Clinical trials: Medicare
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
Pain, Hypoglycemia
Outcomes Study of MTM in a Medicare ACO
This is a non-randomized, prospective, quasi-experimental study designed to assess the impact of pharmacist-provided medication management on total cost of care and clinical outcomes (ie, hospitalizations, emergency department…
- Trial name
- NCT02875925
- Testing
- MTM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthEast Care System
Economics, Fraud
The Effect of Informative Letters on the Prescription and Receipt of Schedule II Controlled Substances
Fraud and waste is estimated to cost the American health care system nearly $200 billion each year, and the public Medicare and Medicaid programs about $60 billion each year.
- Conditions
- Economics, Fraud, Delivery of Health Care, Health Expenditures
- Trial name
- NCT02345434
- Testing
- Informative letter
- Volunteers
- 1,525 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Insurance Status/Stability
IMPACCT for Kids' Care
Health insurance is important for children. Public insurance programs are available to many children, but some families report being confused about how to get and keep this insurance.
- Trial name
- IMPACCT (NCT02298361)
- Testing
- Health insurance outreach IT tools
- Volunteers
- 27,251 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OCHIN, Inc.
Influenza, Human, Influenza
Mail Outreach To Increase Vaccination Acceptance Through Engagement
The aim of this study is to determine whether receiving a core letter signed by the Surgeon General or the Director of the National Vaccine Program that provides only information about influenza, or a core letter signed by the…
- Conditions
- Influenza, Human, Influenza, Human Flu
- Trial name
- MOTIVATE (NCT02243774)
- Testing
- Core letter signed by Surgeon General, Core letter signed by the Director of the National Vaccine Program, Core letter signed by Surgeon General + implementation prompt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 228,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Cardiac Disease
SHAPE:SeeingtheHeartwithAIPoweredEcho
Establish transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) exams performed with Bay Labs EchoGPS guidance technology can be used in a primary care setting to accurately identify cardiac disease.
- Trial name
- SHAPE (NCT03705650)
- Testing
- Limited Echocardiogram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sara Guttas
Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer
Cancer Prevention and Treatment Demonstration for Ethnic and Racial Minorities
The goal of this behavioral research study is to improve the use of cancer prevention services, increase early detection, and treatment of cancer.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00453661
- Testing
- Questionnaire, Patient Navigator (PN)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,472 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Economics, Fraud
The Effect of Informative Letters on the Prescription and Receipt of Seroquel
Abusive prescribing exposes patients to unnecessary health risks and results in wasteful public expenditures. This study will evaluate an innovative approach to fighting abusive prescription: sending letters to suspected…
- Conditions
- Economics, Fraud, Delivery of Health Care, Health Expenditures
- Trial name
- NCT02467933
- Testing
- Initial Informative letter, Followup Informative Letter
- Volunteers
- 5,055 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Advanced Cancers
End of Life Treatment Preferences of Latino Medicare Beneficiaries With Cancer
Objectives: The primary objective of the research project is to investigate how declining health status influences the end-of-life (EOL) treatment preferences in Latino Medicare beneficiaries with cancer and to examine if and how…
- Trial name
- NCT01389830
- Testing
- Telephone Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Low Back Pain, Depression
Subgroups of Older Adults With Back Pain and Multiple Chronic Conditions
The overall goal of this study is to use the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) data to gain an understanding of how multiple chronic conditions impact the health outcomes of older adults with back pain.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Depression, Anxiety, Osteoarthritis
- Trial name
- NCT03632122
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,344 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Cancer
Galleri® in the Medicare Population.
This multi-center comparative prospective cohort study is designed to assess the real world clinical impact, including safety and test performance, of Galleri®, a blood-based multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test.
- Trial name
- NCT05673018
- Testing
- Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test (Galleri®)
- Where
- 72 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GRAIL, Inc.
Medicare Part D
Survey of Patient and Physician Knowledge and Perception Regarding Medicare Part D Plan Selection
Evaluation of patients' methodology and ability to select an economical and ideal Medicare Part D prescription drug plan (PDP).
- Trial name
- NCT02241980
- Testing
- Patient survey, Physician survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Annual Wellness Visit, Breast Cancer Screening
Messaging Intervention to Increase Medicare Annual Wellness Visits -- The NUDGE AWV Clinical Trial
Medicare Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) are critical for addressing preventive care needs among older adults, yet the most recent estimates from the Center for Medicare Services suggest less than 50% of eligible patients take…
- Conditions
- Annual Wellness Visit, Breast Cancer Screening, Colon Cancer Screening
- Trial name
- NCT06640426
- Testing
- Two Messaging Nudges, Five messaging nudges
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29,842 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laura Feemster
Medicare Expenditures, Quality of Care
Evaluation of the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative
This study assesses the effects of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative on physician practices, practice staff, Medicare and Medicaid costs and service utilization, quality…
- Trial name
- CPC (NCT02320591)
- Testing
- care management fee, feedback reports, technical assistance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 365,076 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Hearing Loss, Unilateral
Single-Sided Deafness in the Medicare Population
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of cochlear implantation in adults 65 years of age and older.
- Trial name
- NCT05250414
- Testing
- MED-EL Cochlear Implant System
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Med-El Corporation
Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
The Pitt Retiree Study: A Diabetes Prevention Program for Medicare Eligible Older Adults
The Pitt Retiree Study (PRS) disseminates a novel, yet practical, diabetes prevention program among Medicare eligible adults in Western Pennsylvania.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Eating Behavior, Diet Modification
- Trial name
- PRS (NCT03192475)
- Testing
- GLB plus phone contacts, GLB plus newsletter contacts
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cancer
Addressing Disparities in Cancer Care for Latino Medicare Beneficiaries
To reduce Cancer health care disparities that exists among minority Medicare beneficiaries and to demonstrate cost effectiveness of patient navigation in reducing the burden of cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00385866
- Testing
- cancer screening and health education, facilitation of Services to improve cancer screening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,272 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Frailty
Longitudinal Tracking and Intervention Platform for Medicare Advantage Patients
This study investigates whether a health tracking platform improves an elderly person's health with regards to frailty over the course of a year.
- Trial name
- NCT04658160
- Testing
- Longitudinal Tracking and Intervention Platform for Medicare Advantage Patients
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University