Clinical trials: Costs
Duration of Hospitalization
Volatile Anesthetic Choice and Duration of Hospitalization: A Quality Improvement and Cost-control Project
Preliminary retrospective data suggest that the relatively soluble but inexpensive volatile anesthesia isoflurane prolongs the duration of hospitalization compared to the less soluble but more expensive anesthetic sevoflurane.
- Trial name
- NCT01379664
- Testing
- Isoflurane, Sevoflurane
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,584 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Venous Leg Ulcer
Diagnostics in the Leg Ulcer Pathway
This project aims to investigate 'The minimum diagnostic requirements for patients presenting to primary care with suspected venous ulcers.' In order to do this, the investigators intend to run a series of questionnaires with…
- Trial name
- NCT06181708
- Testing
- N/A - Questionnaire based study
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Neoplasms
Evaluating the Impact of Patient-Centered Oncology Care
The National Committee for Quality Assurance has worked with the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Oncology Management Services, Independence Blue Cross, and RAND, as well as a…
- Trial name
- NCT02110758
- Testing
- Pilot of Patient-Centered Oncology Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125,250 people
- Sponsor
- National Committee for Quality Assurance
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
Alcohol Drinking, Veterans
Cost Effectiveness of Combined Contingency Management and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcohol contributes to 88,000 deaths and costs an estimated $223 billion annually in the United States. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is highly prevalent in veterans.
- Trial name
- NCT03987581
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mobile Contingency Management (mCM), Long-term incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Premature Infants
Clinical Experience With Numeta in Preterm Infants
The aim of this prospective noninterventional study is to evaluate the clinical application of Numeta® in preterm infants and critically ill neonates in comparison to individualized prescribed parenteral nutrition.
- Trial name
- Numeta (NCT01981057)
- Testing
- Numeta, Individual
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Physical Activity
Peer Empowerment Program for Physical Activity in Low Income and Minority Seniors
Older adults are the least active population group in the US. Yet, research has shown that an increase in physical activity (PA) can have immediate and profound effects on cardiovascular health.
- Trial name
- PEP4PA (NCT02405325)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 476 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
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
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
Schizophrenia Spectrum & Other Psychotic Disorders
PACT for Individuals With Serious Mental Illness
People with serious mental illness have difficulty making good use of primary care, and die, on average, years earlier than others in the population.
- Trial name
- SMI-PACT (NCT01668355)
- Testing
- Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 331 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Osteoarthritis
Knee Injection RCT
Hypothesis: Ketorolac injection is a cost-effective adjunct in the nonoperative treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA) compared to steroids and viscosupplementation.
- Trial name
- NCT03694821
- Testing
- Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection, Methylprednisolone Acetate Injection, Hylan G-F 20
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Dementia, Caregivers
VA Cultivating Access to Resources, Education, and Skills for Dementia Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to study the effects of an education and skill-building intervention on family caregivers of Veterans with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Caregivers, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Brain Diseases
- Trial name
- VACARES (NCT02106065)
- Testing
- Education and Skill-Building Rehabilitation (ESBR), Supplemental Education Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Genital Warts, Human Papilloma Virus
Typing of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) From Female Genital Warts
This is a longitudinal observational study of women presenting to Groote Schuur Hospital with genital warts. The study will evaluate the socio-demographic characteristics of the women using a structured questionnaire.
- Trial name
- NCT01192282
- Testing
- Medical / Surgical Treatment
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
Bilateral Hearing Loss, Healthy Aging
Dual-Task Cost in Bilateral Hearing Loss
The specific aims of the research study are: 1. Compare single-task gait parameters between individuals with hearing loss (HL) and age and education matched controls with normal hearing [normal vs moderate-profound hearing loss…
- Trial name
- NCT05540535
- Testing
- Gait assessment, Cognitive assessment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Asthma
AZISAST Study: AZIthromycin in Severe ASThma Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of azithromycin as add-on therapy in adult subjects with severe persistent asthma, who remain inadequately controlled despite GINA (2006) step 4…
- Trial name
- AZISAST (NCT00760838)
- Testing
- Azithromycin 250 mg
- Where
- 7 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)-Related Healthcare Utilization and Costs After Discharge From a Hospitalization or Emergency Department Visit on a Regimen of Fluticasone Propionate-Salmeterol Combination Versus Other Maintenance Therapies
This was a retrospective cross-sectional database study using administrative data (study period: 1/1/2003 through 7/31/2008). Managed care enrollees (aged >40 years) having at least one Hospitalization with primary or secondary…
- Trial name
- NCT01332461
- Testing
- fluticasone propionate/salmeterol xinafoate combination, Other maintenance Treatments (OMT)
- Volunteers
- 5,677 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
HIV, Tuberculosis
Sustainable East Africa Research in Community Health
The SEARCH study aims to test evidenced-based innovative community based interventions that lead to the elimination of HIV in rural communities in East Africa using a multi-disease approach.
- Conditions
- HIV, Tuberculosis, Hypertension, Diabetes
- Trial name
- SEARCH (NCT01864603)
- Testing
- Universal ART in a streamlined care model, Annual Community Health Campaigns, Targeted PrEP and Targeted testing interventions
- Where
- 3 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 150,395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
Colorectal Neoplasm, Colonic Polyps
Clinical Study of Real Time Colorectal Polyp Diagnosis During Colonoscopy - the VALID Colonoscopy Study
The investigators hypothesize that high definition colonoscopy with close focus narrow band imaging features has a high diagnostic accuracy for colorectal polyp histology, and can replace formal pathologic assessment in cases of…
- Trial name
- VALID (NCT01288833)
- Testing
- Close focus HD NBI Colonoscopy System
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 558 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Depression
Cost- Effectiveness and Quality of Life Assessment in Major Depression Disorder
To evaluate the effectiveness of one algorithm for Major Depression Disorder (MDD) using medications available in the Brazilian Public Healthcare System (SUS), and assessment of the quality of life of these patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02901249
- Testing
- sertraline, Nortriptyline, Lithium
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul