Clinical trials: sponsored by Kaiser Permanente
Cystocele, Uterine Prolapse
Outcomes of Anterior Colporrhaphy Versus Graft Reinforced Anterior Prolapse Repair
The purpose of this study is determine whether grafted anterior vaginal prolapse repair is more effective and associated with less complications than prolapse repair with suture.
- Conditions
- Cystocele, Uterine Prolapse, Urinary Incontinence
- Trial name
- NCT00535301
- Testing
- grafted anterior prolapse repair, sutured anterior vaginal prolapse repair
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Obesity, Overweight
Examining the Feasibility of Collaborative Care Treatment for Overweight Adolescents
This project will examine the effectiveness of a primary care based intervention to help overweight teen girls adopt healthy lifestyle practices.
- Trial name
- SHINE-Garfield (NCT00462267)
- Testing
- Enriched lifestyle intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 215 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Degenerative Joint Disease
Platelet-Rich Plasma vs Corticosteroid Injection as Treatment for Degenerative Pathology of the Temporomandibular Joint
1.0 BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESES 1.1 Osteoarthritis is a continuous and entirely physiologic adaptive process that occurs in every joint.
- Trial name
- NCT01920373
- Testing
- Group A (corticosteroid injection group), Group B (platelet rich plasma injection group)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Curcumin (Tumeric) in the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized-Controlled Trial
Evidence exists to support low-grade inflammation as the inciting factor leading to visceral hypersensitivity and alteration in motility in irritable bowel syndrome.In the medical literature,there is ample in vitro and in vivo…
- Trial name
- CuTIBS (NCT00779493)
- Testing
- curcumin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Prolapse
Affixing Polypropylene Mesh Using Barbed Suture (Quill™ Srs) During Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy Randomized Controlled Trial (Quill Lsc)
1.0 STUDY OBJECTIVE 1.1 PRIMARY OBJECTIVE - To compare two methods of polypropylene mesh attachment during laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC): running technique using self-anchoring 1 barbed delayed absorbable suture (Quill™ SRS…
- Trial name
- QUILL-LSC (NCT01551992)
- Testing
- Quill suture vs. Interrupted suture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Prostate Cancer
Comparison of MRI Fusion Biopsy Techniques in Men With Elevated PSA and Prior Negative Prostate Biopsy
Men with elevated prostate specific antigen bloodtest and prior negative prostate biopsy have a 30-60% of harboring occult prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02138760
- Testing
- MRI UroNav fusion biopsy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy, Tonsillitis
Comparison of Floseal Hemostasis Tonsillectomy With Coblation Tonsillectomy and Cautery Hemostasis Tonsillectomy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new method of hemostasis, floseal gel, in tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, with the goal of decreasing post operative and intraoperative morbidity.
- Conditions
- Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy, Tonsillitis, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Trial name
- NCT00459927
- Testing
- Floseal tonsillectomy, Coblation tonsillectomy
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Preventing American Indian Children From Becoming Overweight
The purpose of this study is to establish an intervention to keep American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) children from becoming overweight.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00245180
- Testing
- Diet, Exercise
- Volunteers
- 577 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Colorectal Cancer
Focusing Implementation to Bring Effective Reminders (FIBER)
FIBER is 4-year study that will evaluate the implementation of a large-scale population-based colorectal cancer screening patient reminder and coordinated follow-up program.
- Trial name
- FIBER (NCT00656838)
- Testing
- Patients receives letter, phone call, office visit, educational materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85,289 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Overweight, Blood Pressure
Pacific Kids DASH for Health
The increasing prevalence of childhood overweight has been found to be related to decreased levels of physical activity (PA) and increased energy content of the diet.
- Trial name
- PacDASH (NCT00905411)
- Testing
- PacDASH intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Hot Flushes, Menopause, Premature
The Role of Vitamin D in Menopause: Relationship to Menopausal Symptoms in Body Composition
Specific Aim 1: To compare effects of Vitamin D supplementation to usual care on symptoms in women transitioning to early postmenopause and determine the associated effect size in order to conduct a power analysis for a future…
- Conditions
- Hot Flushes, Menopause, Premature, Obesity, Vitamin D Deficiency
- Trial name
- FLASH (NCT01141972)
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Physical Activity, Behavior Change
Individual and Environmental Mechanisms of PA Change
The focus of this study is to determine the mechanisms that underlie Physical Activity behavior change. We have 2 primary objectives.
- Trial name
- NCT00432133
- Testing
- Protection Motivation Theory-Based Intervention, Environmenta
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 452 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Use Cessation
Efficacy and Cost of State Quitline Policies
State-sponsored anti-tobacco campaigns are motivating large numbers of smokers to seek advice, assistance, and support to make their cessation efforts more successful.
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Use Cessation, Cost-effectiveness
- Trial name
- NCT00366977
- Testing
- Multi-session telephone counseling, NRT patches
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,614 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Obesity
Primary Care Treatment for Overweight Adolescent Females (SHINE)
This project will examine the effectiveness of a primary care based intervention to help overweight teen girls adopt healthy lifestyle practices.
- Trial name
- SHINE (NCT01068236)
- Testing
- Healthy lifestyle managment
- Volunteers
- 215 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Obesity
Study of Two Complementary and Alternative Medical Treatments for Maintenance of Weight Loss
The goal of this study is to pilot test in a group of overweight-obese individuals the feasibility and acceptability and indications of efficacy of two CAM treatments, qigong, and acupressure-TAT, for improving long term…
- Trial name
- NCT00069732
- Testing
- qigong, acupressure-TAT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Bronchitis
Effect of Ipratropium on Acute Bronchitis in Subjects Without Underlying Lung Disease
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions for acute bronchitis is a major public health concern because of antibiotic resistance.
- Trial name
- NCT00371527
- Testing
- ipratropium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Abortion, Therapeutic
A Randomized Study of Cervical Priming With Misoprostol Prior to Elective First Trimester Pregnancy Termination
The purpose of this study is to determine whether misoprostol administered prior to elective first trimester pregnancy has an effect on pain and ease of procedure and complications.
- Trial name
- NCT00310921
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
CHF Management Using Telemedicine
The overall objective of this study is to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life for congestive heart failure (CHF) patients by integrating a readily available, low cost technology - the telephone - into coordinated CHF…
- Trial name
- NCT00309764
- Testing
- Telemedicine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Depression
Study of a Self-Help Depression Skills Program for College-Aged Youth
We propose to conduct a pilot trial of an Internet-only depression skills training program for adolescents and young adults. The intervention, MoodHelper.org already exists and has been tested in two pilots.
- Trial name
- NCT00145054
- Testing
- MoodHelper Internet program for Depression Self-Help
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Vasomotor Symptoms Associated With Menopause
Herbal Alternatives for Menopause Symptoms (HALT Study)
Surveys indicate that 25 to 33% of women have moderate to severe menopausal symptoms including hot flashes, night sweats, and disturbed sleep.
- Trial name
- NCT00169299
- Testing
- Black cohosh, Multibotanical preparation, Multibotanical preparation + dietary soy counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 351 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente