Clinical trials: Control
Hip Surgery, Post Operative Pain Control
Post Operative Pain Control After Pediatric Hip Surgery
Hip surgery in children is painful and the optimal modality for managing post-operative pain has not been established. This prospective randomized controlled trail compares lumbar plexus catheter (LPC), lumbar epidural catheter…
- Trial name
- NCT03435692
- Testing
- Lumbar Plexus Catheter, Lumbar Epidural Catheter, Patient Controlled Analgesia
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Brief Video-based Intervention, Vignette Based Intervention
Addressing COVID-19 Mental Health Problems Among US Veterans
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has widely and rapidly spread around the world, overwhelming intensive care units and health care capacity. While the physical risk (e.g.
- Conditions
- Brief Video-based Intervention, Vignette Based Intervention, Non Intervention Control Arm
- Trial name
- NCT04484207
- Testing
- A short video intervention, A vignette intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
Cerebral Haemodynamic Changes During Cognitive Testing: A fTCD Study
850,000 people live with dementia in the UK, with that number expected to rise to more than 1 million within the next 5 years. The most common type of dementia (55%) is Alzheimer's dementia, and vascular dementia is the second…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, Vascular Dementia, Healthy Controls
- Trial name
- NCT03134963
- Testing
- Transcranial doppler ultrasonography, Blood pressure monitoring, Heart rate monitoring
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Post-operative Pain Control
Post-operative Pain Control After Photorefractive Keratectomy Comparing Acetaminophen/Codeine vs Acetaminophen/Oxycodone
Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) is a refractive error correction procedure that helps eliminate or reduce the dependence on corrective lenses. An important aspect of PRK is post-operative pain management.
- Trial name
- NCT04399122
- Testing
- acetaminophen/codeine vs acetaminophen/oxycodone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- 59th Medical Wing
Aggression, Anger
Hostile Bias Modification Training Online Study II
The purpose of this study is to see how people respond on a word completion task relates to how they behave and respond to situations in the real world. This is a two part research study.
- Conditions
- Aggression, Anger, Emotion Regulation, Self-Control
- Trial name
- HBMT II (NCT04015440)
- Testing
- HBMT, Other Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 229 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
Self-regulation, Binge Eating
Using Mobile Technology to Improve Self-Regulation
This study will evaluate the degree to which engaging targets produces a desired change in medical regimen adherence (across 4-week interventions) and health behavior among smokers (n=50) and overweight/obese persons with binge…
- Conditions
- Self-regulation, Binge Eating, Smoking
- Trial name
- NCT03774433
- Testing
- Laddr
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Healthy Canadians, Appetite Control
Effect of Snacks on Appetite Control
This clinical trial is being conducted to study whether eating certain snacks will reduce your desire to eat and for a longer period of time compared to other snacks. The investigators are testing 2 different snacks.
- Trial name
- NCT01806688
- Testing
- gluten-free high protein snack #1, gluten-free snack with similar energy density but 1/2 the protein as snack #1, non-caloric control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Boniface Hospital
Opioid-use Disorder, Cocaine Use Disorder
Feasibility and Validation of a Standard Phenotyping Assessment Battery
The overall goal of this project is to collect preliminary data on psychosocial measures and behavioral performance comparing individuals with Opioid Use Disorder, Cocaine Use Disorder, dual diagnosis of Opioid and Cocaine Use…
- Conditions
- Opioid-use Disorder, Cocaine Use Disorder, Marijuana Use Disorder, Healthy Controls
- Trial name
- PhAB (NCT03495869)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 368 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Pain Control After Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Septoplasty
Are NSAIDs Effective Enough for Postoperative Pain Control After Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Septoplasty
The purpose of this study is to compare the level of pain control in patients receiving non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to those receiving opioids in the postoperative period after endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS)…
- Trial name
- NCT03605914
- Testing
- diclofenac, Norco
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Kleptomania
Memantine in the Treatment of Kleptomania
The goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of memantine in kleptomania.
- Trial name
- NCT00880685
- Testing
- Memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
A Comparison of Fluoxetine and Divalproex for the Treatment of Intermittent Explosive Disorder
This study will compare the medications fluoxetine (Prozac®) and divalproex (Depakote®) for the treatment of aggressive behavior in individuals with Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED).
- Trial name
- NCT00078754
- Testing
- Fluoxetine, Divalproex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Infection Control, Preventive Measures
Effectiveness of a Online Training Program With a Clinical Procedure Standardized in Units of Nursing (CPSUN)
This study evaluates if the implementation of an online platform with procedures and protocols, improve the knowledge of professionals and can have a health impact related to decreased contamination of blood cultures.
- Trial name
- CPSUN (NCT02965989)
- Testing
- Online training of a nursing technique
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ignacio Zaragoza García
Narcolepsy With Cataplexy, Healthy Controls
Xyrem and Brain Dopamine in Narcolepsy
The overall aim of this investigation is to establish whether an action of Xyrem® on the brain dopamine system in patients with narcolepsy, and in a comparison control group, might explain part of the anti-narcoleptic effect of…
- Trial name
- NCT02637076
- Testing
- Xyrem
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Cognitive Control
Measuring Plasticity in SFC/dACC Following Theta-Burst-Stimulation Using TMS
This is a study to determine whether particular forms of brain-stimulation, applied to superior frontal cortex/preSMA can affect cognition and associated frontal theta oscillations.
- Trial name
- BTMS (NCT03946059)
- Testing
- iTBS then cTBS, cTBS then iTBS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Birth Control Compliance
Acceptability of the NuvaRing Among Students
The ACCEPT study is a Phase IV trial in which women are randomized to either the NuvaRing® vaginal contraceptive ring or a low dose oral contraceptive to assess compliance, side effects, overall acceptability and intent to…
- Trial name
- ACCEPT (NCT00635570)
- Testing
- Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo, NuvaRing
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 273 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Anesthesia, Local, Pain Control
Should Maxillary Buccal Infiltration Anesthesia be Given in a Closed Mouth Technique?
To study the patients' and dentists' perception of receiving/ administering maxillary buccal infiltration anesthesia using an open or closed mouth techniques
- Trial name
- NCT03921190
- Testing
- Local anesthesia
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Jordan
Smoking
Self-Control and Adult Cigarette Smokers
The purpose of this study is to learn more about self-control and adults who smoke cigarettes. It has been suggested that people can improve self-control by practicing tasks that require the use of self-control (such as delaying…
- Trial name
- NCT02663882
- Testing
- self control practice - smoking related task, self control practice - non-smoking related task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yeshiva University
Pain Control
Gabapentin for Perioperative Pain Relief in Surgical Abortion
Gabapentin preoperative use for evaluation of benefit to reduce pain during and after surgical office-based abortion.
- Trial name
- NCT04292171
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 219 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
NMES, Control
Electrical Stimulation in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
To assess the effect of the device on the progression of diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- Trial name
- NERVES (NCT02082145)
- Testing
- NMES
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Sedentary Lifestyle, Self Efficacy
Increasing Physical Activity Among Sedentary Older Adults:What, Where, When, and With Whom
The goal of this study is to develop a smart phone app to administer a behavior change program that helps adults to increase daily steps by planning where, when, and with whom to walk.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Self Efficacy, Control Locus, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT03124537
- Testing
- App Experimental condition, App Condition Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brandeis University