Clinical trials: Family Communication
Military Family, Mental Health Disorder
Blue Star Cares: Innovative Approaches to Helping Military-Connected Caregivers
The purpose of this project is to evaluate an interactive training program for military-connected caregivers (MCCs) of wounded warriors.
- Conditions
- Military Family, Mental Health Disorder, Social Skills, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- BSC (NCT03336190)
- Testing
- avatar-based training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Implantable Defibrillator User, Terminal Illness
GAMification to Encourage End-Of-Life Discussions Between ICD Patients and Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and efficacy of the GAMification to Encourage End-Of-Life (GAME-EOL) intervention, which uses the Hello Game program to encourage and facilitate quality end-of-life (EOL)…
- Trial name
- GAME-EOL (NCT04994782)
- Testing
- GAME-EOL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Debra Moser
Critical Illness
SET-to-Meet; Pilot Testing of a Nurse-led Intervention
While interdisciplinary family meetings are evidence-based and part of usual care, this study seeks to test a novel set of implementation strategies (the SET-to-Meet intervention) to improve adherence to best practice guidelines…
- Trial name
- SET-to-Meet (NCT03904524)
- Testing
- SET-to-Meet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Intellectual Disability
FCT With Young Children With ID in the UK: A Feasibility Project V.1
The current project aims to assess the feasibility of conducting Functional Communication Training in the UK with a small sample of young children (aged under 9) in an NHS setting.
- Trial name
- NCT02721394
- Testing
- Functional Communication Training
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kent
Family Reported Errors and Adverse Events
Family Activation and Communication About Errors and Safety (FACES)
Miscommunications are a leading cause of serious medical errors in hospitals, contributing to more than 60% of sentinel events, the most serious adverse events reported to the Joint Commission.
- Trial name
- FACES (NCT02877017)
- Testing
- Family safety reporting intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 985 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Ischemic Stroke, Ischaemic Stroke With Coma
Decision Aid Feasibility Trial for Families of Critically Ill Stroke Patients
Severe strokes, including large artery acute ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage, continue to be the leading cause of death and disability in adults in the U.S.
- Conditions
- Ischemic Stroke, Ischaemic Stroke With Coma, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT04143113
- Testing
- Decision Aid
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Early Onset Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
RHAPSODY-plus: Online Counseling for Family Caregivers of Patients With Young Onset Dementia
The RHAPSODY-plus project consists of two parts. In a first step carers of people with young onset dementia (YOD; onset before the age of 65) have the opportunity to use the RHAPSODY online program (Kurz et al., 2016) to inform…
- Trial name
- RHAPSODY-plus (NCT03923517)
- Testing
- RHAPSODY online program and MEET online sessions
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Childhood Obesity
Talking About Weight With Families: An Innovative Educational Strategy
Tools are limited to help health care professionals and parents talk about weight-related issues with their paediatric patients and children, respectively.
- Trial name
- NCT03664492
- Testing
- Educational whiteboard video
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Anxiety, PTSD
Chaplain Family Project Trial
Our research team has designed a chaplain delivered intervention focused on surrogate decision makers for hospitalized adults in the ICU.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, PTSD, Depression, Communication
- Trial name
- CFP-RCT (NCT03702634)
- Testing
- Spiritual Care Assessment and Intervention (SCAI) framework
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Experimental, Control Condition
Using Ecological Momentary Data to Inform a Web Intervention for Romantic Partners Concerned About Their Loved Ones' Drinking
Aim 1. Couples (N=50 dyads) with a Concerned Partner (CP) and a Drinking Partner (DP) will independently complete baseline and follow-up surveys and a 21-day EMA with three daily reports on their communication and DP's drinking.
- Trial name
- NCT06670794
- Testing
- Web-based intervention for concerned partners, Psychoeducation control
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Diabetes
Detecting Diabetes Sooner With a Risk Survey for the Family Doctor:Comparing Internet and Traditional Methods of Communication for Patients and Doctors
This pilot RCT study aims to develop and evaluate the uptake, feasibility, and potential value of a strategy for web-diabetes risk assessment versus paper-based methods in an undiagnosed diabetes population over 40 years of age…
- Trial name
- NCT01529918
- Testing
- CANRISK (Canadian Diabetes Association Assessment)
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Behavior Therapy for Families of Diabetic Adolescents
Effective adaptation to type 1 diabetes mellitus requires adolescents and their families to work together effectively to solve problems and resolve disagreements in order to achieve acceptable diabetic control and treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT00358059
- Testing
- Behavioral Family Systems Therapy for Diabetes
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Critically Ill Intensive Care Unit Patients, Physician-Family Communication in Intensive Care Units
The Four Supports Study: Family Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a multi-faceted communication intervention for family members of critically ill patients to reduce the family members' long-term symptoms of depression and anxiety.
- Conditions
- Critically Ill Intensive Care Unit Patients, Physician-Family Communication in Intensive Care Units, Surrogate Decision-making for Critically Ill Patients
- Trial name
- NCT01982877
- Testing
- Four Supports Intervention, Educational Control Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 546 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
First Degree Relatives of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Personalized Risk Estimator for Rheumatoid Arthritis Family Study
The purpose of this study is to understand how personalized risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may impact willingness to change behaviors associated with RA.
- Trial name
- PRE-RA (NCT02046005)
- Testing
- PRE-RA, PRE-RA Plus, General Rheumatoid Arthritis Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Communication, ICU
Artificial Intelligence-Generated Written Communication for Families of Intensive Care Unit Patients
Our research group has developed an approach for providing families of ICU patients with daily written summaries of care as a supplement to traditional verbal communication.
- Trial name
- NCT06969196
- Testing
- Written Communicatoin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Depression, Depressive Symptoms
ICU Family Communication Study
The purpose of this study is to improve care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) by focusing on communication with family members of patients who are too sick to make decisions about their own care while they are in the ICU.
- Conditions
- Depression, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
- Trial name
- NCT00720200
- Testing
- Facilitator-Based intervention, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 593 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Cerebral Palsy
Effects of Associated Impairments on Activity and Participation in Children With Cerebral Palsy
This study will investigate the effects of associated impairments on the activity levels and social participation of school-aged children with Cerebral Palsy (aged 6-12) and their impact on their families' quality of life and…
- Trial name
- NCT06944171
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Sexual Behavior, Adolescent Behavior
Evaluation of Parent Toolkit 2.0 (Morehouse Family Health Study)
Child Trends will conduct a randomized control trial evaluation of Parent Toolkit 2.0, an innovative intervention for parents and caregivers of middle and high school students.
- Conditions
- Sexual Behavior, Adolescent Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Contraception Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06579781
- Testing
- Morehouse Family Health Study's Parent Toolkit 2.0, Morehouse Family Health Study's General Health Guide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Child Trends
Vaccine Hesitancy, Health Education
Effect of Primary Care Education on Parents' Health-Related Perceptions and Attitudes
This study aims to evaluate the effect of a structured education program delivered in primary health care settings on parents of children aged 0-2 years.
- Conditions
- Vaccine Hesitancy, Health Education, Digital Health Literacy, Eco-anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07381088
- Testing
- Structured Education Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 173 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuzuncu Yil University
Pediatric Obesity, Childhood Obesity
Impact of a Playful Family Education Strategy With ICT on Childhood Obesity Prevention
The goal of this non-randomized clinical controlled trial is to evaluate the impact of a playful family education strategy reinforced by the use of communication technologies in childhood obesity.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Childhood Obesity, Childhood Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT06486493
- Testing
- Conventional treatment, Playful Family Education Strategy, Reinforced Playful Family Education Strategy
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social