Clinical trials: Quality Improvement
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Secondary Preventions
Quality Measurement and Improvement Study of Surgical Coronary Revascularization: Secondary Prevention
The investigators have identified underuse of secondary prevention medications at discharge of patients underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in China.
- Trial name
- MISSION-1 (NCT02430012)
- Testing
- Quality improvement strategies
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10,009 people
- Sponsor
- China National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases
Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony, Mechanical Ventilation Complication
Nurse Education to Reduce Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony in the PICU
A prospective cluster-randomized quality improvement trial was conducted to evaluate whether a structured nurse education program on ventilator waveform interpretation and alarm management reduces patient-ventilator asynchrony in…
- Conditions
- Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony, Mechanical Ventilation Complication, Nurse Education
- Trial name
- NCT07273487
- Testing
- Nurse Education on Ventilator Waveform and Alarm Management
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Arizona Prehospital CPR Quality Improvement Project
The quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provided to patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is often suboptimal.
- Trial name
- NCT01258244
- Testing
- Audiovisual Feedback
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Valleywise Health
Ovarian Cancer, Fibroids
Pilot Study of Liposomal Bupivacaine Redosing in Patients Undergoing Major Gynecologic Procedures
The purpose of this research study is to find out which type of transversus abdomens plane (TAP) and block (bupivacaine, liposomal bupivacaine or liposomal bupivacaine with re-dosing at 48-60 hours) improves your pain control and…
- Conditions
- Ovarian Cancer, Fibroids, Uterine Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04849858
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Liposomal bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Appointments and Schedules
Post-Discharge Follow-up Appointment Scheduling
This is a prospective clinical trial evaluating whether a behaviorally informed intervention (pre-discharge iPad video scheduling) increases post-discharge primary care physician (PCP) appointment completion compared to the…
- Trial name
- NCT06387576
- Testing
- Behaviorally informed pre-discharge iPad video scheduling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Skin Quality
Evaluation of Skin Quality Improvement
The purpose of this study is to comprehensively investigate and objectively demonstrate the effectiveness of hyperdiltue Botox® Cosmetic in improving overall skin quality, more specifically evenness of skin tone, reduction of…
- Trial name
- NCT03097835
- Testing
- Hyper-Diluted Botox, Topical anesthesia, 0.9% saline solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Steve Yoelin M.D. Medical Associates, Inc.
HIV Infections, Depression
Effectiveness of a Telephone-Delivered Behavioral Treatment to Improve the Quality of Life of Older Adults With HIV
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a telephone-delivered coping improvement group intervention in improving quality of life in older adults with HIV.
- Trial name
- NCT00365690
- Testing
- Telephone-administered coping improvement therapy, Telephone-administered supportive-expressive therapy, Individual therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
Quality of Knee Osteoarthritis Care
Knee Osteoarthritis Care: A Quality Improvement Intervention in Physiotherapists
Physiotherapists' knee OA care is suboptimal. Exercise therapy including a combination of aerobic, muscle strengthening and functional exercises is not always performed and a lot of treatments are used for which there is no…
- Trial name
- NCT02177162
- Testing
- Education to physiotherapists
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Neoplasms
Effect of Patient Portal Messaging Before Mailing Fecal Immunochemical Testing Kit on Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
Behavioral economics principles have increasingly been shown to improve health outcomes in the United States. They offer the ability to implement simple, low-cost and effective interventions to address key health issues without…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Neoplasms, Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Trial name
- NCT05115916
- Testing
- MyChart Priming Message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,880 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Status Epilepticus
Improving Status Epilepticus Treatment Times
This is a stepped-wedge cluster randomized effectiveness-implementation hybrid study aimed at determining the effect of dissemination of a QI bundle on the time to treatment of SE among hospitalized, non-critically ill children.
- Trial name
- QuITT-SE (NCT06194747)
- Testing
- Quality improvement bundle, Quality improvement bundle and local PDSA cycles with central support, Quality improvement bundle and local PDSA cycles without central support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Gall Stone, Gallbladder Inflammation
Benchmarks in Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
The aim of this observational cohort study is to define peri- and postoperative reference values for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy, using the achievable benchmarks of care methodology (ABC™).
- Conditions
- Gall Stone, Gallbladder Inflammation, Gall Bladder Pain, Gallstone
- Trial name
- NCT06692517
- Testing
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Volunteers
- 60,000 people
- Sponsor
- Region Östergötland
Community-acquired Pneumonia, Skin Infection
Improving Short Course Treatment for Common Pediatric Infections
Randomized quality improvement trial to improve the proportion of cases of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) treated with no more than 5 days of antibiotics the proportion of cases of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI)…
- Trial name
- NCT06087809
- Testing
- Education and feedback, Clinical decision support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Osteoporosis
Addressing Vertebral Osteoporosis Incidentally Detected to Prevent Future Fractures
Osteoporosis is a common and progressive condition that leads to broken bones (fractures), which cause pain, disability, deformity, and even death.
- Trial name
- AVOID Fracture (NCT00388908)
- Testing
- Reminders and opinion leader generated guidelines +/- leaflets and counselling, Usual Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Osteoporosis, Fractures
Strategies Targeting Osteoporosis to Prevent Recurrent Fractures
An evidence-based quality improvement intervention will overcome multiple barriers to best practice and improve rates of diagnosis and effective treatment for osteoporosis in high-risk patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00152321
- Testing
- Patients (education, counseling) and Physicians (reminders,1-page guidelines)., Multifaceted intervention, Usual Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 242 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Therapeutic Alliance, Empathy
AI Ambient Scribe in Psychiatry
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that listens to appointments and drafts clinical notes can help clinicians in psychiatric care.
- Conditions
- Therapeutic Alliance, Empathy, Documentation, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Trial name
- AASP (NCT07777224)
- Testing
- Artificial Intelligence Ambient Scribe
- Where
- 8 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Psychiatrie St. Gallen
Heart Failure
Nutritional Improvement in Chronic Heart Failure Patients
To assess the effect over the nutritional status in patients who are malnourished with chronic heart failure, of an educational intervention and the provision of nutritional supplements.
- Trial name
- VAINICA (NCT02599935)
- Testing
- Hypercaloric beverages, standard treatment, educational structured counseling
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Luis Guerra
Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Email Nudges to Improve GDMT (MRA) Adherence in Heart Failure
The Email Nudges to Improve GDMT (MRA) Adherence in Heart Failure (ENIGMA-HF) study is a pragmatic parallel-arm randomized control trial of a quality improvement (QI) intervention involving email nudges to cardiology clinic…
- Trial name
- ENIGMA-HF (NCT05806970)
- Testing
- Email Nudge
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Acute Coronary Syndrome
European Quality Improvement Programme for Acute Coronary Syndromes
The main hypothesis to be tested is that the use of a quality improvement programme will lead to measurable improvements in the management of care and use of evidence based treatments for patients presenting to hospital with…
- Trial name
- EQUIP-ACS (NCT00716430)
- Testing
- Quality Improvement Programme
- Where
- 37 sites in France, Italy and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Sleep Disorder
Sleep Hygiene Intervention on Sleep Quality Improvement in Elders With Parkinson's Disease
Sleep disorders (SDs) are one of the most frequent non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), usually increasing in frequency over the course of the disease and disability progression.
- Trial name
- NCT06937632
- Testing
- sleep hygiene intervention
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Malnutrition
Nutrition-Focused Quality Improvement Program (QIP) Among Community Dwelling Malnourished Patients
This study aims to assess the malnutrition prevalence of Colombian community-dwelling adults and evaluate the feasibility of a nutrition-focused QIP implemented in a Colombian ambulatory care facility on healthcare utilization.
- Trial name
- NCT04042987
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 1,325 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition