Clinical trials: Physicians, Primary Care
Respiratory Tract Infections, Urinary Tract Infections
Intervention Study to Improve Antibiotic Prescription in Outpatient Care
Antimicrobial resistance has become a world-wide problem and antibiotic consumption is a major driving force for the development of resistance.
- Trial name
- SAPI (NCT01358916)
- Testing
- Mailing of antibiotic therapy guidelines to the sentinel physicians
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Obesity
Health-Smart for Weight Loss at UF Jax Clinics
The study will test the effectiveness of a culturally sensitive, evidence-based, multi-component, behavioral program for treating obesity called Health-Smart.
- Trial name
- NCT03418701
- Testing
- Health Smart for Weight Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 683 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Organ Donation, Registration for Deceased Organ Donation
Promoting Organ Donor Registration in Family Physician Offices
This study evaluates the effects of using reception staff to prompt patients by providing a pamphlet and an opportunity to register in the waiting room via a mobile tablet on deceased organ donor registration rates.
- Trial name
- NCT03213171
- Testing
- Reception staff providing handout., Mobile Tablet (e.g. iPad)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
COPD
Screening for COPD in Primary Care: a Synergistic Approach - Dentists - Pharmacists -Physiotherapists - Nurses - Physicians
A recent French study conducted in the general population in the north, using more than 12,000 people randomly drawn from the electoral lists, shows a prevalence of nearly 15% of an obstructive spirometric function disorder; The…
- Trial name
- UNANIME (NCT03104348)
- Testing
- COPD screening
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
HPV-Related Cervical Carcinoma, Physician-Patient Relations
An Observational Study of GP Verbal Reminders Upon Cervical Screening
Cervical cancer screening is offered to all women in the United Kingdom (UK) between the ages of 24.5 and 64 years of age. The majority of screening is performed in primary care and the rate remains stubbornly below 80%, despite…
- Trial name
- VRCS (NCT04970394)
- Testing
- Cervical Screening Reminder
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 724 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Faizan Awan
Contraception, Chronic Disease
Helping People With Health Conditions Make Birth Control Decisions
The purpose of this project is to describe how contraceptive services are currently being delivered to women with medical conditions who seek care in community-based primary care settings, such as family medicine and internal…
- Trial name
- NCT03153644
- Testing
- Interview, Observation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Primary Care Physicians of the Swiss Sentinel Surveillance Network
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer mortality in Switzerland, and kills 1600 people annually. Most deaths could be prevented by screening, but the 2012 Swiss national health survey found that only 40% of…
- Trial name
- NCT03552744
- Testing
- Mailed training intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Asthma
A Study for the Assessment of the Words Used by Patients and Physicians to Express Asthma Symptoms
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the concordance of the most frequently used words by the patients and the physicians to express asthma symptoms and the limitations of daily activities caused by asthma.
- Trial name
- NCT00986219
- Where
- 40 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 696 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Major Depressive Disorder
Patient-Centered Depression Care for African Americans
The investigators propose to answer the following research question: Does a multifaceted, culturally tailored intervention that focuses on the specific concerns and preferences of African American patients with depression and…
- Trial name
- NCT00243425
- Testing
- Standard Quality Improvement, Patient-centered Intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Gestational Weight Gain
Management of Gestational Weight Gain by Family Physicians: Seeking Congruence With Guidelines
Background The Institute of Medicine (IOM) published guidelines in 2009 for optimal gestational weight gain (GWG) during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT01803698
- Testing
- Training in the use of IOM charts
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helena Piccinini
Diabetes Mellitus
SimCare: Physician Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
This randomized trial will test the hypotheses that (a) a physician opinion leader intervention, (b) a "narrative process trace" physician feedback intervention, or (c) the combined intervention (a + b), are no more effective…
- Trial name
- NCT00262704
- Testing
- Simulated case-based customized learning, Simulated case based customized learning + leader feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,020 people
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
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
Prescribing Tendencies
What Influences Physicians' Decisions - Statistics or Stories?
The purpose of this study is to test whether physicians change their use of non-recommended tests, procedures, or medications more in response to evidence based-guidelines, price information, or an individual patient's story.
- Trial name
- NCT02048982
- Testing
- Guideline, Cost, Victim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University