Clinical trials: Health Expenditures
Cardiopulmonary Arrest Outcome
Optimizing Resuscitation After Cardiac Arrest in the Community
Resuscitative efforts have been shown to be unsuccessful in most cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and survivors who do recover cardiac function often sustain severe hypoxic brain damage.
- Trial name
- NCT00998140
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people
- Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Obesity
The Impact of the PACE Program Implementation on Health Services Utilization by Obese Arab Women
Scientific background: Obesity is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes. In Israel, the prevalence of obesity and diabetes among Arab females is 2 and 2.8 times higher than Jewish…
- Trial name
- AWESOME (NCT00827424)
- Testing
- Lifestyle counseling by applying a modified PACE protocol
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clalit Health Services
Economics, Fraud
The Effect of Informative Letters on the Prescription and Receipt of Opioids
Inappropriate prescribing exposes patients to health risks and results in wasteful public expenditures. This study will evaluate an approach to fighting abusive prescription: sending letters to suspected potentially inappropriate…
- Conditions
- Economics, Fraud, Delivery of Health Care, Health Expenditures
- Trial name
- NCT03202745
- Testing
- Patient Consequences Letter, Prescriber Consequences Letter
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Sleep
The Sleep Lengthening and Metabolic Health, Body Composition, Energy Balance and Cardiovascular Risk Study
Short sleep duration has been associated with increased risk of weight gain and development of non-communicable diseases. Sleep deprivation studies have suggested the link between restricted sleep and risk of adiposity and…
- Trial name
- SLuMBER (NCT02787577)
- Testing
- Sleep Lengthening
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Sleep, Body Composition
Nutrition, Body Composition, and Sleep
The purpose of the research is to determine if protein and omega-3 fatty acid supplementation improve sleep, improve body composition, and improve markers of metabolic health in postmenopausal women.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Body Composition, Strength, Insulin Sensitivity
- Trial name
- SHAPE (NCT03603041)
- Testing
- Whey protein, Omega-3 fatty acids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Overweight, Hunger
Water Exercise and Health (WATHEALTH)
Aquatic cycling is becoming more popular as it appears to be more suitable for men and women even with poor physical activity level. Commercial tagline highlight beneficial effect of this activity on weight management.
- Trial name
- WATHEALTH (NCT03978975)
- Testing
- Food intake
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
High-risk, High-cost Medicaid Services Users
A Patient Centered Intervention to Improve Health and Reduce Medicaid Costs
Medicaid-insured patients with frequent hospitalizations account for a disproportionate share of visits and costs, and have caught the attention of policy makers, creating an impetus for hospitals and health care providers to…
- Trial name
- NCT01602848
- Testing
- Intensive care management and coordination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
Multimorbidity, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Clinical Complexity in Internal Medicine Wards. San MAtteo Complexity Study
The progressive rising of multimorbidity, which has been always considered the hallmark of clinical complexity (CC), has made management of the "complex" patient one of the most topical and challenging issues in medicine.
- Trial name
- SMAC (NCT03439410)
- Testing
- Clinical Complexity Index
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia
Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity, Visceral
Extreme Exercise and Energy Expenditure (4E) Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to provide evidence, through an extreme exercise prescription (1,144 km of road cycling on seven consecutive days), that weight loss is not the appropriate outcome to evaluate the effects of…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity, Visceral, Liver Fat, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT05895916
- Testing
- High-volume road cycling
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, University Laval
Physical Activity
Evaluation of Energy Expenditure and Cardiovascular Health Effects From Tai Chi and Walking Exercise
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) accounted for major mortality and morbidity rates in Hong Kong (HK) other than cancer. Increasing energy expenditure through regular exercise participation has been found to lower the risk of CVD…
- Trial name
- NCT02163798
- Testing
- 12-week instructor-led Tai Chi training program, 12-week instructor-led brisk walking training program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 374 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Health Behavior
Leggings With Resistance Bands on Caloric Expenditure During Exercise
The primary aim of this study is to investigate the impact of incorporating shortened resistance bands (SRB) into leggings on cardiovascular responses and caloric expenditure during exercise in young, healthy women.
- Trial name
- NCT06547060
- Testing
- Exercise leggings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Renal Replacement Therapy, Renal Dialysis
A Clinical Trial of IntensiVE Dialysis
This study will assess clinical outcomes of extended weekly hours of haemodialysis (>= 24 hours per week) compared with standard hours of haemodialysis (<=18 hours/week) in people with ESKD.
- Conditions
- Renal Replacement Therapy, Renal Dialysis, End Stage Kidney Disease, End Stage Renal Disease
- Trial name
- ACTIVE (NCT00649298)
- Testing
- haemodialysis
- Where
- 40 sites in Australia, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- The George Institute
Healthcare
Clinical and Economic Impact of an Electronic Medical Record Interfaced Decision Support System Reinforced With Patient Specific Pharmacogenetic Data for Minimizing Severe Drug-Drug Interactions
Leumit Health Services, an health maintenance organization operating in Israel, will incorporate a web-based, decision support system for handling drug-drug interactions and drug information, termed DDI+ reinforced with patient…
- Trial name
- DDI+ (NCT01765621)
- Testing
- DDI+ System and Pharmacogenetic Data
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 973 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leumit Health Services
Chronic Diseases
Evaluating Community Health Centers' Adoption of a New Global Capitation Payment
The investigators are conducting a prospective analysis of the Alternative Payment Methodology (APM) demonstration project sites. The investigators' goal is to conduct a cross project analysis of findings.
- Trial name
- eCHANGE (NCT02637869)
- Testing
- Alternative Payment Model
- Volunteers
- 400,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Breast Neoplasm, Prostate Neoplasm
Evaluating the Impact of Financial Navigation on Financial Catastrophe and Distress for Cancer Care
The goal of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a structured financial navigation program in reducing financial catastrophe and financial distress for cancer patients in Nigeria.
- Conditions
- Breast Neoplasm, Prostate Neoplasm, Colon Neoplasm, Rectal Neoplasm
- Trial name
- COST-FIN (NCT06630962)
- Testing
- Financial Navigation Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Regular Physical Activity, Exercise
Investigation of the Effectiveness of Regular Physical Activity in University Students
In our study, university students who coded the course from various faculties and departments within the scope of a university-wide free elective course, after regular physical activity; It was aimed to examine the effects on…
- Trial name
- NCT06329115
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasan Kalyoncu University
Non-communicable Diseases (NCD), Addiction to Opioids
Systematic Examination of Health Inequalities: Documentation, Patterns, and Determinants
The existence of social inequalities is a major global issue and a salient challenge for the European Union. During COVID-19 pandemic, health disparities became more evident.
- Conditions
- Non-communicable Diseases (NCD), Addiction to Opioids, Incarceration, Opioid-use Disorders
- Trial name
- CHANCE (NCT07558187)
- Where
- 5 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control
Assessing the Effects of Cool Roofs on Indoor Environments and Health
Ambient air temperatures in Asian, Latin American, African, and Pacific climate hotspots have broken record highs in 2024, driven by man-made climate change. Solutions are needed to reduce heat exposure in communities.
- Conditions
- Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control, Depression, Heat-related Symptoms
- Trial name
- REFLECT (NCT06579950)
- Testing
- Cool roof
- Where
- 5 sites in Burkina Faso, Fiji and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 3,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aditi Bunker
Calorie Deficiency, Fasting
Effects of Calorie Restriction and Cold Stimuli on Health-related Indicators, Cognitive and Motor Functions
The goal of this clinical trial was to identify if duration of acute calorie restriction (CR)/fasting or combination CR with cold stimuli have any effects on mental and physical health-related markers, and to clarify if different…
- Conditions
- Calorie Deficiency, Fasting, Cold Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT05545943
- Testing
- 2-days of zero calorie restriction and whole-body cold-water immersion, 6-days of calorie restriction, 2-days of zero calorie restriction without whole-body cold-water immersion
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lithuanian Sports University
Body Weight Changes, Body Composition
Breakfast and Muscle Health in Children
One in every three children ages 2-19 years is overweight or obese. Although multifactorial in nature, obesity is primarily attributed to a mismatch between energy intake and energy expenditure (EE).
- Conditions
- Body Weight Changes, Body Composition, Muscle Mass, Energy Expenditure
- Trial name
- NCT03602144
- Testing
- Carbohydrate, Protein
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville