Clinical trials: Decision-Making
Acute Heart Failure, Emergencies
Risk Stratification Using MEESSI-AHF Scale in ED and Impact on AHF Outcomes
Evaluate the impact the application of the MESSI-AHF scale (a risk stratification scale specifically derived and validated in patients diagnosed with acute heart failure, AHF) in decision making (admission vs.
- Trial name
- MEESSI (NCT05919225)
- Testing
- Risk stratification before decision-making about patient hospitalization or discharge
- Where
- 19 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 3,200 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Decision Making, Quality of Health Care
Evaluation of the Decision-making During Multidisciplinary Meetings for Digestive Cancers
Nowadays, the recommended approach for decision-making for oncology patients is based on multidisciplinary meetings (MDT). However, the quality of decision-making during MDT depends on other factors such as the quality of…
- Conditions
- Decision Making, Quality of Health Care, Neoplasms/Therapy, Patient Care Team
- Trial name
- NCT04000802
- Testing
- response to questionnary
- Where
- Morocco
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Moroccan Society of Surgery
End Stage Renal Disease
Shared Decision Making in Dialysis Modality Selection: a Lived Experience From Nephrologists. A Nationwide Qualitative Study.
International guidelines for kidney failure emphasize the importance of aligning renal replacement therapy (RRT) modality selection with individuals' preferences through high-quality, structured education.
- Trial name
- NCT07364292
- Testing
- Q methodology
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasme University Hospital
Acute Respiratory Failure
Research on Respiratory Support Decision-Making for Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients Based on a Physiological World Model
Mechanical ventilation is essential for ICU patients with respiratory failure, yet ventilator adjustment and weaning decisions remain experience-dependent and highly variable.
- Trial name
- NCT07834671
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 4,232 people
- Sponsor
- Ruijin Hospital
Uveal Melanoma
Prospective Registration Of Patient Data and Quality of Life in Eye Melanoma Patients
PROQEM is a prospective cohort study among patients diagnosed with uveal melanoma to assess quality of life before and in the first five years after treatment.
- Trial name
- PROQEM (NCT05377957)
- Testing
- Quality of life questionnaires, Discrete choice experiment, Shared decision-making analysis
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Carotid Artery Stenosis, Carotid Artery Stenting
Innovative Application of Pressure Gradient Measurement in Internal Carotid Stenosis in Patients Undergoing CAS
About 20% of stroke causes are atherosclerotic strokes caused by carotid artery stenosis. In 2005, 92% of carotid artery interventions in the USA were performed in asymptomatic patients.
- Conditions
- Carotid Artery Stenosis, Carotid Artery Stenting, Stroke
- Trial name
- NOTICE-CAS (NCT06123767)
- Testing
- CAS + Intravascular measuring the pressure gradient, CAS (standard), Doppler ultrasonound of cephalic arteries
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- 4th Military Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic, Poland
Chronic Kidney Diseases
Shared Decision-Making and Dialysis Choice
The SDM-DC intervention is designed for patients with kidney failure who must make a decision regarding type of dialysis: haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
- Trial name
- SDM-DC (NCT03868800)
- Testing
- SDM-DC
- Volunteers
- 402 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Problem-based Learning in Nursing Education
Problem-Based Learning to Improve Critical Thinking in Obstetric Nursing Students
This study examined the effect of a problem-based learning (PBL) instructional approach on undergraduate nursing students' learning outcomes in obstetrics health nursing.
- Trial name
- NCT07373665
- Testing
- Problem-Based Learning (PBL), Traditional Lecture-Based Instruction
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eman Atef Elsokary
Pediatric Surgery, Informed Consent
Risk Sharing vs Risk Dumping: Parental Attitudes About Risks
This study will evaluate how parents or legal guardians perceive responsibility for surgical risk after the informed consent discussion for their child's operation, focusing on whether the process feels like "risk sharing" with…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Surgery, Informed Consent, Shared Decision-making, Parental Decision Making for Seriously Ill Children
- Trial name
- NCT07875712
- Testing
- Research data collection only
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Lung Abscess
Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Lung Nodules
A need exists for non-invasive testing to aid in clinical decision-making for Computerized Tomography (CT) scan detected lung nodules of indeterminate etiology.
- Trial name
- Nodule (NCT01085864)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Healthy Adults
Decision Making Study in Young and Middle-Aged Adults: Part II
Financial decisions are made during pre-retirement age that can influence financial well-being for the rest of an individual's life.
- Trial name
- DND (NCT03512171)
- Testing
- Dextroamphetamine, [18F]Fallypride, [18F]-FE-PE2I
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Aid Clinical Decision Making in Autoimmune Hepatitis.
This will be a prospective, observational, cross-sectional study designed to assess how a quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan will aid in a physicians' clinical decision making process in patients with suspected or…
- Trial name
- NCT03979053
- Testing
- Multiparametric MRI Scan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Perspectum
HIV
Palliative Care in People Living With HIV/AIDS: Integrating Into Standard of Care
Our goal is to advance palliative care with persons living with AIDS (PLWA) or life-limiting co-morbidities to decrease suffering and increase quality of life (QOL).
- Trial name
- FACE (NCT01775436)
- Testing
- FAmily-CEntered Advance Care Planning, Healthy Living Control
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 444 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Clinical Decision-making, Medical Reporting
Artificial Intelligence as a Decision Making Tool in Emergency Department
This study will evaluate the performance of a large language model (LLM)-based clinical decision support system in the emergency department at Rambam Health Care Campus.
- Conditions
- Clinical Decision-making, Medical Reporting, Emergency Department Visit, Information Systems
- Trial name
- NCT06902675
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Trapeziometacarpal Arthrosis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
A Randomized Trial Measuring the Effect of Decision Aids on Patients' Satisfaction, Conflict of Decision-making and Clinical Outcome
The investigators plan a prospective randomized controlled study that compares the treatment decisions made by patients who receive decision aids, as compared to patients treated with usual care and the American Society for…
- Conditions
- Trapeziometacarpal Arthrosis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, Distal Radius Fractures
- Trial name
- NCT01693094
- Testing
- Decision Aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Normal Labor
Smart Normal Labor: Healthcare Providers' Experience With an AI-Based Mobile App
Pregnancy and childbirth are uniquely important events in women's lives because they are accompanied by major physical, emotional, and psychological changes.
- Trial name
- Smart labor (NCT07720531)
- Testing
- The intervention group
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 427 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Delta University for Science and Technology
Diarrhea Infectious, Algorithms
The Utility and Feasibility of Accessible Diarrhea Etiology Prediction Tool (ADEPT) in an Informal Healthcare Setting
Diarrheal disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for children under 5 globally. Accepted best practice for managing diarrhea in the absence of blood or suspicion of cholera is rehydration, however in resource…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea Infectious, Algorithms, Decision Support Systems, Clinical, Clinical Decision-making
- Trial name
- NCT07538531
- Testing
- Diagnostic test: Accessible Diarrhea Etiology Prediction Tool (ADEPT)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Daniel Leung
Cataract
Effect of Surgical Planning Prompts on Elective Surgery Acceptance Rate
This randomized, double-blind, controlled trial investigates whether prompting patients facing elective cataract surgery to articulate their specific conditions for choosing surgery (a structured self-reflection intervention…
- Trial name
- NCT07544641
- Testing
- Structured Surgical Planning Self-Reflection
- Volunteers
- 268 people
- Sponsor
- Tongji University
Family Centered Care, Decision Making
Effects of Parents Included in Medical Round of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The goal of this cross-over randomized controlled study is to evaluate the effects of medical rounds with parents. The main questions it aims to answer are: How feasible the protocol of this study is to include parents in the…
- Trial name
- NCT05717075
- Testing
- Parents Round
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Nagano Children's Hospital
Family Members, Critical Illness
The VIP3 (Very Old Intensive Care Patients) Study: Family Involvement in Treatment Decisions for Old ICU Patients
The demographics of the global population is changing with increasing numbers of elderly and co-morbid patients. As a result, more elderly patients will be admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which will bring several…
- Conditions
- Family Members, Critical Illness, Frailty, Communication
- Trial name
- VIP3 (NCT07035951)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- St George's, University of London