Clinical trials: Comfort
Conscious Sedation Failure During Procedure
Non-anesthesiologist-administered Propofol During the Flexible Bronchoscopy
Flexible bronchoscopy (FB) is a fundamental procedure for the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases. Although midazolam is the recommended sedative agent by most guidelines, propofol has gained popularity due a short…
- Trial name
- NCT02820051
- Testing
- Transcutaneous CO2 monitor, Midazolam, Propofol
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez
Refractive Ametropia
Dispensing Evaluation of Subjective Comfort, Vision, and Handling of a New Lens Compared to a Marketed Lens
To evaluate and compare the performance of a new contact lens to a marketed contact lens.
- Trial name
- NCT01484054
- Testing
- etafilcon A with print and PVP for dark eyes (EAPVPDE), etafilcon A control lens (EADE)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
Breast Cancer, Mastectomy
Single Versus Double Drains After Mastectomy
It is not known whether decreasing the number of drains used decreases patients' discomfort and duration of hospital stay without increasing seroma formation after mastectomies. Hypothesis.
- Trial name
- NCT02202252
- Testing
- Insertion of a single drain, Insertion of double drains, Ultrasonography after removal of the drains
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Diskapi Training and Research Hospital
Glaucoma, Retinal Disease
The EASE Study - Human Factor and Usability Testing of a Binocular OCT System
Ophthalmology is among the most technology driven of all medical specialties, with advanced medical imaging devices - and specialised computer software - increasingly adopted for routine clinical use.
- Conditions
- Glaucoma, Retinal Disease, Strabismus, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- EASE (NCT02822612)
- Testing
- Binocular OCT prototype
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Diabetes Mellitus
Ease of Use of New Blood Glucose Meter With In-built Insulin Calculator at Home Study
The aim of this study is to evaluate user preference and ease of use of the FreeStyle InsuLinx system, compared to current methodology, when used at home by subjects with diabetes.
- Trial name
- IHUT (NCT01432275)
- Testing
- ADC blood glucose meter, Comparator blood glucose meter, ADC blood glucose meter with insulin calculator active
- Where
- 7 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Diabetes Care
Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
Contact Lens Comfort Relative to Meibomian Gland Status
This trial aims to establish a correlation between patient reported comfort while using soft contact lenses and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).
- Trial name
- NCT01819194
- Testing
- senofilcon A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
All About Me: An Intervention to Ease the Transition to Long Term Care
This Phase I study will involve initial development and evaluation of an innovative cross-platform software app called All About Me (AAM), which will consist of Serious Digital Health Games (SDHGs) for PWD.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia, Mixed
- Trial name
- AAM (NCT05516134)
- Testing
- SAFE at Home
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Hopeful Aging
Acute Lung Injury, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation in Acute Lung Injury
The purpose of this study is to compare airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) to conventional mechanical ventilation (MV) in patients with acute lung injury (ALI) to determine if APRV can reduce agitation, delirium, and…
- Conditions
- Acute Lung Injury, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Mechanical Ventilation
- Trial name
- NCT00750204
- Testing
- APRV, Conventional MV
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant (ELBW)
Effective Approaches & Strategies to Ease Off Nasal CPAP In Preterm Infants
Though Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (NCPAP) is a commonly used form of non-invasive neonatal respiratory support, the optimal method of weaning off NCPAP is not well established.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant (ELBW), BronchoPulmonary Dysplasia
- Trial name
- EASEOFFNCPAP (NCT02819050)
- Testing
- NCPAP
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Myopia
Lens Wear Schedules and End-of-Day Comfort
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of lens-free (recovery) intervals of varying lengths on end-of-day comfort and tear film changes with daily contact lens wear.
- Trial name
- INVERMERE (NCT01433549)
- Testing
- Lotrafilcon B, Senofilcon A
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- CIBA VISION
Comfort, Tolerability
Assessment of Novel Respiratory Protective Devices in Healthcare
This VA-based study will obtain feedback from healthcare workers via validated survey instrument on the comfort and tolerability of wearing current models of N95 respirators and novel respirator designs currently in development.
- Trial name
- NCT02082158
- Testing
- Study Procedures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 382 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Occupational Health and Infection Control
Myelofibrosis
Controlled Myelofibrosis Study With Oral Janus-associated Kinase (JAK) Inhibitor Treatment-II: The COMFORT-II Trial
This was an open label, randomized study comparing the efficacy and safety of randomized 2:1 Ruxolitinib tablets versus best-available therapy, as selected by the investigator.
- Trial name
- NCT00934544
- Testing
- Ruxolitinib, Best Available Therapy (BAT)
- Where
- 61 sites in Austria, Belgium and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 219 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Health Behavior
New Stage 1 Formula on Gut Comfort and Gut Health
180 qualified subjects aged from 7 days to 90 days will be enrolled with the 144 completed in study (allowing for a 20% drop-out rate).
- Trial name
- NCT02406937
- Testing
- Oral intake of Feihe New Formula, Oral intake of Feihe Stage 1 Formula, Breast Feeding
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co. Ltd.
Open-Angle Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension
A Single Dose Comfort Comparison of Travatan Z in One Eye Versus Xalatan in the Opposite Eye in Patients With Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension
The purpose of this study is to compare the comfort of Travatan Z in one eye and Xalatan in the opposite eye in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
- Trial name
- NCT00527592
- Testing
- Travoprost ophthalmic solution 0.004% with SofZia® preservative system (TRAVATAN Z®), Latanoprost ophthalmic solution 0.005% (XALATAN®)
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Alcon Research
Dyskinesia, Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia (LID)
Efficacy and Safety Study of ADS-5102 in PD Patients With Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia
This is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2-arm, parallel group study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ADS-5102 extended release (ER) capsules, an investigational formulation of amantadine, dosed…
- Conditions
- Dyskinesia, Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia (LID), Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Trial name
- EASE LID 3 (NCT02274766)
- Testing
- ADS-5102
- Where
- 51 sites in United States, Austria and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Thrombophilia
A Comparison of Sequential Compression Devices and Foot Pumps in the Obstetric Population
The researchers at Johns Hopkins University believe that the foot pump will be superior to sequential compression devices in comfort and patient compliance which may increase provider efforts to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT)…
- Trial name
- NCT00356434
- Testing
- Kendall A-V foot impulse pump, model 6060, Kendall sequential compression device, model 9525
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Inflammation, Burns
Open Multi-centre Investigation to Evaluate Signs and Symptoms of Local Inflammation/Infection on Chronic Ulcers and Partial Thickness Burns When Using Mepilex Border Ag as an Anti-microbial Wound Dressing
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the change in signs of inflammation/local infection when Mepilex Border Ag is used in normal clinical practice when used on chronic ulcers (venous leg, diabetic foot and pressure ulcers)…
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Burns, Ulcers
- Trial name
- NCT01214811
- Testing
- Mepilex Border Ag
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Molnlycke Health Care AB
Coronary Artery Disease, Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Magna® Mitral Pericardial Bioprostheses Post-Approval Study Protocol
The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the long term safety and effectiveness of the Carpentier-Edwards® PERIMOUNT Magna Mitral Valves in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement with or without concomitant procedures…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Incompetence, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- NCT00853632
- Testing
- CEP MAGNA MITRAL PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESES
- Where
- 15 sites in United States, Austria and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 329 people
- Sponsor
- Edwards Lifesciences
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
Evaluation of Treatment Efficacy and Comfort of a Modified Positive Airway Pressure Device to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
This study will test the hypothesis that the modified positive airway pressure (PAP) device for OSA will be no worse than a market released product in terms of its treatment efficacy, comfort and patient compliance.
- Trial name
- NCT02214238
- Testing
- PAP device
- Where
- New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
Pain
Comparison of Patient Comfort After Two Anesthetic Protocols for Injections Into the Eye
Patient comfort during and after eye injections will be compared after two numbing (anesthetic) protocols, an eye preparation utilizing three cotton swabs soaked in 4% lidocaine drops versus a preparation using 3.5% lidocaine…
- Trial name
- NCT01087489
- Testing
- 4% lidocaine, 3.5% ophthalmic lidocaine gel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Miami VA Healthcare System