Clinical trials: Health Screening
Asthma, Rhinitis
Screening Scottish Swimmers for Asthma and Rhinitis
The Scottish National and District swimming teams will be screened for asthma and rhinitis using both mannitol challenge and sport-based exercise challenge.
- Trial name
- CLE004 (NCT00831428)
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- Brian J Lipworth
Long QT Syndrome
Low Cost QTc Meter for Long QT Syndrome Screening in Primary Care
The purpose of this study is to further develop and evaluate a diagnostic procedure suitable for use in an inexpensive diagnostic instrument suitable for screening for Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) in the primary care environment.
- Trial name
- NCT04441892
- Testing
- QTc Meter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Preventive Health Services
Screening for Hesitancy to Optimize Talk
The overall goal of this project is to determine whether integrating a novel parent-report measure of vaccine hesitancy into pediatric primary care is effective in improving acceptance of childhood vaccines among vaccine-hesitant…
- Trial name
- SHOT (NCT02708745)
- Testing
- Intervention Survey
- Volunteers
- 562 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Gonorrhea, Chlamydia
Computer-Assisted Self-Interviews and Health Screening in the Pediatric Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to determine if an Audio-enhanced Computer-Assisted Self-Interview (ACASI) will lead to increase testing for sexually transmitted infections in youth visiting a pediatric ED
- Trial name
- NCT01708317
- Testing
- ACASI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 801 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Pain
Caring for Babies During the Newborn Screening Blood Test
Newborn infants have blood work procedures in their first days of life that cause pain, distress and physiological changes. Breastfeeding (BF), skin to skin care (SSC), or giving sweet solutions (sucrose or glucose) has been…
- Trial name
- NCT02608892
- Testing
- BSweet2Babies video
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Down Syndrome
An Online Health Tool About Down Syndrome: Down Syndrome Clinic to You
The investigators conducted a national two-arm, randomized controlled trial of caregivers of individuals with DS to assess the efficacy of DSC2U in assuring adherence to evidence-based guidelines.
- Trial name
- DSC2U (NCT04227197)
- Testing
- Down Syndrome Clinic to You (DSC2U)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 281 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Child Development, Developmental Disabilities
Testing the Effectiveness of Telephone-based Early Childhood Developmental Screening
The purpose of this research study is to test the effectiveness of telephone-based early childhood developmental screening and care coordination, compared to usual care in a primary care pediatrics clinic.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Developmental Disabilities, Ambulatory Care, Screening
- Trial name
- NCT02495025
- Testing
- Telephone-based developmental screening and care coordination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Multicenter,Single-arm Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety, & Pharmacokinetics of Denosumab in Children w/ OI
This is a prospective, multicenter, single-arm study in children 2 to 17 years of age with OI to evaluate efficacy and safety of denosumab.
- Trial name
- OI (NCT02352753)
- Testing
- Denosumab
- Where
- 49 sites in United States, Australia and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Colorectal Cancer
Translation of Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines to Practice: A System Intervention
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Results from randomized clinical trials and intervention studies have suggested that implementation of a CRC screening program for…
- Trial name
- NCT00122187
- Testing
- Electronic Consult System
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Substance Related Disorders
Screening and Brief Advice to Reduce Teen Substance Use
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a brief intervention for alcohol and drug use in adolescents that a primary care doctor can give in his/her office.
- Trial name
- NCT00227877
- Testing
- cSBA - New England, USA, cSBA - Prague, CZR
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Czechia
- Volunteers
- 2,695 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Sickle Cell Trait
Increasing Documentation and Disclosure of Sickle Cell Trait Status: An Implementation Science Approach
The hemoglobinopathy newborn screen (NBS) performed on all neonates in the U.S. allows for early life-saving medical care for infants with sickle cell disease (SCD), an autosomal recessive genetic disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT05387564
- Testing
- SCT Documentation and Disclosure Toolkit (SCT-DD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Hypercholesterolemia
Effect of Ezetimibe Treatment on Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) Levels in Participants With Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Already Treated With a Statin (MK-0653A-205 AM1)
This non-interventional longitudinal study is a follow-up of the Austrian Cholesterol Screening and Treatment project (ACT I), which assessed the cholesterol status, including achievement of the target levels applicable at that…
- Trial name
- ACT II (NCT01381679)
- Testing
- Ezetimibe
- Volunteers
- 1,682 people
- Sponsor
- Organon and Co
Pediatric Oncology, Quality of Life
SPARK Symptom Screening and Feedback to Providers
Supportive care Prioritization, Assessment and Recommendations for Kids (SPARK) is a web-based application which builds upon the Symptom Screening in Pediatrics Tool (SSPedi) and consists of two components: (1) a symptom…
- Trial name
- NCT03593525
- Testing
- SPARK
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 345 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Metabolism, Inborn Errors, Hearing Loss
North Carolina Newborn Exome Sequencing for Universal Screening
The NC NEXUS research study is exploring the utility of next generation sequencing in newborn screening and parental decision making.
- Conditions
- Metabolism, Inborn Errors, Hearing Loss, Hereditary Disease
- Trial name
- NC_NEXUS (NCT02826694)
- Testing
- Well infant, whole exome sequencing, Diagnosed, whole exome sequencing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Prevention Harmful Effects
Computerized Alcohol Screening for Children and Adolescents (cASCA) in Primary Care
The purpose of this study is to assess the psychometric properties of a brief screening questionnaire for alcohol problems among 9- to 18-year-old patients in pediatricians' offices, and to pilot test a personalized…
- Trial name
- cASCA (NCT02233946)
- Testing
- computer-facilitated brief intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 871 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Colorectal Cancer
Use of Telehealth In-home Messaging to Improve GI (Gastrointestinal) Endoscopy Completion Rates
Low endoscopy completion rates are a major problem in the VA, causing delay or failure to receive essential care, increased clinic wait times, lost capacity, increased costs, thus limiting endoscopic screening for colorectal…
- Trial name
- GIVER (NCT00310362)
- Testing
- Use of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system to improve adherence to GI appointments and prep procedures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,610 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pediatric Cancer, Quality of Life
Symptom Screening Linked to Care Pathways
Most children with cancer survive because they are given intensive treatments, but unfortunately, these treatments are associated with distressing symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT04614662
- Testing
- SPARK Symptom Screening Linked to Feedback to Providers
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 445 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Atopic Dermatitis, Ichthyosis Vulgaris
Genetic Screening for Filaggrin Mutation in Atopic Dermatitis and Ichthyosis Vulgaris in the African American Population
The investigators' primary objective is to identify common and rare mutations in the filaggrin gene in African American patients with a diagnosis of atopic dermatitis and ichthyosis vulgaris.
- Trial name
- NCT01016106
- Testing
- Buccal Swab
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Colorectal Cancer, Screening
Colorectal Cancer: Screening vs. Non-Screening
The purpose of this study is to determine whether colorectal cancer diagnosed by screening (primary screening colonoscopy, colonoscopy after immunochemical based faecal occult blood test) has more favourable clinical-pathological…
- Trial name
- CRC (NCT02727894)
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Vaccination Uptake
VISTA: Vaccinator-Initiated Screening and TAilored Counseling for Reducing Vaccine Hesitancy
The purpose of this study is to understand why parents do or do not vaccinate their children and explore what information parents need to vaccinate their children.
- Trial name
- NCT04421586
- Testing
- VISTA
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University