Clinical trials: Medicare
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
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.
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
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