Clinical trials: Physicians, Primary Care
Antibiotic Prescribing Audit and Feedback
Providing Antibiotic Prescribing Feedback to Primary Care Physicians: The Ontario Program To Improve AntiMicrobial USE
Antibiotic overuse occurs in multiple jurisdictions and is associated with rising rates of antimicrobial resistance. Mailing letters to the highest antibiotic prescribing physicians is a potentially effective method to optimize…
- Trial name
- OPTIMISE (NCT03776383)
- Testing
- Antibiotic use feedback letter
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people
- Sponsor
- Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Screening Tool
"SOUND" Trial: Study of On-site Use of Novel AI-assisted Diagnostics in CHD Screening
This study plans to conduct clinical validation of the model in real clinical settings, comparing it with primary care physicians and specialist physicians to ensure the model's practicality.
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Screening Tool, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cluster Randomized Trial
- Trial name
- NCT06791109
- Testing
- Primary care physicians, AI + Primary care physicians
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 19,697 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kun Sun
Chronic Heart Failure
Strategies to Improve Prescribing in Heart Failure Patients
The purpose of the study is to assess whether primary care physicians may uptitrate recommended drug therapies in stable heart failure patients if educational material and specialist support including phone or mail consultation…
- Trial name
- NCT01023438
- Testing
- Strategy for assisted uptitration, Usual care
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Niguarda Hospital
Medical Education
Online Primary Care Physician (PCP) Training in Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatment
This project seeks to develop a comprehensive, computer-based education program for primary care physicians that will improve their skills in structured substance abuse screening, brief interventions, and referral and treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT01326936
- Testing
- Online education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Directions, Inc
Decision Support Systems, Clinical, Referral and Consultation
Testing an AI Tool to Help Primary Care Clinicians With Specialty Consultation Questions
The goal of this study is to test an artificial intelligence (AI) tool called SAGE. SAGE helps primary care doctors with questions that often need a specialist. Primary care doctors are the doctors people usually see first.
- Trial name
- SAGE (NCT07706920)
- Testing
- SAGE (AI clinical decision support), Standard eConsult
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Hypertension
Educational Intervention for Hypertension Management
An interventional study is designed and a structured educational session will be conducted regarding the management of Blood pressure for the general physicians of Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Islamabad, Multan and Quetta.
- Trial name
- NCT05038774
- Testing
- Face to face Educational Training, Printed Education Material
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Karachi
Obesity, Overweight
PACE-PC: Primary Care Management of Adolescent Obesity
This 12-month randomized controlled trial, sponsored by NIH/NCI, aims to reduce BMI in obese adolescents (ages 11 -13) by intervening on physical activity and nutrition behaviors within primary care settings.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- NCT00415974
- Testing
- Physician Counseling, Health Educator, Phone Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Smoking Cessation, COPD
Effectiveness of Regular Reporting of Spirometric Results on Smoking Quit Rate.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of regular reporting of spirometric results combined with smoking cessation advice on smoking quit rate in adult smokers in primary care.
- Trial name
- ESPIROTAB (NCT01296295)
- Testing
- Lifestyle counseling and spirometry, Smoking cessation advice
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 466 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Skin Cancer
DermaSensor Study of Primary Care Physician Use of Elastic-Scattering Spectroscopy (ESS) on Skin Lesions Suggestive of Skin Cancer
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical validity of the proprietary DermaSensor Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy (ESS) device and classifier algorithm to support assessment of skin lesions suggestive of melanoma…
- Trial name
- DERM-SUCCESS (NCT06690086)
- Testing
- Lesion biopsy, DermaSensor Device Use
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,028 people
- Sponsor
- DermaSensor, Inc.
Pain, Chronic, Communication Research
Improving Communication About Pain and Opioids
The overall goal of this protocol is to pilot test a clinician training intervention that uses standardized patients (trained actors playing patient roles) as instructors who impart communication skills to primary care…
- Conditions
- Pain, Chronic, Communication Research, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- NCT03629197
- Testing
- Clinicians - Communication skills training, Clinician Control, Patient seeing trained clinician
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Screening Tool
Efficacy Comparison Between Primary Care Physicians' Independent Auscultation and AI-assisted Auscultation for Congenital Heart Disease Screening in Patient-enriched Populations: A Randomized Controlled Trial
In recent years, the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare domain has witnessed a significant surge, with deep learning emerging as a potent force in the medical field.
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Screening Tool, Artifical Intelligence, Randomised Controlled Trial
- Trial name
- NCT06791096
- Testing
- AI-assisted auscultation, Independent auscultation
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 212 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kun Sun
Colorectal Cancer
Evaluation of an Intervention to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Primary Care Clinics
This study is a three-arm randomized controlled trial to implement and evaluate the relative effects of: 1) clinic-focused intervention; 2) combined patient- and clinic-focused intervention, and 3) usual care on the provision of…
- Trial name
- NCT00737646
- Testing
- Usual care, Clinic-focused intervention, Clinic- and patient-focused
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,066 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cardiovascular Diseases, Overweight
Enhancing Mental and Physical Health of Women Veterans 3.0
Women Veterans are the fastest growing segment of VA users, with most users in midlife. This dramatic growth has created challenges for VA to ensure that appropriate services are available to meet women Veterans' needs, and that…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Overweight, Obesity, Hypertension
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT07356479)
- Testing
- EBQI Booster (EBQI/B), EBQI Booster + External Facilitation (EBQI/B+EF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Tobacco Use Disorder, Nicotine Dependence
The MATCH (Medication Aids for Tobacco Cessation and Health) Study
Clinically proven medications such as nicotine replacement therapy, bupropion and varenicline are available to help smokers quit but there are not widely used.
- Trial name
- MATCH (NCT02146911)
- Testing
- Bupropion, Varenicline, Weekly Motivational Emails
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 968 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Asthma & COPD Guideline Implementation
This is a report of a protocol developed to improve asthma and COPD care in a primary care setting. The study was approved by an Ethics Committee and support by the Canadian Thoracic Society through an unrestrictive grant from…
- Trial name
- NCT01766544
- Testing
- Standard Practice Group (SPG), TISG
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Pustular Psoriasis (PP), Generalized Pustular Psoriasis (GPP)
Evaluating Legit.Health Plus Support for Improving Diagnosis of Generalized Pustular Psoriasis and Other Skin Conditions Among Primary Care Physicians and Dermatologists
This study aims to determine if an artificial intelligence (AI) medical device can help healthcare professionals more accurately diagnose rare and complex skin conditions.
- Conditions
- Pustular Psoriasis (PP), Generalized Pustular Psoriasis (GPP), Eczema Atopic Dermatitis, Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
- Trial name
- LegitHealth BI (NCT07428915)
- Testing
- AI-based medical device for aided diagnosis in Dermatology
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- AI Labs Group S.L
Vaccination
Effect of Electronic and Mail Outreach From Primary Care Physicians for COVID-19 Vaccination Among Elderly Patients
This randomized controlled trial tested the effect of culturally tailored and standard electronic secure messages and mailings from patients' primary care physicians to encourage COVID-19 vaccination among adults aged 65 and…
- Trial name
- NCT05096026
- Testing
- Standard PCP Outreach, Culturally Tailored PCP Outreach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,287 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Behavioral Economics, Primary Health Care
Primary Care Clinical Excellence Incentive Study
As part of UCLA Health's commitment to developing a premier integrated health system built on a foundation of physician-led, team-based primary care, the Department of Medicine (DOM) recently implemented a new performance based…
- Conditions
- Behavioral Economics, Primary Health Care, Health Maintenance, Diabetes
- Trial name
- PCCE (NCT04237883)
- Testing
- Standard communication email, Social comparison Intervention, Leadership Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Hypertension
Mobile Application to Improve Nutritional Counseling Provided by Primary Care Physicians for Hypertension.
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the use of a mobile app could improve knowledge and practice in nutrition counseling performed by primary care physicians in Brazil.
- Trial name
- NCT02249494
- Testing
- telehealth, nutritional counseling, smartphone (mobile app)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Diabetes, Hypertension
Integrating Family Medicine and Pharmacy to Advance Primary Care Therapeutics
Recent health policy documents have endorsed an integrated model of collaboration between pharmacists and physicians in primary care.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Constipation
- Trial name
- NCT00157638
- Testing
- integration of pharmacist into primary care, optimizing therapeutic treatments, optimizing processes of care
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation