Clinical trials: Best Practice
Hypertension, Atrial Fibrillation
Impact of Best Practice Alerts in Cardiology Outpatient Clinics
This quality improvement intervention seeks to implement two Best Practice Alerts (BPAs) for use in cardiology clinics while simultaneously evaluating the impact of each BPA- one for patients with uncontrolled blood pressure and…
- Trial name
- NCT02436421
- Testing
- Best Practice Alert based in the Electronic Medical Record
- Volunteers
- 7,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pregnancy Complications Nos, Labor/Delivery Problems Nos
Early Postnatal Discharge in a French Perinatal Network
The purpose of this "before-after" study is to determine the effectiveness of a multidimensional intervention to increase the rate for early discharge of low-risk mothers and the healthy newborn in a perinatal network.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications Nos, Labor/Delivery Problems Nos, Vitality; Newborn
- Trial name
- SORPRISE (NCT02298569)
- Testing
- multi-pronged program to improve early postpartum discharge
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease Multiple Intervention Trial
The purpose of this study is to conduct a two-year randomized, controlled clinical trial to improve functioning among older adults with Alzheimer's disease by comparing a control group receiving best practices primary care with…
- Trial name
- ADMIT (NCT01314950)
- Testing
- Home based occupational therapy, Best practices primary care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening for Diverse Hispanics in Urban Primary Care
The proposed study seeks to investigate the impact of a culturally targeted print educational intervention on rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening via colonoscopy among Hispanics.
- Trial name
- NCT01569620
- Testing
- Best clinical practices plus culturally targeted print materials, Best clinical practices plus standard print materials, Best clinical practices alone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 386 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Varicose Ulcer
Effectiveness and Efficiency of Two Models of Delivering Care to a Chronic Wound Population
Individuals referred to home care for leg ulcer management were randomized to nurse home visits (usual care) or nurse-run community clinics (intervention). The primary outcome will be the time to healing rates at three months.
- Trial name
- NCT00656383
- Testing
- Clients randomized to nurse-led clinic, Clients receive leg ulcer care in their homes
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 401 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Severe Sepsis
Study of an Electronic Health Record-embedded Severe Sepsis Early Warning Alert
The investigators hypothesize that implementing an electronic health record-based early warning system for severe infections (severe sepsis) will decrease the time to antibiotic order.
- Trial name
- NCT02376842
- Testing
- Severe sepsis early warning best practice alert, Standard care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,149 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
WOUNDS
Efficacy Study of Ultrasound-Assisted Debridement to Influence Wound Healing
The UltraHeal Study is a randomized controlled trial to compare healing response of low frequency contact ultrasonic-assisted debridement in addition to best practice wound care to best practice wound care alone in a Vascular…
- Trial name
- UltraHeal (NCT01973361)
- Testing
- Ultrasound debridement, Best practice wound care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Study II
A pilot, multicentre randomized controlled study of surgical left atrial occlusion (LAA) in 50 patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter undergoing cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass with additional risk factors for…
- Trial name
- LAAOSII (NCT00908700)
- Testing
- Surgical occlusion of the left atrial appendage, Best medical practice
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Population Health Research Institute
Tobacco Use Cessation, Second Hand Tobacco Smoke
Families Reduce Exposure to Smoke at Home
This project proposes to evaluate the effectiveness of training Head Start staff to discuss tobacco use, shs reduction and cessation in their existing encounters with parents in reducing tobacco use and exposure.
- Trial name
- FRESH (NCT02557919)
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing Training, Usual Best Practice
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Diabetes, Hypertension
Audit and Feedback for Primary Care: a Cluster-randomized Trial
In a previous study, the investigators delivered graphs to family physicians that outlined the proportion of patients with a history of diabetes or heart disease achieving evidence-based quality targets derived from guideline…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Hypertension, Ischemic Heart Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01878370
- Testing
- High risk, Best Practice
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 177 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Pregnancy, Smoking
Smoking Cessation for Low-Income Pregnant Women
To meet the Healthy People 2010 objective of increasing tobacco abstinence among pregnant women to 90%, new methods for treating nicotine addiction among pregnant women are needed.
- Trial name
- ACS (NCT02211430)
- Testing
- Cognitive-Behavioral Counseling (CBC), Best Practice (BC) Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 277 people
- Sponsor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
Tobacco Smoking Behavior
MassCONECT (Massachusetts Community Networks to Eliminate Cancer Disparities Through Education) 4 Kids: Promoting Smoke-free Homes
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a motivational interviewing intervention with families with young children ages 0-5 where smoking is happening in the home to adopt a smoke-free home plan and reduce child's second-hand…
- Trial name
- NCT01537874
- Testing
- Motivational Interview, Usual best practices
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Underperforming Nursing Homes
Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
The overall goal of this project is to increase the number of high quality nursing homes in Massachusetts. The study will evaluate an intervention involving two active treatment arms: one implementing a CQI program and a second…
- Trial name
- NCT00572221
- Testing
- Continuing Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance system, CQI and QA System with Best-Practice Care Protocols
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,316 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Anxiety, Depression
The Clinic Treatment Project
The Clinic Treatment Project tested two alternative methods of delivering evidence-based practices within public community-based mental health clinics, using training and supervision procedures designed for the settings and users.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Problem Behavior
- Trial name
- CTP (NCT01178554)
- Testing
- psychotherapy, evidence-based treatment, modular evidence-based treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people
- Sponsor
- Judge Baker Children's Center
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Medication Adherence
Using Automated Calls To Improve Compliance With Acute Coronary Syndrome Best Practice Guidelines
The purpose of this study is to determine whether interactive voice response (IVR) technology can be used to bring post discharge care for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) closer to best practice guidelines (BPGs).
- Trial name
- NCT01151800
- Testing
- Using IVR to maintain ACS patients on best practice guidelines
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,608 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Trauma, Congenital Bone and Joint Abnormalities
Telemedicine Consultation in Trauma and Orthopedic
The purpose of this study is to determine whether telemedicine consultations (lead by standard scheme)allows to increase quality of anatomical and functional outcomes and improve clinical work-flow at patients with acute bone and…
- Conditions
- Trauma, Congenital Bone and Joint Abnormalities, Joint Diseases, Orthopedic Surgery Complications
- Trial name
- TeleTO (NCT00815243)
- Testing
- Telemedicine consultation, Treatment plan
- Where
- 5 sites in Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Donetsk National Medical University
Physical Inactivity, Motivation
Evaluation of Effect of Exercise on Prescription - a Psychological Perspective
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a primary healthcare intervention called 'Exercise on Prescription' aimed at increasing level of physical activity and psychological parameters in a population of sedentary…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Motivation, Behavior Change
- Trial name
- EoP (NCT00594360)
- Testing
- Exercise on Prescription
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark