Clinical trials: Quality of Care
Prostate Cancer
Living Well on Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Approximately half of men treated for prostate cancer will be offered hormone deprivation therapy during their cancer experience.
- Trial name
- NCT02108613
- Testing
- Exercise Sessions, Nutrition Education, Peer Support Volunteer
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
End of Life Process
Can We Improve the Quality of Care at the End of Life in Israel?
The purpose of this study is to determine whether end-of-life training of ICU professionals leads to improvements in ICU care process, teamwork and family satisfaction.
- Trial name
- ISRAEOLC (NCT02129283)
- Testing
- Simulation training
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia
Palliative Care Needs of Children With Rare Diseases and Their Families
The palliative care needs of family caregivers of children with rare diseases and their children are largely unmet, including the need for support to prepare for future medical decision making.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia, Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency, CHARGE Syndrome
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT06938542)
- Testing
- Family Centered pediatric palliative care for family caregivers of children with rare diseases.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis
The researchers will evaluate the effectiveness of a complex intervention composed of multiple actions targeting primary care healthcare workers and postmenopausal women with osteoporosis by means of a quasi-experimental design…
- Trial name
- NCT03970902
- Testing
- Integrated Osteoporosis Care, Care As Usual
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 239 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Pain, Anxiety
Impact of Massage Therapy on the Quality of Life of Hospice Patients
This is a pilot study to evaluate the impact of massage therapy in hospice patients.
- Conditions
- Pain, Anxiety, Depression, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT02880202
- Testing
- Massage Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Cancer
Influence of Dietary and Palliative Care Consultation on the Quality of Life (Qol), Performance Status, and Nutritional Status of Cancer Patients in Bangladesh
Cancer patients are more likely to have malnutrition, which has been associated with poorer quality of life, higher morbidity, mortality rates, and impaired efficacy and tolerance to therapy.
- Trial name
- Consult Cancer (NCT06971263)
- Testing
- Consultation on both nutrition, and palliative care, Counselling on nutrition and healthy diet
- Where
- 3 sites in Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 215 people
- Sponsor
- Jahangirnagar University
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
Mothers, Quality of Life
The Effect of Web-based Training Given to Mothers of Babies With Congenital Heart Disease
This study was assessed the impact of a web-based education program provided to mothers of infants with congenital heart diseases on their quality of life and self-efficacy levels.
- Conditions
- Mothers, Quality of Life, Self Efficacy, Training
- Trial name
- NCT06168344
- Testing
- Web-Based Education Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Internet Intervention to Improve Rural Diabetes Care
Rural Diabetes Online Care (RDOC) will develop an Internet-based intervention for rural primary care physicians, focusing on improving care for adult patients with diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT00403091
- Testing
- Internet Intervention, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 205 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
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
Fracture Arm, Fracture Leg
Accuro XV Ultrasound Imaging System for BoneEnhance and Fracture Detection Algorithms
The Accuro XV is a cart-based, bedside ultrasound instrument that incorporates new signal processing-based technologies for enhanced bone and soft-tissue imaging.
- Conditions
- Fracture Arm, Fracture Leg, Wrist Injury, Ankle Injury
- Trial name
- NCT07853768
- Testing
- Accuro XV Ultrasound Imaging System
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25,000 people
- Sponsor
- Rivanna Medical, Inc.
Healthcare-associated Infections, Quality Culture and Leadership in Intensive Care
Perceptions of Leadership in Quality Culture for Infection Prevention Among Intensive Care Nurses and Unit-Based Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance Indicators in Intensive Care Units
This study aims to examine intensive care nurses' perceptions of leadership in quality culture for infection prevention and to investigate antimicrobial resistance indicators at the intensive care unit level.
- Conditions
- Healthcare-associated Infections, Quality Culture and Leadership in Intensive Care, Infection Prevention and Control
- Trial name
- NCT07782372
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Yeliz Sapulu Alakan
Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
Collaboration Between Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Nursing Homes
Dementia is a serious health problem showing an increasing prevalence rate with increasing age. In Norway, about 80% of nursing home patients have dementia. The mean age of nursing home residents in Norway is around 84 years.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Behavioral Symptoms, Agitation
- Trial name
- SAM-AKS (NCT01217541)
- Testing
- Education and Supervision, Control
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Depression
Study of Whether Educational Visits to Primary Care Professionals Improves the Quality of Care They Provide.
The purpose of this study is to find out whether educational visits by Pharmacists, who are already employed as advisers in health organisations, improve the prescribing habits of primary care doctors.
- Trial name
- NCT00393536
- Testing
- Educational outreach visiting
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Newcastle University
Critical Illness
Development and Evaluation of Strategies to Improve Sedation Quality in InTensive Care
Intensive Care Units (ICUs) across Scotland are working with the Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP) to reduce healthcare associated infections (HAls). This is being done through implementation of "care bundles".
- Trial name
- DESIST (NCT01634451)
- Testing
- Bespoke on-line sedation education package, Sedation specific outcome process feedback, Responsiveness monitoring; novel sedation monitor
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,637 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
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
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Hypertension
Veteran Peer Coaches Optimizing and Advancing Cardiac Health
The purpose of this study is to test if having a Veteran peer health coach will improve blood pressure control among Veterans with high blood pressure and at least one other Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Hypertension, Hyperlipemia, Obesity
- Trial name
- Vet-COACH (NCT02697422)
- Testing
- Community-based peer health coach intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 264 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Technology-Based Tools to Enhance Quality of Care in Mental Health Treatment
Nearly 9 million U.S. children (1 in 8) meet criteria for at least one mental health disorder at any point in time. Effective treatments exist for these disorders, but children and families who seek services rarely receive them…
- Trial name
- NCT01915160
- Testing
- eTF-CBT, TF-CBT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Hemophilia
Canadian CHO-KLAT/H-FIT Study - Quality of Life of, and Burden of Caring for, Persons With Hemophilia
The primary goal of this observational study is to determine if: health-related quality of life of boys with moderate/severe hemophilia A who are followed in Canadian pediatric hemophilia treatment centres is significantly…
- Trial name
- NCT06191068
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children