Clinical trials: Risk Management
Obesity
Effect of a Unique Web-based Behaviour Change Program on Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Web- or internet-based programs have the potential to induce and, possibly, help to sustain, significant lifestyle modification.
- Trial name
- NCT01472276
- Testing
- Web-based program
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Fever, Infection
Personalised Risk Assessment in Febrile Illness to Optimise Real-life Management Across the European Union (PERFORM)
Childhood fever is a prevalent problem. Most febrile children who visit hospital improve without treatment, but a minority require treatment, and a few will have severe disease.
- Conditions
- Fever, Infection, Inflammation
- Trial name
- PERFORM (NCT03502993)
- Testing
- Validation of biomarker
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 7,247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Chest Pain
Impact on Management of the HEART Risk Score in Chest Pain Patients
Aim of this study is to quantify the impact of the use of the HEART risk score on patient outcome and on costs in patients with chest pain presenting at the emergency room, as compared to not using the score.
- Trial name
- HEART-Impact (NCT01756846)
- Testing
- usual care, use of HEART risk score
- Where
- 9 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 3,666 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Reducing Offenders' HIV Risk: MI Enhanced Case Management With Drug-Free Housing
The goal of the study is to see if a Motivational Interviewing Case Management (MICM) intervention will improve outcomes for respondents who are on probation or parole, at risk for HIV and have recently entered a Sober Living…
- Trial name
- NCT01977092
- Testing
- Motivational interviewing case management, Resource referrals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Public Health Institute, California
Gastroduodenal Ulcerations, Erosion
Clinical Trial Evaluating Gastrointestinal Damage Following Administration PL3100 or Naproxen in At-Risk Adults
The purpose of this study is to determine the subchronic gastrointestinal (GI) safety of PL3100 versus Naproxen in normal healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT01139190
- Testing
- PL3100, Naproxen
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PLx Pharma
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Implementation of the Care Ecosystem Training Model for Individuals With Dementia in a High-risk, Integrated Care Management
There is growing need for to provide high quality care for persons living with dementia (PLWD) and provide support for care partners in the primary care setting.
- Trial name
- CRESCENT (NCT04556097)
- Testing
- Care Ecosystem
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 524 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Children, Only, Risk Reduction
Reducing Pesticide Exposures in Child Care Centers
A randomized control study was conducted to reduce the exposure to pesticides in child care centers. A 7-month child care health consultant-led integrated pest management (IPM) intervention was conducted in 85 child care centers…
- Conditions
- Children, Only, Risk Reduction, Environmental Exposure
- Trial name
- HCES (NCT03319927)
- Testing
- Changes in pesticide exposure, IPM Practices, Educational Workshops
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 987 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Alcohol Drinking
The College, Alcohol and Peers Study (CAPS)
The present study will evaluate college students (N=100) from 2- and 4-year colleges/universities between 21-24 years old to assess anxiety, affect, broad social motives (BSM) and peer group influences on drinking and other…
- Trial name
- NCT03890484
- Testing
- Peer Type - New Peer, Peer Type - Close Friends
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
A. Longitudinal Cohort n=400, B. Lower Risk (n=45) and Higher Risk (n=105) Randomized 2:1 to PERCCS Intervention
Study to Understand Risk and Resilience Opportunity for Newborns After Delivery
Childhood Maltreatment (CM) has highly deleterious effects on human development and is a preventable known cause of enduring psychopathology in the United States.
- Trial name
- SURROuND (NCT04438161)
- Testing
- PERCCS: Personalized Education Regarding Clinical and Community Supports
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 399 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Prolonged QT Interval in EKG and Sudden Death
Influence of Progesterone Administration on Drug-Induced QT Interval Lengthening
Female sex is an independent risk factor for the potentially fatal drug-induced arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) known as torsades de pointes (TdP), which is associated with prolongation of the corrected QT (QTc) interval on the…
- Trial name
- NCT01929083
- Testing
- Progesterone, Ibutilide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Obesity, PreDiabetes
Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk and Promoting Functional Health in Older Adults With Obesity and Prediabetes
Obesity and pre-diabetes threatens the overall health and functional independence of older adults but lifestyle weight management for diabetes prevention, soon to be reimbursed by Medicare, can reduce this burden.
- Conditions
- Obesity, PreDiabetes, Aging
- Trial name
- Sustain-DPP (NCT03500640)
- Testing
- DPP Intensive: 30-minute calls, DPP Support: 15-minute calls
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 314 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Pneumococcal Infections
A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of V114 Followed by PNEUMOVAX™23 in Adults at Increased Risk for Pneumococcal Disease (V114-017/PNEU-DAY)
This study is designed to 1) describe the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of V114 and Prevnar 13™ in pneumococcal vaccine-naïve adults at increased risk for pneumococcal disease and to 2) describe the safety…
- Trial name
- NCT03547167
- Testing
- V114, Prevnar 13™, PNEUMOVAX™23
- Where
- 78 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 1,515 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Long QT Syndrome
Influence of Testosterone Administration on Drug-Induced QT Interval Prolongation and Torsades de Pointes
Torsades de pointes (TdP) is a potentially fatal ventricular arrhythmia associated with corrected QT (QTc) interval prolongation.
- Trial name
- NCT02513940
- Testing
- Testosterone, Progesterone, Ibutilide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Sexually Transmitted Disease, Bacterial Vaginosis
Women's Improvement of Sexual Health (WISH) Demonstration Project
The current standard of care for urogenital infections in Rwanda is syndromic management. Many urogenital infections are asymptomatic and therefore completely missed, and the management of vaginal discharge syndrome is known to…
- Conditions
- Sexually Transmitted Disease, Bacterial Vaginosis, Vaginal Candidiasis, Urinary Tract Infections
- Trial name
- WISH (NCT03045809)
- Testing
- Urogenital infection point-of-care tests
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 705 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Janneke van de Wijgert
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Arthritis:
One of the greatest success stories in rheumatology - the achievement of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remission - is tempered by the fact that individuals with RA are dramatically under evaluated and under treated to reduce the risk…
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Hyperlipidemias
- Trial name
- CARE RA (NCT04488497)
- Testing
- Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Standard of care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
HIV/AIDS, Albuminuria
Optimal Management of HIV Infected Adults at Risk for Kidney Complications in Nigeria
In this study, the Investigators plan to determine the optimal means to prevent or slow the progression of kidney disease among genetically at-risk northern Nigerian HIV-infected adults.
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Albuminuria, Kidney Diseases, Genetic Predisposition
- Trial name
- R3 (NCT03201939)
- Testing
- Lisinopril
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Airway Management
King Vision® and GlideScope® in Difficult Airways
There are several advantages of video laryngoscopy; especially their ability to provide superior glottis visualization, as compared to traditional laryngoscopy.1-3 The purpose of this three arm study was to compare the safety and…
- Trial name
- NCT03685968
- Testing
- Video laryngoscopes
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston