Clinical trials: Best Practice, completed
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Evidence Based Best Care Practice for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
The study evaluates a theory-based educational intervention and implementation strategy on the use of the Dix-Hallpike test (DHT) and Canalith Repositioning Maneuver (CRM) in a community Emergency Department (ED) setting.
- Trial name
- NCT02809599
- Testing
- DIZZTINCT
- Volunteers
- 7,635 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Spondylolisthesis
Safety and Preliminary Effectiveness of NVD-001 for the Treatment of Low Grade Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
A prospective multi-centre, randomised, controlled study to evaluate the safety and preliminary effectiveness of NVD-001 for the treatment of low grade degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis by interbody fusion (L1 - S1).
- Trial name
- Spine1 (NCT03100032)
- Testing
- NVD-001, Standard of Care
- Where
- 12 sites in Belgium, Czechia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Novadip Biosciences
Arrhythmia
Trial of a Best-Practice Alert in the Electronic Medical Record to Reduce Unnecessary Telemetry Monitoring
This is a randomized trial of a best-practice alert delivered via the electronic medical record (Apex) to physicians on the Medicine service at UCSF Medical Center over a six month period.
- Trial name
- NCT02529176
- Testing
- Best-practice alert
- Volunteers
- 1,021 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss
P-CHAT: Comparison of Direct to Consumer Delivery Models for Hearing Devices
Satisfaction and benefit from hearing aids fit using two patient self fit methods will be compared against those fit using audiology-based best practices.
- Trial name
- P-CHAT (NCT04618315)
- Testing
- Hearing Aids
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 584 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Kidney Transplant, Patient Education
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Pre-Transplant Education Intervention
A multi-center, randomized, controlled clinical trial will be conducted to test the effectiveness of a home-based video intervention on improving kidney transplant candidate's knowledge, self-efficacy, quality of life, beliefs in…
- Conditions
- Kidney Transplant, Patient Education, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT03633136
- Testing
- electronic video education
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Burns, Smoke Inhalation Injury
Helping Children's Centres to Enhance Home Safety
Many children have accidents, some are very serious and they are a major cause of death in children aged 1-4 years. Many accidents are preventable This study aims to find out the best way to help Children's Centres to provide…
- Trial name
- NCT01452191
- Testing
- Injury Prevention Briefing Plus facilitation, Injury Prevention Briefing
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Hypertension, Atrial Fibrillation
Impact of Best Practice Alerts in Cardiology Outpatient Clinics
This quality improvement intervention seeks to implement two Best Practice Alerts (BPAs) for use in cardiology clinics while simultaneously evaluating the impact of each BPA- one for patients with uncontrolled blood pressure and…
- Trial name
- NCT02436421
- Testing
- Best Practice Alert based in the Electronic Medical Record
- Volunteers
- 7,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Difficult Airway
Thyromental Height Test Versus Sternomental Displacement in Elderly
The study is designed to evaluate the validity of the SMDD as a predictor of difficult airway in elderly and to compare its validity with that of the TMHT.
- Trial name
- NCT05414214
- Testing
- Thyromental Height Test, Sternomental displacement, General anesthesia
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
Does Sound Conditioning Protect Against Temporary Hearing Damage
This research project will contribute to the research surrounding the effect on the ear after noise exposure. This ever-growing field of research has never been more applicable than now with the increase of recreational noise…
- Trial name
- NCT03878875
- Testing
- Session One Test Battery, Session Two Test Battery, Session Three Test Battery
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Asthma
DESOLO - SiT Peri-Launch: A Comparison of Symbicort Single Inhaler Therapy and Conventional Best Practice for the Treatment of Persistent Asthma in Adults
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Symbicort dosed according to the Symbicort Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (SMART) concept is superior to standard asthma treatment according to the local German treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT00252863
- Testing
- Symbicort, used twice daily (b.i.d) and as needed (prn), Budesonide Turbuhaler 200 µg, Fluticasone Discus 250 µg
- Where
- 169 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Stroke
Finger Movement Training After Stroke
Human development as a species has been strongly associated with the ability to dexterously manipulate objects and tools. Unfortunately, current therapy efforts typically fail to restore fine manual control after stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT05621980
- Testing
- Actuated Virtual Keyboard (AVK) system, Occupational Therapy (OT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- North Carolina State University
COVID-19 Vaccine Knowledge, COVID-19 Vaccine Beliefs
Effectiveness of Interactive Voice Response for COVID-19 Vaccination Training in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This study seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of a remote training course delivered via interactive voice response (IVR) to the mobile phones of frontline providers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during the…
- Trial name
- NCT05107479
- Testing
- COVID-19 Vaccine IVR Training, Control Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,959 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Asthma
STYLE - Symbicort Single Inhaler Therapy vs Conventional Therapy in Treatment of Persistent Asthma
The purpose of the study is to compare the efficacy of a flexible dose of Symbicort with conventional stepwise treatment according to asthma treatment guidelines in patients with persistent asthma
- Trial name
- NCT00252824
- Testing
- Budesonide/formoterol Turbuhaler vs Conventional Best Asthma Therapy
- Where
- 53 sites in Chile, Croatia and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Breast Cancer Screening, Colorectal Cancer Screening
Improving Cancer Screening and Follow-up in Community Health Centers
This is an implementation science study that examines implementation of a single intervention and the development of practice-level implementation strategies to facilitate implementation of the intervention.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer Screening, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Implementation
- Trial name
- NCT05756725
- Testing
- Practice-Level Implementation Strategies
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Non-healing Diabetic Foot Ulcer
EPC Silver Wound Gel (EPC-123) Feasibility Study in the Management of Mildly Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers
The objective of this single-arm feasibility study is to investigate the safety and impact of the topical EPC Silver Wound Gel (EPC-123) in the management of diabetic foot ulcer wounds not progressing under the current standard…
- Conditions
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Non-healing Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Diabetic Foot Infection
- Trial name
- NCT05243810
- Testing
- EPC Silver Wound Gel
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Exciton Technologies Inc.
Climate Change
Atlas:Text Messaging Program With Weather Alerts, Local Resources & Insights for Addressing Climate Change
Climate change is an urgent public health threat, and climate-related health risks disproportionately impact vulnerable populations.
- Trial name
- NCT06995755
- Testing
- atlas
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Pro-Change Behavior Systems
Wounds
Cold Plasma Jet kINPen Med Versus Best Practice Wound Dressings
Within the treatment of chronic wounds the main objective is to analyze the wound healing properties with cold plasma (cold plasma jet kINPen® Med) compared to wound phase-adapted best practice wound dressings.
- Trial name
- NCT04965805
- Testing
- cold plasmaJet kINPen Med, Best practice wound dressings
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University Teaching Hospital, Feldkirch, Austria
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, COPD
Tele Health Monitoring Service for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of monitoring patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) after a hospitalization for COPD exacerbation or pneumonia.
- Trial name
- NCT02615795
- Testing
- Tele Monitoring, using Tunstall monitoring device
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Chronic Kidney Diseases, Type2Diabetes
Decision Support for Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease in Type II Diabetes Mellitus
While data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) estimate that 36.9% of patients with diabetes have CKD, only approximately 10% of patients are aware of their kidney disease.
- Trial name
- CKD-DETECT (NCT05342545)
- Testing
- Alert-based computerized decision support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Autism
Testing Swim Instruction for Autistic Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of a specialized swimming and water-safety program (Sensory Enhanced Aquatics) and standard swimming lessons for autistic children.
- Trial name
- NCT06216613
- Testing
- Sensory Enhanced Aquatics, Standard Swim Lessons
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center