Clinical trials: Best Practice
Opioid Overdose
Preventing Opioid Overdose Mortality in the United States
This study aims to conduct a randomized controlled trial of 105 syringe services programs (SSPs) throughout the United States to understand the effectiveness of a multifaceted, facilitation-based strategy at advancing naloxone…
- Trial name
- NCT03924505
- Testing
- Organize and Mobilize for Implementation Effectiveness, Dissemination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Mental Health Issue, Depressive Symptoms
Piloting +Connection is Medicine / The Healing Spirits Program
This study aims to assess what benefit, if any, an individualized coping plan and facilitating connections to care through referral coordination in conjunction with culturally tailored caring messages, (herein called the…
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT05424679
- Testing
- Safety Planning Intervention, Caring Contacts
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Hypertension
Pragmatic Trial Comparing Telehealth Care and Optimized Clinic-Based Care for Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
This pragmatic trial will compare two team-based care models for managing hypertension, Best Practice Clinic-based Care and Telehealth Care with pharmacist management, in a large care system in Minnesota.
- Trial name
- NCT02996565
- Testing
- Best Practice Clinic-Based Care, Telehealth Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,071 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Medication Adherence
Development and Evaluation of an Electronic Health Record-based Medication Complete Communication (EMC2) Strategy
There is a well-documented need for effective interventions that can help patients understand and safely adhere to prescribed medications, particularly those with greater potential for harm if not taken correctly.
- Trial name
- NCT03652272
- Testing
- EMC2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Atrial Fibrillation
Integrated Management Program Advancing Community Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Research Question: Among community-based patients with AF, does providing an integrated Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) to providers and patients improve process of care and clinical outcomes, and decrease the healthcare…
- Trial name
- IMPACT-AF (NCT01927367)
- Testing
- Clinical Decision Support System for AF
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jafna L Cox
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
Cervical Carcinoma, Human Papillomavirus Infection
Multilevel HPV Self-Testing Intervention for the Increase of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women in Appalachia
This trial studies how well a multilevel human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing intervention works in increasing cervical cancer screening among women in Appalachia.
- Trial name
- NCT04411849
- Testing
- Best Practice, HPV Self-Collection, Informational Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 802 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Disease
SPREAD-NET: PRactices Enabling Adapting and Disseminating in the Safety NET
The investigators propose to compare the effectiveness of 3 strategies (low, medium, high intensity) at supporting CHCs' implementation of the ALL Initiative (an intervention shown to reduce patients' cardiovascular disease (CVD)…
- Trial name
- SPREAD-NET (NCT02325531)
- Testing
- Low support, Medium support, High support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Virus, Hepatitis C
Brief Intervention for Rural Women at High Risk for HIV/HCV
The overall aim of this study is to reduce risk behaviors and increase health and behavioral health service utilization among disadvantaged, drug-using rural women at high risk for HIV and HCV.
- Conditions
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Virus, Hepatitis C, Drug Abuse
- Trial name
- WISH (NCT01840722)
- Testing
- MI-based HIV Risk Reduction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michele Staton
Healthy Subject
HPV Vaccine Intervention for Young Sexual Minority Men
This phase III trial studies how well the Outsmart HPV intervention works in increasing HPV vaccine initiation and completion among young individuals who report having a history of same-sex partners, being sexually attracted to…
- Trial name
- NCT04032106
- Testing
- Best Practice, Informational Intervention, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,227 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Medication Adherence, Depressive Symptoms
Testing THRIVE 365 for Black Sexual Minority Men (On The Daily)
The primary goal of this study is to test a minority stress model of psychological health outcomes for Black sexual minority men (BSMM) while using and not using a novel intervention named THRIVE 365.
- Conditions
- Medication Adherence, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Symptoms, Emotion Regulation
- Trial name
- OTD (NCT05376397)
- Testing
- iTHRIVE 365
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Substance Abuse, Chronic Pain
Physician Coaching to Reduce Opioid-related Harms
This project pilot tests an innovative clinical guideline translation and physician coaching model to promote adherence to evidence-based guidelines for the prescribing of opioid pain medications in primary care settings.
- Trial name
- NCT02433496
- Testing
- Physician coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53,132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Chronic Pain
ElderTree Smart System for Older Adults
Multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) are costly and pervasive among older adults. MCCs account for 90% of Medicare spending, and 65% of Medicare beneficiaries have 3 or more chronic conditions; 23% have 5 or more.
- Trial name
- NCT04798196
- Testing
- ElderTree on laptop (ET- LT), ElderTree on smart system (ET- SS), Treatment as usual (TAU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 268 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Penicillin Allergy
Effect of Providing Stratification of Low Risk Penicillin Allergies on Penicillin Allergy Label Removal in ICU Setting
Currently it is estimated that at least 25 million people in the United States are labeled as penicillin allergic although less than 1.5 million of these are truly allergic.
- Trial name
- NCT03702283
- Testing
- Penicillin Allergic Risk Stratification Best Practice Alert
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Reducing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Hospital Caregivers (Aim 2)
Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) account for 3.2 million hospital admissions per year and have over three times more hospitalizations than those without cognitive impairment, yet hospital caregivers…
- Trial name
- NCT04179721
- Testing
- PES-4-BPSD Model, The attention control condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Elective Surgical Procedures
A Patient-oriented Risk Communication Tool to Improve Patient Experience, Knowledge and Outcomes After Elective Surgery
Many people have inpatient surgery each day. Most people will have no complications but some will have minor or serious complications.
- Trial name
- NCT03422133
- Testing
- Patient-oriented, personalized risk communication eHealth application
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Cigarette Smoking-Related Carcinoma
Website Smoking Cessation Intervention for the Promotion of Smoking Cessation in Low-Income Veterans
This phase I trial studies how well a new electronic (e)-health smoking cessation program (called Vet Flexiquit) works in promoting smoking cessation in low-income veterans who may or may not be ready to quit smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT04502524
- Testing
- Smoking Cessation Intervention (New website), Smoking Cessation Intervention (Standard of care website), Health Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Conducting Outreach to Improve Cervical Cancer Screening Rates Among Underscreened Patients
The purpose of this project is to determine whether outreach to HIV-negative patients who are overdue for a Pap smear at a New England urban community health center can increase cervical cancer screening rates.
- Trial name
- NCT02427399
- Testing
- Letter and informational sheet, Email, Phone
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fenway Community Health
Pain, Postoperative, Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
Continuous Adductor Canal Blocks Vs. Low Dose Femoral Nerve Blocks For Early Rehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Recently, several articles have suggested or reported that Adductor Canal Blocks (ACBs) offer adequate or equal analgesia and may promote better performance in early rehabilitation following Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) when…
- Trial name
- FemVsACB (NCT02453321)
- Testing
- Continuous Femoral Nerve Block, Nerve Block, Continuous Adductor Canal, Continuous Sciatic Nerve Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kevin King, DO
Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disability
Best Practices to Prevent COVID-19 Illness in Staff and People With Serious Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities in Congregate Living Settings
Best Practices to Prevent COVID-19 Illness in Staff and People With Serious Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities in Congregate Living Settings is a research study aimed at developing, implementing, and evaluating a…
- Conditions
- Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disability, Axis I Diagnosis, Mental Illness
- Trial name
- NCT04726371
- Testing
- Generic Best Practices, Tailored Best Practices
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 415 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital