Clinical trials: Quality Improvement
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, Quality Improvement
Study to Evaluate the Impact of the Recovery Pathway on Postoperative Leght of Stay in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
This randomized and prospective trial aims to evaluate the implementation of a rapid recovery protocol for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in a hospital serving patients from the Brazilian Unified Health System (Sistema…
- Trial name
- KAMAY (NCT06713096)
- Testing
- Tempos Certos protocol
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Homelessness
Applying a Case Management Model in a VA Homeless Program
The VA Grant and Per Diem (GPD) case management aftercare program provides six months of case management for homeless-experienced Veterans undergoing housing transitions.
- Trial name
- NCT05312229
- Testing
- Critical Time Intervention (CTI), External Facilitation, Replicating Effective Programs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Inpatient Experience Survey Administration, Inpatient Experience Survey Response
FIQS Dissemination and Implementation
This study is testing Family Input for Quality and Safety (FIQS), a mobile-based survey tool that allows hospitalized children's families and adolescent patients to report safety concerns in real-time by responding to a text…
- Conditions
- Inpatient Experience Survey Administration, Inpatient Experience Survey Response, Inpatient Pediatric Care, Inpatient Pediatric Engagement and Shared Decision-Making
- Trial name
- FIQS DI (NCT07871136)
- Testing
- Text-Only Enrollment Strategy, Text Plus In-Person Enrollment Strategy, Anonymous Safety Reporting with Impact Website
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21,800 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Retention
Lafiyan Jikin Mata "Excellent Health for Mothers"
This study aims to address the research question: Will continuous quality improvement, using a Break Through Series approach, increase uptake of PMTCT services and retention-in-care of HIV-infected pregnant women and mothers at…
- Trial name
- LJM (NCT02214875)
- Testing
- CQI/BTS, Control
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 491 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Integrated Health Programs, Nigeria
Improvement of Treatment Satisfaction
Treatment Satisfaction in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Recipients
Remote monitoring of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) is a promising new development in ICD therapy and has been shown to be technically feasible and safe.While data on safety and feasibility of remote monitoring are…
- Trial name
- SAN REMO 2 (NCT01230073)
- Testing
- Home-Monitoring, Follow-up by Home-Monitoring
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen
Quality Improvement
Testing the Reliability and Validity of the CIBA
The overall objective of the study is to improve the experience for pediatric patients undergoing anesthesia inductions. The specific objective for this proposal is to establish whether the CIBA tool demonstrates inter-rater…
- Trial name
- NCT02882594
- Testing
- Observing patient behaviors for anesthesia induction compliance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 384 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Improved Emotional Regulation, Improvement in Quality of Life
The Role of Music in Palliative Care: A Proposal for a Rural Based Initiative in Music Based Interventions
Current practice in larger palliative care centers offer many supportive service modalities, which are often unavailable in the rural setting.
- Conditions
- Improved Emotional Regulation, Improvement in Quality of Life, Symptom Relief, Preservation of Dignity
- Trial name
- NCT02661880
- Testing
- preferred music
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Trauma
Improvement of Trauma Care Quality by Implement Trauma Register in a Middle Income Country
Every year more people die from traumatic injuries than from infections such as malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS. About 3000 people are killed annually on Kenyan roads.
- Trial name
- NCT03485573
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
Sepsis, Severe Sepsis
Quality Improvement in Infection COntrol and Sepsis Management in MOdel Regions
The German Quality Network Sepsis is an association trying to improve quality of care for patients with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock or being in risc thereof.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, Septic Shock
- Trial name
- icosmos (NCT02820675)
- Testing
- structured case analysis, strucured screening "every patient, every shift"
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Center for Sepsis Control and Care, Germany
Immunization, DTaP Vaccine
Comparison of Immunization Quality Improvement Dissemination Study
Dissemination research examines the processes and factors that lead to widespread use of evidence-based interventions. There are several theories on how to best minimize the perceived and actual burdens on practitioners…
- Conditions
- Immunization, DTaP Vaccine, Hepatitis B Vaccine, MMR Vaccine
- Trial name
- CIzQIDS (NCT02432430)
- Testing
- QI support to improve DTP/Hep B/MMR/Var/PCV/Hib/IPV coverage, Incentives to improve DTP/HepB/MMR/Var/PCV/Hib/IPV coverage
- Volunteers
- 2,186 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Continuity of Care, Patient Safety
Automatic Feedback Indicator to Enhance the Hospital Discharge Communication Between Acute Care and Primary Care.
This study, titled "Automated Indicator Feedback for Improving the Quality of Discharge Letters: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial" (FIAQ-LS), aims to evaluate whether continuous real-time feedback to hospital teams can…
- Conditions
- Continuity of Care, Patient Safety, Hospital Discharge Communication Processes, Communication
- Trial name
- FIAQLS (NCT06835153)
- Testing
- Monthly Performance Feedback with Dashboards (Automated Audit and Feedback)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 132,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Clostridium Difficile Infection
Protocol for Admission Toxigenic C. Difficile Surveillance
Background: Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile Infection (CDI) is a persistent healthcare issue. In the US, CDI is the most common infectious cause of hospital-onset (HO) diarrhea.
- Trial name
- NCT04014608
- Testing
- Standard Practice to Prevent Hospital Onset CDI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148,549 people
- Sponsor
- Endeavor Health
Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Retinopathy
Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Program Developed to Improve Eye Care for Veterans With Diabetes
The study's primary objective is to determine whether the PRSS improves the optimal timing of photocoagulation in diabetic patients in VA.
- Trial name
- NCT00119535
- Testing
- Implementation of Proactive Diabetes Eye Care Program
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Medication Errors and Other Product Use Errors and Issues, Adverse Drug Event
Reducing Errors In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
This is a monocentric prospective pre and post-intervention study, aiming at analyzing the efficacy of the Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) plus Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) as compared to paper order entry…
- Trial name
- SAPHET-i (NCT04193839)
- Testing
- Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) plus Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero
Bronchiolitis
Pediatric Bronchiolitis Quality Improvement
Bronchiolitis is a respiratory illness characterized by acute inflammation of the airways, typically caused by a virus. By definition, it impacts children between 2 months and 2 years of age and is the most common cause of…
- Trial name
- NCT03528083
- Testing
- Bronchiolitis quality improvement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,321 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Malnutrition (Calorie)
Stunting and Targeting Reduction of Impaired Growth in Kids Effectively
The objective of this prospective, real-world evidence/pragmatic study with a quality improvement program approach is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a community-engaged nutrition-focused program utilizing…
- Trial name
- STRIKE (NCT07524907)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Post-operative Pain
PAIN OUT: Improvement in Postoperative PAIN OUTcome
PAIN OUT is a multi-national, non-interventional registry and benchmark project, assessing and analysing clinical and patient-reported outcome data of postoperative pain.
- Trial name
- PAIN-OUT (NCT02083835)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Jena
Polycythemia Vera
Standardized Documentation and Assessments for Polycythemia Vera: A Quality Improvement Initiative
The purpose of this quality improvement initiative is to explore whether an electronic medical records-based templated progress note for polycythemia vera (PV) in addition to a standard-of-care pharmacist-collaborative…
- Trial name
- STANDARDIZE-PV (NCT07734272)
- Testing
- Standardized progress note
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Premature Birth
Implementation of the Golden Hour for Preterm Infants : a Quality Improvement Study
Effective initial stabilization of preterm neonates in the initial 60 minutes of life ("golden hour") was shown to improve outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT05175911
- Testing
- golden hour : an initial standardized stabilization
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
HPV Vaccination
Evaluation of the Implementation and Effectiveness of IPP-HPV
The purpose of the proposed pilot study is to assess the implementation of IPP-HPV immunization at Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) and to identify potential barriers to and facilitators of this intervention to optimize its…
- Trial name
- NCT02994290
- Testing
- HPV vaccine, Inpatient Postpartum HPV Immunization Quality Improvement Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 817 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University