Clinical trials: Satisfaction, Patient
Patient Satisfaction
Enhancing Empathy in Medical Communication Through Perspective-Taking
Background: Empathy is critical to clinician-patient communication and patient outcomes. Perspective-taking, an intervention demonstrated in other contexts to induce empathy, has never been studied in a medical context.
- Trial name
- NCT00861991
- Testing
- Perspective taking instruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 608 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Entrapment Neuropathies
Nerve Entrapment in Diabetic Patients
The aim of this study is in a prospective, consecutive series of diabetic patients with carpal tunnel syndrome, who are then age and gender matched with non-diabetic patients having idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome to compare…
- Conditions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Entrapment Neuropathies, Nerve Compression Syndromes, Diabetes Complications
- Trial name
- NCT00775333
- Testing
- Outcome after carpal tunnel release
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Skane University Hospital
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, GERD
What is the Predictive Value of the Reflux Impact Scale
Gastric distress is a common phenomenon in our society. Heartburn and regurgitation occur daily in about 7% of the adult population,weekly 14-20% pf the adults and monthly in 34-44% of adults.
- Conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, GERD, Heartburn, Acid Regurgitation
- Trial name
- PREDICT (NCT00536328)
- Volunteers
- 938 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Satisfaction, Dentist-Patient Relations
Socioeconomic Profile and Patient Satisfaction Assessment
The aim of the study was to evaluate the socioeconomic patient's profile and their level of satisfaction in the general dental practice clinic.
- Trial name
- Satisfaction (NCT00690599)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Fortaleza University
Pain
Effect of Virtual Endoscopy Simulator Training on Real Patient Endoscopy
Trainees (Residents in internal medicine), naive to real patient endoscopy, will be randomized to receive either 3 weeks/2 hours per day of structured training for a total of 20 hours on the virtual endoscopy simulator GI-Mentor…
- Trial name
- endosim (NCT00576043)
- Testing
- Simulator Training
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Pain, Neoplasm
Process and Outcomes of Pain Management
This study will investigate the most effective approach for managing pain and providing palliative care (lessening of pain or symptoms).
- Trial name
- NCT00028249
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 298 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Medical Education in a Private Hospital
The purpose of this study is to assess patient and companion acceptability of medical education in a non-teaching private hospital
- Trial name
- NCT00627822
- Volunteers
- 209 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto do Cerebro de Brasilia
Pregnancy
Oral Contraceptive Pills Compared to Vaginal Rings
The purpose of this study is to determine whether teens and young women would prefer the Nuvaring to oral contraceptive pills after having tried both methods.
- Trial name
- NCT00357526
- Testing
- OCPs, vaginal ring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Acute Disease, Nursing Care
Nurse vs General Practitioner Care for Patients Requesting Same Day Consultations in Primary Care
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of nursing care in relation to usual medical care in adult patients who demand to be visited the same day in Primary Care Teams in Catalonia, as it is suggested in other…
- Conditions
- Acute Disease, Nursing Care, Ambulatory Care, Family Practice
- Trial name
- NCT00461201
- Testing
- Nurse practitioner care of patients
- Volunteers
- 1,640 people
- Sponsor
- Catalan Institute of Health
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Eye on Diabetes: A Multidisciplinary Patient Education Intervention
Vision loss from diabetes is often preventable with timely detection and treatment. Patients with diabetes may not understand the importance of annual dilated eye examinations or recognize the benefits of early detection of…
- Trial name
- NCT00417924
- Testing
- Patient education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Southeastern University
Patient Satisfaction
The Influence of Expectations on Patient Satisfaction in the Pediatric Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to determine whether physician knowledge of parental pre-visit expectations improves patient satisfaction in the pediatric emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT00293982
- Testing
- Physician knowledge of parental expectations for the visit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 948 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin