Clinical trials: Best Practice
ANEMIA
Anemia Management in Chronic Kidney Disease Not on Dialysis Patients After the European Renal Best Practice (ERBP) Working Group Recommendations
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the last recommendations of the European Anemia Working Group ERBP in the anemia management in the achievement of the therapeutic goal of Hb 11-12 g/dL.
- Trial name
- ACERCA (NCT01903148)
- Where
- 29 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 455 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Senefro
Stroke
Predicting Ipsilesional Motor Deficits in Stroke With Dynamic Dominance Model
This study will test the hypothesis that the combination of low-moderate to severe motor deficits in the paretic arm and persistent motor deficits in the less-impaired arm limits functional independence in chronic stroke…
- Trial name
- NCT03634397
- Testing
- Less-Impaired Arm Training, Contralesional Arm Comparison
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Robert L. Sainburg
Pit-and-Fissure Sealants
An Implementation Strategy for the Adoption of an Evidence-Based Guideline for Pit-and-Fissure Sealants
The purpose of this implementation science study is to determine whether Deliberative Loops are effective in increasing providers' adherence to the non-cavitated caries component of the American Dental Association's…
- Trial name
- DISGO (NCT04682730)
- Testing
- Deliberative Loop
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 896 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
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
Rectal Carcinoma, Rectosigmoid Carcinoma
Testing Diet Intervention Versus Non-Diet Intervention for Management of Bowel Symptoms in Rectal Cancer Survivors
This phase II trial studies how a diet intervention works in improving bowel dysfunction symptoms related in colon or rectal cancer survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT04205955
- Testing
- Best Practice, Dietary Intervention, Message
- Where
- 226 sites in United States, Guam
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Overweight, Obesity
Connect 4 Health: An Intervention to Improve Childhood Obesity Outcomes
Health care system (HCS)-based interventions have been limited by their inattention to social and environmental barriers that impede improvement in obesity-related behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT02124460
- Testing
- Health Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 721 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries
Benefits of Applying Neuroprosthesis to Improve Grasping and Reaching in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Functional electrical stimulation is a process that uses low intensity electrical pulses generated by an electric stimulator to create muscle contractions.
- Trial name
- NCT00221117
- Testing
- Neuroprosthesis-FES Therapy, Conventional Ocupational Therapy (COT)
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
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
Opioid-Related Disorders
Improving Health and Employment Outcomes Through Workplace Opioid Policies
Evaluate the feasibility of implementing workplace opioid guidelines in the construction trades; define and collect measures of implementation and efficacy.
- Trial name
- NCT05387408
- Testing
- Best Practice Health and Employment Opioid-related Policies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,939 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine