Clinical trials: Costs
Dementia
D-CARE - The Dementia Care Study: A Pragmatic Clinical Trial of Health System-Based Versus Community-Based Dementia Care
D-CARE: The Dementia Care Study This pragmatic randomized clinical trial of 2150 persons with dementia and their caregivers, at four diverse clinical trial sites in the United States, compares the effectiveness and…
- Trial name
- D-CARE (NCT03786471)
- Testing
- Health System-based Dementia Care, Community-based Dementia Care, Usual Care
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,176 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Hypercholesterolemia
Cholesterol Medication Packaging Study
The purpose of the overall study is to improve medication use rates among veterans by looking at the risk factors of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL).
- Trial name
- MWV_CAPS (NCT01744977)
- Testing
- packaging
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Durham VA Medical Center
Mental Health, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Integrating Clinical Practice Guidelines for Smoking Cessation Into Mental Health Care for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
The primary study objective is to conduct a prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial that compares the effectiveness of two approaches for delivering smoking cessation treatment for veterans with posttraumatic stress…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Substance-Related Disorders, Tobacco Use Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00118534
- Testing
- Integrated Care for Smoking Cessation in PTSD patients, Standard of Care
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 943 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Intermittent Claudicants
Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of ACE Inhibitor, Ramipril, in Intermittent Claudicants
The investigators are conducting a randomised controlled trial to investigate the clinical and cost effectiveness of Ramipril which is an anti-hypertensive medication in patients with intermittent claudication.
- Trial name
- NCT01037530
- Testing
- Ramipril
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Gonorrhea, Chlamydia
Adolescent Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening in the Emergency Department
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are highly prevalent among adolescents. Clinical practices related to screening, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of STIs among adolescents are suboptimal.
- Trial name
- STI (NCT03715335)
- Testing
- Targeted STI Screening, Universally Offered STI Screening
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 98,413 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Appendicitis
Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy? Let the Patient Decide
This protocol examines choice where it pertains to choosing between two standard methods for appendectomy, laparoscopic or open procedures, and the affect that "cost" of the appendectomy has upon choice.
- Trial name
- NCT01738750
- Testing
- Cost Information Included
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Patient Readmission, Adverse Drug Event
Regional Data Exchange to Improve Care for Veterans After Non-VA Hospitalization
Among older VA patients who have Medicare coverage, 43% use both VA and non-VA (Medicare-covered) services. VA and non-VA providers are often uninformed about encounters, treatments and test results provided in the other system.
- Conditions
- Patient Readmission, Adverse Drug Event, Cost
- Trial name
- NCT02689076
- Testing
- HIE Notification, Care transitions intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 796 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Breast Neoplasms
The Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Trial in Bergen
Compare synthetic mammography+digital breast tomosynthesis (SM+DBT) with digital mammography (DM) as a screening tool for women aged 50-69 years, invited to participate in the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Program at the…
- Trial name
- TOBE (NCT02835625)
- Testing
- Synthetic Mammography + Digital Breast Tomosynthesis, Digital mammography
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 29,453 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Hernia, Ventral
Complex Ventral Hernia Repair Using Biologic or Synthetic Mesh
Hernias are often treated using a prosthetic mesh to add support to the healing wound. Prosthetic meshes have been used for decades to repair ventral hernias, level 1 data regarding which type of mesh to use is limited.
- Trial name
- CVHR (NCT02041494)
- Testing
- Ventralight, Strattice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- Hobart Harris
Child, Critical Illness
Measuring the Metabolic Cost of Fever
Fever is part of the body's immune response, often triggered by infection. Fever is commonly treated with medicines such as paracetamol, mainly because people feel unwell with fever.
- Conditions
- Child, Critical Illness, Fever
- Trial name
- IGUANA (NCT02939781)
- Testing
- Indirect calorimetry
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Estrogen Receptor-negative Breast Cancer, Progesterone Receptor-negative Breast Cancer
MRI and Mammography Before Surgery in Patients With Stage I-II Breast Cancer
The purpose of this study is to test whether patients undergoing a breast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) before breast surgery will have better results after the surgery.
- Conditions
- Estrogen Receptor-negative Breast Cancer, Progesterone Receptor-negative Breast Cancer, Stage IA Breast Cancer, Stage IB Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01805076
- Testing
- Breast surgery, Magnetic resonance imaging, Mammography
- Where
- 179 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 319 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Asthma, Bronchial Diseases
Asthma Data Innovation Demonstration Project
Propeller Health is collaborating with the City of Louisville and other local partners to carry out a focused demonstration project that will evaluate the effectiveness of the Propeller Health approach to asthma management while…
- Conditions
- Asthma, Bronchial Diseases, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Lung Diseases, Obstructive
- Trial name
- ADID (NCT02162576)
- Testing
- Propeller Health intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- David Van Sickle
Strabismus
Mobile Medical Application for Cost-effective Strabismus Screening
Develop and evaluate a new smartphone based app to screen for and measure eye misalignment (strabismus). The investigators will validate the app against simulated strabismus of known magnitude and common clinical tests.
- Trial name
- NCT03450980
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Coronary Heart Disease
Family Heart Health Program: Randomized, Controlled Trial
Background: Family members (spouses, siblings, offspring) of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) may themselves be at increased risk for developing CHD for genetic, biochemical and/or behavioural reasons.
- Trial name
- FHHP-RCT (NCT00552591)
- Testing
- 12-week risk reduction program, managed by a Heart Health Educator
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 426 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Diabetes Mellitus
Improving Diabetes Care:Effectiveness of Physician Profiling and Care Coordination by a Diabetes Resource Nurse
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of physician profiling and care coordination by a diabetes resource nurse in improving the quality of diabetes care.
- Trial name
- NCT00258674
- Testing
- Medicare Claims Feedback, Medical Record Review, Diabetes Resource Nurse
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,891 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Tobacco Use Cessation
Low-Cost Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation
An innovative low-cost form of contingency management has been developed in which participants receive the chance to draw vouchers from a fish bowl depending on whether or not their abstinence from tobacco is confirmed by…
- Trial name
- NCT01040260
- Testing
- Counseling, Contingency management, Nicotine patches
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Asthma
Indirect Cost of Illness Study of Moderate and Severe Asthma in Quebec
Rationale Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways affecting persons of all ages and is recognized as one of the most common chronic diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT02153346
- Testing
- Valuation of lost productivity questionnaire, Work productivity and activity impairment questionnaire
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperglycemia
Intervening in Diabetes With Healthy Eating, Activity, and Linkages To Healthcare - The I-D-HEALTH Study
The purpose of this study is to compare ways of giving advice and providing support to improve diet and physical activity in adult primary care patients with elevated body mass index and dysglycemia.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperglycemia, Obesity, Glucose Metabolism Disorders
- Trial name
- I-D-HEALTH (NCT01435603)
- Testing
- Standard Lifestyle Advice, Advice Plus Lifestyle Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 331 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Primary Care
Improving Patient-centered Care Using an Inventory
This study will use a multi-phase mixed-methods approach to develop and test a patient inventory to facilitate patient-centered care delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT01843803
- Testing
- patient inventory, attention control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 276 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Dupuytren's Disease
Evaluation of Xiaflex: Trial of Effectivenss iN Dupuytren's
This is a prospective, multi-centre, pragmatic randomized controlled trial to compare both the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of collagenase injections (CI) versus limited palmar fasciectomy (LPF) to determine if…
- Trial name
- EXTEND (NCT02725528)
- Testing
- collagenase injection, limited palmar fasciectomy
- Where
- 10 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University