Clinical trials: Medical Errors
Urea Cycle Disorder, Inborn Errors of Metabolism
A Collection of Case Studies in Infants With UCD to Evaluate Infant Growth and the Safety of a New Medical Food for UCD
Original study: Study aims to enroll 3-5 children with confirmed Urinary Cycle Disorder (UCD). Subjects meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria are included during the baseline visit.
- Trial name
- NCT03911089
- Testing
- UCD Anamix Infant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Nutricia Research
Medical Errors Related to Emergency Department Sign Out
Improving Signout Accuracy and Information Delivery in the Emergency Department
The investigators sought to determine if implementing a standardized sign out process would reduce the amount of medical errors related to patient sign out.
- Trial name
- SAID-ED (NCT01859286)
- Testing
- standardized sign out process
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 321 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Tyrosinemias, Alkaptonuria
Evaluation of TYR Sphere
For 28 days, 20 patients with tyrosinaemia will take TYR sphere as part of the usual dietary management of their condition. Patients will record their adherence to recommended intakes each day, gastrointestinal symptoms (if any)…
- Conditions
- Tyrosinemias, Alkaptonuria, Tyrosinemia, Type I, Tyrosinemia, Type II
- Trial name
- NCT04196959
- Testing
- TYR sphere
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Vitaflo International, Ltd
Mucopolysaccharidoses
A Cross-specialty Collaboration Platform for Mucopolysaccharidosis Confirmative Diagnosis
In this study the investigators is aimed to establish the MPS screening algorithm for high risk patients who had medical history of previous surgical repair or presence of inguinal and/or umbilical hernia with combination of any…
- Trial name
- NCT03017677
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Mackay Memorial Hospital
Sleep Deprivation, Depression
Work Hour Reductions, Medical Errors, and Intern Well-Being at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Intensive Care Unit
The purpose of this study is to determine whether reducing intern work hours and eliminating extended shifts in the intensive care unit will reduce prescribing errors and improve intern well-being.
- Trial name
- NCT00996320
- Testing
- Reduced work hour schedule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Providence Health & Services
Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation
Effect and Utilization of Protected Time Among Interns on Extended Duty-Hour Call Shifts
This study will test the feasibility and effectiveness of protected time for physicians in training during 30 hour shifts in a medical intensive care unit. The primary outcome will be fatigue.
- Conditions
- Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT00983008
- Testing
- Protected time and Dedicated time
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Providence Health & Services
Fructose Intolerance
Observational Study on the Safety and Efficacy of the Medical Product Fructosin.
Fructosin® is a medical device for use in fructose intolerance. In this uncontrolled posdt market clinical follow up (PMCF) study, the safety and efficacy of oral supplementation of Fructosin® in fructose intolerance will be…
- Trial name
- NCT06044389
- Testing
- Fructosin
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Sciotec Diagnostic Technologies GmbH
Cancers
Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation in Pre-Pubertal (OTC-Pre Pubertal)
The purpose of this study is to safely remove ovarian tissue in pre-pubertal pediatric patients, who are at risk for infertility from their medical treatment, for freezing for future restoration of fertility and hormone function.
- Trial name
- NCT05299710
- Testing
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Erin Rowell
Mixed Method Implementation Study, Nursing
The Effect of SBAR Communication Program on Nursing Students' Perceptions of Clinical Decision Making and Medical Error Prevention Levels: A Mixed Methods Study
In clinical settings, teamwork plays a vital role in improving patient care outcomes. Effective and structured communication within the team ensures that a holistic service is provided to patients.
- Conditions
- Mixed Method Implementation Study, Nursing, Nursing Students, Nursing Education Research
- Trial name
- NCT06978634
- Testing
- SBAR training with cases
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aytap DİNCER
Patient Safety
Simulation Practices and Medical Error Tendencies in Nursing Students
As the professional group that has the most frequent contact with patients, nurses are critical to the sustainability of safe care.
- Trial name
- NCT07349355
- Testing
- Standardized patient, İn-situ simulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selçuk Görücü
Hypercholesterolemia, Hypercholesterolemia, Familial
Evaluating the Efficacy of Pediatric Lipid Screening Alerts
The purpose of the study is to evaluate prospectively the impact of different system alerts on the prescription of lipid panels to pediatric Geisinger patients (9-11 years old), as per the now-universal guidelines.
- Conditions
- Hypercholesterolemia, Hypercholesterolemia, Familial, Hypercholesteremia in Children, Hyperlipidemia in Children
- Trial name
- NCT04118348
- Testing
- Best Practice Alert, Health Maintenance Topic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13,340 people
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Patient Safety, Clinical Communication
Smartphone Use in Healthcare Settings Among Nurses
This study assessed patterns of smartphone use among nurses and evaluated its impact on clinical performance and patient safety in healthcare settings in Egypt, using a convergent mixed-methods design.
- Conditions
- Patient Safety, Clinical Communication, Nursing Care, Medical Errors
- Trial name
- NCT07449533
- Testing
- Assessment of Personal Communication Device Usage Patterns.
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 368 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal, Misadventures to Patients During Surgical and Medical Care
SEPREVEN: a Stepped-wedge Randomised Controlled Trial
Adverse events are frequent in Neonatal Intensive Care Units' (NICU) patients and account for a high morbidity and mortality. Possible severe adverse events are central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), ventilator…
- Conditions
- Intensive Care Units, Neonatal, Misadventures to Patients During Surgical and Medical Care, Catheter-related Bloodstream Infection (CRBSI) Nos, Quality of Healthcare
- Trial name
- SEPREVEN (NCT02598609)
- Testing
- Education program for NICU caregivers
- Where
- 12 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people
- Sponsor
- Dr Caeymaex Laurence
Healthy Volunteers
Detection of Usability Errors of a Medical Device Zeneo®
The research addresses the question of the number of participants needed to identify as many usability-induced errors as possible in the context of summative usability tests.
- Trial name
- NCT03808246
- Testing
- using the demo version of a self-injector pen
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Familial Hypercholesterolemia
IN-TANDEM Familial Hypercholesterolemia Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to validate the use of the FH Foundation FIND FH® Algorithm as a clinical decision support tool. FIND FH (Flag/Identify/Network/Engage) is a national initiative that utilizes machine learning and data…
- Trial name
- NCT03253432
- Testing
- Genetic testing
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 378 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Medical Education, Patient Safety
Digital Microlearning for Patient-Safety Readiness in Nursing Students
This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether a seven-day, patient-safety-focused digital microlearning program improved sustained clinical error recognition and the transfer of safety learning among second-year nursing…
- Conditions
- Medical Education, Patient Safety, Nursing Education
- Trial name
- DigiM-2026 (NCT07367906)
- Testing
- Digital Microlearning Program on Patient Safety
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Agri Ibrahim Cecen University
Hospitalized Child, Pediatric Patient Safety
A Trial to Improve Family Clinical Note Access and Outcomes for Hospitalized Children
This study will test if giving parents access to their child's medical notes on a bedside tablet: helps them get more involved in their care helps identify safety concerns Parents of hospitalized children will be randomly…
- Conditions
- Hospitalized Child, Pediatric Patient Safety, Medical Errors, Parental Engagement in Care
- Trial name
- NCT06722378
- Testing
- Access to medical notes
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 630 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Diagnostic Error
Quality of Medical History Taking and Diagnostic Accuracy
This prospective randomized simulator-based single-blind trial aimed to investigate the effects of initial cues and history taking skills on diagnostic accuracy
- Trial name
- NCT05760859
- Testing
- Initial cue
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 198 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Hand Hygiene, Surgical Wound Infection
Surgical Handwashing: Drying With One or Two Surgical Towels
This study aims to determine whether the use of two sterile towels for drying after surgical handwashing results in fewer contamination events compared to the use of only one towel among healthcare personnel.
- Conditions
- Hand Hygiene, Surgical Wound Infection, Healthcare Associated Infection, Medical Errors
- Trial name
- NCT06420934
- Testing
- Drying procedure after surgical handwashing
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt
Physician Fatigue
Impact of a Day Without Clinical Activity Before Night Shift on Non-technical Skills of Intensive Care Residents
In this proposal, investigators seek to address conclusively two knowledge gaps: 1) the lack of data on the impact of a schedule including a day off clinic before night shift on performances of residents in anesthesia or critical…
- Trial name
- REPOPREGARD (NCT05146856)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand