Clinical trials: Cost-Effectiveness
Tachycardia, Ventricular
Boston Scientific Post Market Subcutaneous-Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (S-ICD) Registry
The EFFORTLESS ICD Registry is an observational, standard of care evaluation designed to demonstrate the early, mid and long-term clinical effectiveness the Boston Scientific S-ICD System.
- Trial name
- EFFORTLESS (NCT01085435)
- Testing
- S-ICD System
- Where
- 44 sites in Czechia, Denmark and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 994 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Sunburn, Erythema, Sun Protection
UV Exposure Assessed With Wearable Sensor and Sun Protection
The goal is to prevent ultraviolet light (UV) overexposure by providing consumers with relevant, easy-to-access, specifically actionable information.
- Trial name
- NCT03344796
- Testing
- Goal attainment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
HIV-1-infection
Kenya HIV Self-Testing in PrEP Delivery
In a three-arm, randomized trial, the investigators will test the use of HIV-1 self-testing to decrease the frequency and burden of clinic visits for PrEP while resulting in equivalent PrEP adherence and HIV testing.
- Trial name
- NCT03593629
- Testing
- 6-month PrEP + blood-based HIV self-test, 6-month PrEP + oral fluid HIV self-test
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 790 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
HIV/AIDS
Suubi4Her: Combination Intervention for Adolescent Girls Transitioning Into Adulthood in Uganda
This study examines the impact and cost associated with Suubi4Her, an innovative combination intervention that aims to prevent HIV risk behaviors among 15-17 year-old girls living in communities heavily affected by poverty and…
- Trial name
- NCT03307226
- Testing
- Youth Development Accounts (YDA), YDA + Multiple Family Groups (MFG)
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
Stepped Care for Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
This study will determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a stepped-care treatment program for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT00316355
- Testing
- Traditional CBT, Stepped-Care CBT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Hartford Hospital
Frailty, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Education for Prevention and Treatment of Frailty
Frailty is a condition with a high prevalence in older adults, leading to higher vulnerability and increasing the risk of adverse health outcomes and disabilities.
- Trial name
- FRAGSALUD (NCT05610605)
- Testing
- Health intervention programme: FRAGSALUD
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 235 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cadiz
Schizophrenia
Antidepressant Controlled Trial for Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia
The aim of this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial is to establish the clinical and cost effectiveness of an SSRI antidepressant, citalopram, in the management of persistent negative symptoms of schizophrenia over a year.
- Trial name
- ACTIONS (NCT01032083)
- Testing
- Citalopram
- Where
- 14 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Single Lung Ventilation, Thoracic Surgery
Double-lumen Tubes (DLT) - Health Economic Study
The aim of this study is to make a health economic evaluation comparing novice physicians use of VivaSight double-lumen tube and a conventional double-lumen tube for single-lung ventilation during thoracic surgery at a teaching…
- Conditions
- Single Lung Ventilation, Thoracic Surgery, Anesthesia, Cost-effectiveness
- Trial name
- NCT03817879
- Testing
- VivaSight double-lumen tube for single-lung ventilation, Conventional double-lument tube for single-lung ventilation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Ambu A/S
Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome
Use of SVS Device to Improve Outcomes for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome.
Maternal use and addiction to opioids has resulted in an unprecedented rise in drug withdrawal complications in newborns known as neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS), also referred to as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).
- Trial name
- NCT04834297
- Testing
- Prapela SVS mattress
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
Diabetic Macular Edema
Safety, Efficacy and Cost-efficacy of Ranibizumab (Monotherapy or Combination With Laser) in the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)
To evaluate, specifically within the Canadian medical environment, the efficacy, safety and cost-efficacy of ranibizumab administered either as combination therapy (ranibizumab plus laser photocoagulation), or as monotherapy in…
- Trial name
- RESPOND (NCT01135914)
- Testing
- ranibizumab, Laser
- Where
- 20 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 241 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Diabetes Mellitus
Hawaii Patient Reward And Incentives to Support Empowerment
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) study is to examine the extent that financial incentives when combined with diabetes evidence-based practices, improve self-management and biometric measures for adult…
- Trial name
- HI-PRAISE (NCT02123251)
- Testing
- Financial Incentives
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- University of Hawaii
Physical Activity
Testing Adaptive Interventions to Improve Physical Activity for Sedentary Women
This study employs a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) and aims to determine the most effective adaptive intervention combining four efficacious treatments (enhanced physical activity monitor, motivational…
- Trial name
- NCT03558828
- Testing
- Step 1: PA Monitor, Step 1: PA Monitor + Text, Step 2: PA Monitor with Calls
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Elective Reconstructive Surgery Population
The Effect of Healing Touch on Sleep
Healing Touch improves measures of sleep the night prior to surgery, thus improving surgery-related morbidity.
- Trial name
- Sleep7 (NCT01870076)
- Testing
- Healing Touch, Control, Presence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
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
Knee Osteoarthritis, Hip Osteoarthritis
Use of Knotless Suture for Closure of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties
Barbed sutures offer several potential advantages in layered wound closure of hip and knee replacement surgeries. It use is gaining increased acceptance across many of the other surgical disciplines at this time.
- Trial name
- NCT00834483
- Testing
- Knotless suture for wound closure, Layered traditional wound closure (monocryl)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Sedentary Lifestyle, Risk of Disability
The LIFE Study - Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders
Based upon promising results from a pilot study among 424 sedentary older adults who were randomized to a physical activity intervention or a successful aging health education intervention, a Phase 3 multi-center randomized…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Risk of Disability, Aging
- Trial name
- LIFE (NCT01072500)
- Testing
- Physical Activity, Successful Aging
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,635 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
POSTOPERATIVE PAIN
Comparative Study of Two Different Techniques to Perform TAP-blocks
The TAP is a space between the muscle layers of the abdominal wall that houses nerves supplying the abdominal skin. Injecting the local anesthetic ropivacaine into this space will block these nerves and prevent pain following…
- Trial name
- Surgical-TAP (NCT02571439)
- Testing
- Surgical TAP block, Conventional TAP block, 0.5% ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Maimonides Medical Center
Learning Disability
Investigating the Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Lycra Splinting
People with learning disabilities (LDs) experience high levels of health problems, including cerebral palsy, other problems associated with posture, movement and function, and injury (falls are the commonest cause of injury in…
- Trial name
- NCT02345512
- Testing
- Lycra Splinting Garment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Glasgow Caledonian University
Self Efficacy, Loneliness
Putting Life in Years (PLINY): Telephone Friendship Groups Research Study
The National Institute for Health Research commissioned this research with the following research question: "What is the relative effectiveness and cost effectiveness of home based support programmes in improving the mental…
- Trial name
- PLINY (NCT01754753)
- Testing
- Telephone Friendship groups
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 157 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sheffield
Mandible Fracture
Arch Bars vs. IMF (Intermaxillary Fixation) Screws: Cost Effectiveness Based on Time Duration of Device Placement.
Determining the cost effectiveness, based on the time duration of application, of two methods of wiring the jaws together during surgery to repair mandible fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT01876979
- Testing
- IMF Screws, Erich Arch Bars
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services