Clinical trials: Low Cost
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Apnoea Breathing Record Exploratory Study (SABRES)
During sleep, many people have times when they breathe shallowly or completely stop. If a person stops breathing for more than 10 seconds, this is called an 'apnoea'.
- Trial name
- SABRES (NCT06050720)
- Testing
- Apne-Scan DC1 device
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Low Back Pain
Efficacy and Cost: Benefit Ratio of 0, 1, and 2 Medial Branch Blocks for Lumbar Facet Joint Radiofrequency Denervation
Lumbar zygapophysial (facet) joint pain is a common cause of low back pain. Radiofrequency (RF) denervation is an effective and low risk treatment of chronic low back pain of suspected facet joint etiology.
- Trial name
- NCT00484159
- Testing
- Radiofrequency denervation of medial branches, 0.5% bupivacaine, 2% lidocaine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Receipt of Radiology Studies, Receipt of Laboratory Tests
The Effect of Financial Incentives on Utilization of Low-cost Providers
Several employers in the US have introduced a program where their employees receive a financial incentive to receive lower cost care.
- Trial name
- NCT02249156
- Testing
- Financial incentive for choosing a lower-cost provider
- Sponsor
- Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) of the Retina
Low Cost OCT for Point of Care
The purpose of this study is to compare the performance of a prototype optical coherence tomography (OCT) machine with currently available high resolution OCT machines.
- Trial name
- NCT03323307
- Testing
- OCT imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Non-specific Low Back Pain (NSLBP), Facet Joint Syndrome
Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation As Alternative To Nerve Blocks In Anesthesia, Pain Medicine And Rehabilitation Of Nonspecific Chronic Pain
Chronic musculoskeletal pain of non-specific origin affects approximately 30% of the global population. Beyond its prevalence, it represents a serious health and socioeconomic problem.
- Trial name
- PENSAR (NCT07273006)
- Testing
- Nerve block with Lidocain, Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Deep Vein Thrombosis
New Clinical Score for Deep Vein Thrombosis
A new Clinical Score (CS) to rule out Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) has to be derived and internally validated (with bootstrap method), from patients suspected of DVT in Italy.
- Trial name
- NCT05680636
- Testing
- temperature measurement
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Accademia Italiana Medicina Osteopatica
Arthritis, Psoriatic, Psoriasis
Mind Matters: A High Touch, Low Cost Approach to Improving Mental Health Outcomes in Patients With Psoriatic Diseases
Despite advances in effective psoriatic disease treatment, the disease still has a serious impact on mental health and well-being of millions of patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05571696
- Testing
- Immune Strength
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Elaine Husni
Substance Abuse
Low-Cost Contingency Management for Hispanic Outpatients - 3
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a lower-cost contingency management (CM) procedure in Hispanic substance abusing outpatients.
- Trial name
- NCT00249548
- Testing
- Contingency management
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Maternal and Newborn Health
Postpartum Empowerment: an Integrated Approach Driving Demand and Delivery of High Quality, Low-cost Postnatal Services in Kenya
This research represents a randomized trial of a program to improve timely postnatal care, comparing post-natal check-ups performed by community health workers delivered either by phone or in person to a control group.
- Trial name
- NCT02104635
- Testing
- Delivery of a Post-Partum Package
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Health Services Misuse, Physician's Practice Patterns
Primary Care Clinician Commitments to Choosing Wisely®
This pragmatic trial examines the uptake and effects of primary care clinician commitments to follow 3 Choosing Wisely® recommendations.
- Conditions
- Health Services Misuse, Physician's Practice Patterns, Guideline Adherence, Unnecessary Procedures
- Trial name
- NCT02247050
- Testing
- Commitment invitation
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Breast Neoplasms, Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
Clinical and Therapeutic Outcomes by Molecular Subtype in Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Its molecular classification, based on hormone receptors (estrogen and progesterone), HER2 and Ki-67, defines subtypes with different prognoses and treatments.
- Conditions
- Breast Neoplasms, Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms, HER2-Positive Breast Cancer, Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT07856225
- Testing
- CDK4/6 Inhibitors, Anti-HER2 Therapy, Standard Breast Cancer Treatment
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 370 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota