakhana CHW Training
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, College Park
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Axitinib For The Treatment Of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
The study is designed to demonstrate that axitinib plus best supportive care is superior to placebo plus best supportive care in prolonging survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Trial name
- NCT01210495
- Testing
- Axitinib (AG-013736), Best Supportive Care
- Where
- 77 sites in United States, Belgium and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Patient Compliance
Tailored Intervention to Promote Positive Airway Pressure Adherence
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of a tailored (i.e., individualized) intervention to promote adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) in adults with newly-diagnosed, CPAP treated…
- Trial name
- SCIP-PA (NCT01454830)
- Testing
- Tailored, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
HIV, AIDS
Resistance Testing to Improve Management of Virologic Failure in Sub-Saharan Africa
The study design is an open-label, randomized controlled trial. The study will be conducted at study sites in Uganda and South Africa.
- Trial name
- REVAMP (NCT02787499)
- Testing
- HIV-1 RNA Resistance Testing
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 840 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, High Blood Pressure
Comparative Effectiveness of Family vs. Individually Focused Diabetes Education and Support
The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a novel program-Family Support for Health Action (FAM-ACT) - to individual patient-focused diabetes self-management education and support (I-DSMES).
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, High Blood Pressure, High Blood Sugar, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT03812614
- Testing
- FAM ACT, I-DSMES
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 444 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Major Depressive Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder
Transdiagnostic Brain-Behavior Profiling to Enhance Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Response
Many patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and generalized Social Anxiety Disorder (gSAD) are treated with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) but few have meaningful improvement.
- Trial name
- NCT03175068
- Testing
- CBT, ST
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Tobacco Smoking, Second Hand Tobacco Smoke
eCEASE to Support Treatment for Parental Tobacco Use
The proposed project aims to develop an innovative and disseminable electronic health record (iEHR)-based approach that supports optimal primary care workflows to routinely screen families for tobacco and e-cigarette use, address…
- Conditions
- Tobacco Smoking, Second Hand Tobacco Smoke, Smoking Cessation
- Trial name
- eCEASE (NCT04974736)
- Testing
- iEHR + Navigator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 817 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Medication Adherence
Early Prototyping and Usability Testing (ACPS)
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to refine and test a mobile health intervention for promoting medication adherence in a population of adolescents and young adults with chronic health conditions.
- Trial name
- ACPS (NCT05719064)
- Testing
- Adaptive Cell Phone Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Depression
The Feasibility of Engage Therapy With Video Support for Homebound Older Adults
The primary aim in this pilot project is to test the feasibility, acceptability and impact (decreased depressive symptoms) of a brief behavioral treatment for depression (Engage) combined with video social support (PRISM 2.0)…
- Trial name
- NCT05346055
- Testing
- Engage Prism (2.0)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer
Project HERO: Health Empowerment & Recovery Outcomes
Project HERO is a 12-week study of the efficacy of Body Mind Training (BMT, i.e. Tai Chi and Qigong in this project) for reducing fatigue in male cancer survivors.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Colon Cancer
- Trial name
- HERO (NCT03345563)
- Testing
- Body Mind Training (BMT), Body Training (BT):, Usual Care (UC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Multiple Myeloma
Study of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Addition to Standard Growth Factor Support for Hematopoietic Progenitor/Stem Cell Mobilization
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) as a therapeutic option in mobilizing stem cells for autologous stem cell transplant.
- Trial name
- NCT01449539
- Testing
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Cerebral Palsy, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Therapeutic Intervention Supporting Development From NICU to 6 Months for Infants Post Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and begin to evaluate the effect of a sensorimotor intervention (SMI) provided in the first 6 months of life for infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT05130528
- Testing
- Sensorimotor Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California