Clinical trials: Communication
Obesity
The mFIT Study (Motivating Families With Interactive Technology)
The high rates of childhood obesity in the US demand innovative and cost-effective weight gain prevention tools; mobile applications (apps) represent one such solution.
- Trial name
- mFIT (NCT02361151)
- Testing
- TECH, TECH+
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Selective Mutism
Web-Based CBT Protocol for Treatment of Selective Mutism
The main aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a web-based CBT protocol (entitled Meeky Mouse) in the treatment of children with Selective Mutism in Singapore.
- Trial name
- NCT02009839
- Testing
- Meeky Mouse program, Computer Games
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- National Healthcare Group, Singapore
Aphasia, Dysgraphia
Neurobiology of Language Recovery in Aphasia: Natural History and Treatment-Induced Recovery
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of treatment for specific language deficits in people with aphasia. In addition to language and cognitive measures, changes in brain function will also be gathered before…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Dysgraphia, Anomia, Agrammatism
- Trial name
- NCT01927302
- Testing
- Treatment Focusing on Naming Objects, Treatment Focusing on Improving Spelling Abilities, Treatment Focusing on Improving Sentence Processing
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Cancer Cervix
Carrying Out of Focus Group to Improve Cervical Screening Proposal by Vaginal Self-sampling (APACHE-4/FG).
Despite the existence of an effective screening test (pap smear), cervical cancer is, every year in France, the cause of more than 3,000 new cases and 1,100 deaths.
- Trial name
- APACHE-4/FG (NCT03420157)
- Testing
- Focus Group
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Tobacco Prevention
Effectiveness of an Online Quiz in Promoting Tobacco-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours Among Primary Students
The goal of this modified pilot RCT is to evaluate the effects of the intervention (online platform) on tobacco-related knowledge, attitudes and intentions on smoking among local primary 5-6 school students.
- Trial name
- NCT06913166
- Testing
- Online quiz competition
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke
The Effectiveness of Personalized Stroke Risk Communication
The goal of this research is to improve communication to Veterans. The investigators want to improve how doctors and nurses talk to patients about the risk of heart attack and stroke.
- Trial name
- RiskCom (NCT01178060)
- Testing
- Personalized Heart Attack and Stroke Risk, Standard Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Durham VA Medical Center
Chronic Disease
Improving Communication About Patient Priorities in Multimorbidity
The goal of this study is to develop and test Customized Care, an intervention to help patients dealing with depression and/or anxiety in the context of multiple chronic conditions.
- Trial name
- ICOM-APP (NCT02100982)
- Testing
- Customized Care, Care As Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Information Fatigue Syndrome
Using Pictograms to Make Privacy Agreements More Accessible
Background: Privacy agreements can foster trust between users and data collecting entities by reducing the fear of data sharing.
- Trial name
- NCT05631210
- Testing
- Privacy agreements with pictograms
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Alzheimer's Disease, Aphasia
Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Language in Alzheimer's Disease
The investigators wish to investigate the efficacy of targeted repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on expressive language in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Aphasia, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT00814697
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Coil Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- The New York Memory Services
Aphasia
Neural Bases of Vocal Sensorimotor Impairment in Aphasia
Aphasia is the most common type of post-stroke communication disorder characterized by deficits in speech comprehension, production and control.
- Trial name
- NCT04742894
- Testing
- Visual Feedback Training
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
HPV Vaccination
OPERATION WIPE OUT: Multi-Channel Communication Campaign to Promote HPV Vaccination in Chambers County, Alabama
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends HPV vaccination for all children and adults ages 9 to 26 in the U.S.
- Trial name
- NCT06247124
- Testing
- multi-channel communication campaign to promote HPV vaccination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Unrecognized Condition
Preoxygenation With Optiflow™ - the Effect of Speech on Lung Oxygenation.
If a patient speaks during the process of preoxygenation with high-flow nasal oxygen via the Optiflow™ system, is the efficacy reduced as measured by end-tidal lung oxygen content?
- Trial name
- NCT03766646
- Testing
- Optiflow
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Fitness Trackers, Sedentary Time
Fullscale_Intervention Study: Genetic Risk Communication in Coronary Heart Disease and Wearables
Background: This study aims to determine the effects of communicating genetic risk for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) alone or in combination with goal setting and prompts from a wearable device on objectively measured sedentary…
- Conditions
- Fitness Trackers, Sedentary Time, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Coronary Heart Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05789966
- Testing
- Genetic Risk Estimate+Health Coaching, Genetic Risk Estimate + Fitbit Functions+Health Coaching
- Volunteers
- 414 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer
ScreenTalk to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake Among First-degree Relatives of Patients: a Study Protocol
Participants in intervention group will receive the ScreenTalk intervention consisting of 3 module: measurement module, algorithmic tailoring module, and open dialogue module.
- Conditions
- Colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer, First-degree Relatives
- Trial name
- NCT06710860
- Testing
- The intelligent voice-interactive tailored communication system-based intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 314 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Aphasia, Cerebrovascular Stroke
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Speech in Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to examine whether repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can be used to improve speech in chronic stroke patients with aphasia. Aphasia patients can have problems with speech production.
- Trial name
- NCT00608582
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Repetitive
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Cerebral Palsy
Evaluation of Communication Functions in Children With Cerebral Palsy
In this study, investigators aimed to evaluate the communication functions of children between 2-18 with cerebral palsy. Investigators planned to investigate the relationship between communication skills and clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT04149561
- Testing
- communication skill measurement with self report questionnaire
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Breast Cancer
Component and Couple Analysis of Cancer Communications
Component and Couple Analysis of Cancer Communication CHESS, the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System is an innovative technology that provides information, social support and skills training to women with breast…
- Trial name
- NCT00468741
- Testing
- CHESS (Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System), CHESS
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 338 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Specific Learning Disability, Healthy (Controls)
Neurotransmitter Levels in Children With Specific Learning Disorder
The aim of this clinical trial was to measure how specific neurotransmitter levels in children with Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) change compared to controls.
- Trial name
- SLD (NCT07240142)
- Testing
- Blood Product, Elisa test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dilara Ulger Ozbek
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Improving PCP Advance Care Planning for People With ADRD
This study will test the Dementia Advance Care Planning (AD ACP) Toolkit intervention to usual care in facilitating goals of care (GOC) discussions between People Living with Dementia (PLwD) and primary care team members over an…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease (Incl Subtypes), Aging
- Trial name
- AD-ACP (NCT06565169)
- Testing
- Primary Care Team Advance Care Planning With People with Alzheimer's Disease or a Related Dementia Training, Care as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Communication, IVF
Uniform Communication by Midwives in Preparation for an IVF Treatment
Dutch-speaking women who are about to start an IVF treatment will be approached. If they are willing to participate in the study, they will receive an email with a link to an online questionnaire.
- Trial name
- UNCOVeR (NCT04420169)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent