Clinical trials: Medical Quality
Clinical Decision-Making, Decision Making, Computer-assisted
A Study to the Impact of Accuracy Problem Lists in Electronic Health Records on Correctness and Speed of Clinical Decision-making Performed by Dutch Healthcare Providers
The primary objective of this study is to determine whether patient records with complete, structured and up-to-date problem lists ('accurate problem lists'), result in better clinical decision-making, compared to patient records…
- Conditions
- Clinical Decision-Making, Decision Making, Computer-assisted, Medical Records, Problem-Oriented, Quality of Health Care
- Trial name
- ADAM's APPLE (NCT05657002)
- Testing
- patient A with accurate problem list, patient B with inaccurate problem list, patient A with inaccurate problem list
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eva Klappe
Medical Education, Pediatrics
Using Simulation to Support Staff and Improve Quality of Treatment: An Intervention Project Within Pediatrics
Background: Effective teamwork and quality care are crucial for patient safety overall. Simulation-based team training offers a valuable approach to improving communication, coordination, and decision-making among healthcare…
- Conditions
- Medical Education, Pediatrics, Patient Outcomes
- Trial name
- PAEDSIM (NCT06064045)
- Testing
- Simulation-based team training intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Electrocardiogram
iECG: Recording Chest Leads Using a Smartwatch With a Digital Image Processing Algorithm
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of a new method for self-recordable ECGs using a smartwatch coupled with an image processing algorithm.
- Trial name
- iECG (NCT05425342)
- Testing
- Smartwatch ECG
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Dental Caries
Medical Management of Caries in the Primary Dentition Using Silver Nitrate
This pilot trial compares conventional restorations with a new strategy based on the medical management of caries using silver nitrate and fluoride varnish with no restorations.
- Trial name
- NCT02604134
- Testing
- Prophylaxis, Fluoride varnish, Silver Nitrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arwa Owais
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Three Different Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training Methods
The goal of this study is to compare three methods of teaching medical and nursing students basic life saving skills. The standard method will teach students how to push on the chest and to analyze the heart rhythm using a…
- Trial name
- BLSPilot (NCT01361919)
- Testing
- Feedback During CPR Training and Testing, No Feedback Group, Feedback during CPR Training Not Testing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 298 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Alienation
The Impact of Alienation on the Psychological and Social Aspects and Quality of Life of Medical Students in Assuit University
________________________________________ Medical education is one of the most challenging and demanding academic paths, often associated with high levels of stress, workload, and continuous pressure to achieve academic excellence…
- Trial name
- NCT07334613
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Sleep, SLEEP DISTURBANCES Nec in ICD9CM
Efficacy of Wrist Acupressure Band on Sleep Quality in Medical Trainees
Background: Medical trainees frequently experience sleep disturbances, with shift work being a major contributing factor impacting their performance and overall wellbeing.
- Conditions
- Sleep, SLEEP DISTURBANCES Nec in ICD9CM, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT06978855
- Testing
- Wrist band acupressure application to P6 point
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Breast Cancer, Shoulder
Morbidity After Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer Patients
This study will examine the frequency and severity of problems in women with breast cancer for 2 years following initial medical treatment, including: Physical impairments, such as loss of strength or flexibility, increased…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Shoulder, Lymphedema, Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT00027118
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 326 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Heart Failure
Improving Goal Directed Medical Therapy for Device Clinic Patients With Reduced EF at UOHI: a QI Initiative (VIGILANT)
This is a quality improvement initiative with the goal of optimizing heart failure (HF) patients seen through the outpatient cardiac implantable electronic device clinic at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI).
- Trial name
- VIGILANT (NCT05085249)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,479 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Open Access, Medical Devices
Validation of a High-Quality Low-Cost Open-Source Electrocardiograph
The high price of electrocardiograph (ECG) devices - with most hospital-grade devices costing thousands of dollars - is one of the barriers to access of this vital technology.
- Conditions
- Open Access, Medical Devices, Low Cost, Electrocardiograph
- Trial name
- NCT04209062
- Testing
- Medical device validation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Disease
SPREAD-NET: PRactices Enabling Adapting and Disseminating in the Safety NET
The investigators propose to compare the effectiveness of 3 strategies (low, medium, high intensity) at supporting CHCs' implementation of the ALL Initiative (an intervention shown to reduce patients' cardiovascular disease (CVD)…
- Trial name
- SPREAD-NET (NCT02325531)
- Testing
- Low support, Medium support, High support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Perimenopausal
Development of Gourmet Medical Cooking Workshop for Lifestyle Changing and Its Affect on Perimenopausal Women
Subjects that participate in the practical workshop will improve their metabolic indexes, decrease their weight and improve their quality of life, in contrast to the participants that will take part in the nutritional consulting…
- Trial name
- NCT00364338
- Testing
- gourment cooking workshop
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Sleep Disorder (Disorder)
The Correlation Between Sleep Quality and Sleep Aid Use and Dietary Patterns
In this study, medical staff in emergency and critical care departments were investigated. It was assumed that the use of sleep aids and dietary patterns affected their sleep quality.
- Trial name
- NCT07019948
- Volunteers
- 378 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wei XIA, PhD
Occupational Health, Employee Performance
The Effect of a Structured Workplace Exercise Program on 360-Degree Performance Evaluation, Job Motivation, Productivity, and Quality of Work Life
This quasi-experimental, single-group pre-test/post-test study is designed to evaluate the effects of a 12-week structured workplace exercise program on four human capital indicators among employees of a medical garment…
- Conditions
- Occupational Health, Employee Performance, Job Satisfaction, Quality of Work Life
- Trial name
- PADRA-EXER (NCT07825623)
- Testing
- Structured Workplace Exercise Program
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj
Periodontal Diseases, Caries Dentalis
Dental and Periodontal Health Levels of Dental and Medical Faculty Students
The aim of this observational study is to investigate the relationship between periodontal and dental health status and oral health-related quality of life among dental and medical faculty students.
- Trial name
- NCT07425860
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital
Travel and Motion
Non-inferiority Trials of the Quality of Nurse Consultation Versus a Medical Consultation in Travel Medicine.
A non inferiority mono-centre randomised single blind prospective study comparing a medical consultation versus nursing consultation, into two groups parallel without crossover.
- Trial name
- aCTIVE (NCT03274180)
- Testing
- Nursing consultation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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
Gynecology, Medical Education
Surgical Operating Room Enhancement Curriculum for Medical Students
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether integrating an enhanced Surgical Operating Room (OR) curriculum into the medical student program improves knowledge and proficiency in gynecologic surgical techniques and…
- Conditions
- Gynecology, Medical Education, Operating Rooms
- Trial name
- NCT07006337
- Testing
- Surgical Operating Room Enrichment Course, Active Comparator #1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Patient Safety Skills for Medical Students
In this project, the authors aim to evaluate the use of high fidelity simulation as a method of evaluation of general skills in fifth year medical students about patient quality and safety in a hospital setting.
- Trial name
- NCT03221153
- Testing
- Simulation techique
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterey
Quality/Accuracy of Physician Documentation, Efficiency of Physician Documentation
Problem Specific Templates for Electronic Hospital Documentation
The emergence of electronic documentation has led to multiple new challenges for physicians. Despite positive expectations, many physicians have received electronic health systems with mixed results.
- Trial name
- NCT01958723
- Testing
- Hospitalists
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida