Clinical trials: sponsored by Duke University
Improved Communication Between Clinician and Patient
Communication Coaching to Improve Patient and Clinician Satisfaction in Cardiology Encounters
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a clinician communication coaching intervention versus control on an objective measure of the quality of communication (primary outcome) and patients' perceptions of the…
- Trial name
- NCT03464110
- Testing
- Communication Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Malaria, Febrile Illness
Malaria Diagnostic Testing and Conditional Subsidies to Target ACTs in the Retail Sector: TESTsmART Aim 2 - Nigeria
Highly subsidized first-line antimalarials (artemisinin combination therapy or ACT) are available over the counter in the private retail sector in most malaria-endemic countries.
- Trial name
- NCT04428385
- Testing
- Testing incentive, Conditional artemisinin combination therapy subsidy
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 2,205 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Malaria,Falciparum
Enhancing Preventive Therapy of Malaria In Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in East Africa (EPiTOMISE)
This is a randomized, three-arm, open-label, clinical trial of malaria chemoprevention in children with sickle-cell anemia (SCA) at a single site in Homa Bay, Kenya.
- Trial name
- EPiTOMISE (NCT03178643)
- Testing
- Proguanil Oral Tablet, Sulfadoxine/Pyrimethanine-Amodiaquine (SP-AQ), Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine (DP)
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 246 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Preterm Infants
Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infant Bundled Care in the NICU
The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of bundling nursing care activities on the overall health of Very Low Birthweight (VLBW) preterm infants who receive bundled care in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit…
- Trial name
- NCT03370757
- Testing
- 3-hour bundled care, 6-hour bundled care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pediatric Obesity
Inspiratory Muscle Rehabilitation in Children With Obesity
This is a single-center, randomized, SHAM-controlled, parallel assignment, double-masked, interventional trial among children aged 8-17 years (not yet 18 years old) of age with obesity (n=30), recruited from the Duke Healthy…
- Trial name
- BREATHE Fit (NCT05412134)
- Testing
- Pro2 - 75% of participant's MIP, Pro2 - 15% of participant's MIP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
PTSD
The Effect of Reducing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms on Cardiovascular Risk
Some individuals who are exposed to traumatic events experience both psychological and cardiovascular changes that affect their health and well-being.
- Trial name
- ACCEPT (NCT02736929)
- Testing
- Cognitive Processing Therapy - Cognitive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Preterm Infants, Dolichocephaly
Treatment of Cranial Molding Deformities in Preterm Infants
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the Tortle Midliner positioning system in prevention and/or treatment of dolichocephaly, which can develop in preterm infants during the hospital stay.
- Conditions
- Preterm Infants, Dolichocephaly, Positional Scaphocephaly
- Trial name
- NCT02366936
- Testing
- Tortle Midliner
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Infections
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Pharmacokinetics of Antimicrobials in Children
The purpose of this study is to learn more about antimicrobials, especially drug levels in the CSF that would normally be used in young children as part of standard care.
- Trial name
- NCT00991185
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pulmonary Hypertension
Outpatient Vasodilator Assessment Using Iloprost in Pulmonary Hypertension
This study will compare the clinical efficacy of inhaled iloprost as an invasive, selective vasodilator in the cardiac catheterization laboratory in patients with pulmonary hypertension to the gold standard of inhaled nitric…
- Trial name
- OVATION (NCT03044314)
- Testing
- Iloprost and nitric oxide administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adhd
A+ Treatment/Feasibility of Adapted ESDM-informed Caregiver Coaching Delivered Remotely for Children With ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
This study will evaluate the feasibility of adapted ESDM-informed caregiver coaching in children with comorbid ASD and ADHD, who are between 36 and <132 months of age.
- Trial name
- NCT05417607
- Testing
- P-ESDM informed caregiver coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Stem Cell Transplant
In Person and mHealth Coping Skills Training for Symptom Management and Steps in Stem Cell Transplant Patients
Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) is an aggressive treatment for life-threatening cancers. HCT improves survival, but most HCT patients experience significant physical disability, which is exacerbated by persistent…
- Trial name
- Symptoms-Steps (NCT03859765)
- Testing
- HCT Symptoms and Steps
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Head Trauma, Craniocerebral Injuries
Assessment of InfraScanner 2000™ in Detecting Subdural and Epidural Hematomas
The goal of this study is to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the a portable near-infrared-based device (portable NIR-based device), the InfraScanner 2000™, to detect…
- Conditions
- Head Trauma, Craniocerebral Injuries, Crushing Skull Injury, Head Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT04505293
- Testing
- InfraScanner 2000™
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 672 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Quality of Life, Injection Site Reaction
Simultaneous mRNA COVID-19 and IIV4 Vaccination Study
This study is a prospective, randomized clinical trial. During this study, participants will be randomly assigned to receive quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV4) and mRNA COVID-19 vaccine either simultaneously or…
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Injection Site Reaction, Adverse Drug Event, Systemic Reaction
- Trial name
- NCT05028361
- Testing
- mRNA COVID-19, IIV4
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 348 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Communication, Bias, Racial
REACH Implicit Bias Training Project
The overall goal and theme of the Duke Center for Research to Advance Equity in Healthcare is to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health through interventions that affect the clinical encounter.
- Conditions
- Communication, Bias, Racial, Relation, Doctor Patient
- Trial name
- NCT03415308
- Testing
- Focus Groups, Cognitive Interviews, Pilot Testing of Implicit Bias Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Gastric Cancer, Esophagus Cancer
KeyLargo: Pembrolizumab + Oxaliplatin + Capecitabine in Gastric Cancer
This study will be conducted in two stages: 1) safety validation and 2) dose expansion 1. Safety Validation Cohort: The first portion of the study will preliminarily establish the tolerability of the combination of pembrolizumab…
- Trial name
- NCT03342937
- Testing
- Oxaliplatin+Capecitabine+Pembrolizumab
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Quadratus Lumborum Block, Surgical Wound Infiltration
Surgeon Infiltration QL Block Comparison
The purpose of this study is to learn if using a Quadratus Lumborum (QL) plane injection technique (also called a "nerve block") that numbs the nerves going to the abdominal area improve pain control after surgery compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT03496610
- Testing
- Liposomal Bupivicaine, QL Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Diet, Healthy, Pregnancy Related
Digital Intervention To Improve Diet Quality
This study will develop a digital intervention ("Healthy Roots") adapted from a previously tested adult digital obesity treatment intervention ("Track").
- Trial name
- NCT04098016
- Testing
- Digital Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Suicide
CAMPUS - Feasibility Sub-Study
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among college students and suicidal ideation and suicide-related behaviors are a frequent presenting problem at college counseling centers (CCCs), which are overburdened.
- Trial name
- CAMPUS-Feas (NCT04728815)
- Testing
- TAU - Phase 1, CAMS - Phase 1, DBT - Phase 1 and 2
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Feasibility and Acceptability of the TOPS Program, Obesity
TOPS for African American Breast Cancer Survivors
For women diagnosed with breast cancer, dietary, weight loss, and physical activity have been linked with clinically significant weight loss; decreased risk of death; reduced risk of breast cancer recurrence; fewer cardiovascular…
- Conditions
- Feasibility and Acceptability of the TOPS Program, Obesity, Breast Cancer, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- NCT04741802
- Testing
- TOPS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Emotional Distress, Burnout, Professional
A Self-directed Mobile Mindfulness Intervention to Address Distress and Burnout in Frontline Healthcare Workers
This is a pilot randomized waitlist control trial assessing if the feasibility of using a mobile mindfulness app to treat emotional distress and burnout amongst nurses taking care of COVID-19 patients.
- Conditions
- Emotional Distress, Burnout, Professional, Stress, Job, Anxiety
- Trial name
- LIFT-HCW (NCT04816708)
- Testing
- LIFT Mindfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University