Clinical trials: Primary Care Referrals
Rheumatic Disease, Arthralgia
Strategies to Improve Appropriate Referral to Rheumatologists
The aim of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to improve the number of effectively referred patients with IRD to the rheumatology outpatient clinic with either use of validated referral pro formas or triage of IRD by…
- Trial name
- NCT03454438
- Testing
- Referral strategies
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 544 people
- Sponsor
- Maasstad Hospital
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
Depression
Cluster Randomized Trial of Knowledge Brokering to Integrate Mood and Smoking Cessation in Ontario Primary Care
Compared to smokers who are not depressed, smokers with depression who try to quit smoking are 10% less likely to succeed when given standard treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03130998
- Testing
- Remote Knowledge Broker (rKB), Emails
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,765 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Heart Failure
Myovista vs NT Pro-BNP Heart Failure Referral Tool
It is hypothesised that the MyoVista wavECG has the potential to show non inferior sensitivity and specificity compared to the current heart failure pathway screening tools of BNP/NT-proBNP and 12 lead resting ECG, but has the…
- Trial name
- NCT05068154
- Testing
- Myovista® WavECG™
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Diabetes Telemedicine Consultation: A Systems Improvement Intervention
This study seeks to evaluate and document the processes of outreach consultation through joint-clinics via teleconferencing as an intervention for system improvement in care delivery and management of diabetes mellitus (DM) at a…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Primary Care Provider
- Trial name
- NCT00119041
- Testing
- The Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire, Diabetes Empowerment Scale, CBOC's undergo half-day joint-clinics via teleconference
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 304 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Substance Use Disorders
TAU vs m-SBIRT in Primary Care
The goal of this research is to leverage technology in primary care clinics to improve screening, brief intervention and referral to Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment, and treatment attendance by comparing 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06250153
- Testing
- m-SBIRT (mobile-Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Behavior Problem, Behavior, Child
Effectiveness of an Online Parenting Training
Child and adolescent behavioral health problems are related to the leading causes of youth morbidity and mortality. Parent-focused preventive interventions, such as GenerationPMTO (GenPMTO), effectively prevent behavioral health…
- Conditions
- Behavior Problem, Behavior, Child, Parents, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- NCT05111886
- Testing
- Communication Skills Training, eHealth GenPMTO, Written Referral Process
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Lower Back Pain
Improving Access to Chiropractic Care in Community Health Centers
The goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of new implementation strategies designed to increase the number of Primary Care Providers (PCPs) referrals to chiropractic care for lower back pain (LBP) in underserved…
- Trial name
- NCT06104605
- Testing
- Institutional interventions, PCPs interventions, Patient interventions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Emergency Service, Hospital, Primary Health Care
Eligibility of Patients Referred to Emergency Departments by Their General Practitioners for Care in Walk-in Clinics: A Single-Center Study in Île-de-France
This study aims to find out how many patients sent to the emergency department by their general practitioner could instead be treated in a walk-in clinic.
- Conditions
- Emergency Service, Hospital, Primary Health Care, General Practitioners, Walk-In Clinics
- Trial name
- NCT07122869
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Gonesse
Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension
10 Prescriptions an Hour. Group Treatment and Physical Activity Referral in a Primary Health Care Setting
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of group treatment including physical activity referral (PAR) on level of physical activity and quality of life in patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension…
- Trial name
- 10PAR (NCT01357304)
- Testing
- Group treatment and PAR
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Neoplasms, Unknown Primary, Cancer
Molecular Analysis of Blood Samples in Standardized Cancer Care Referrals for SCAN and CUP
Patients with suspected cancer (SCAN) and cancer of unknown primary tumor (CUP) are vulnerable because the investigation is difficult and expensive and have poor prognosis because few effective established curative treatments are…
- Trial name
- NCT04025970
- Testing
- Circulating tumor cell and circulating tumor DNA test
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Christer Ericsson
Chronic Heart Failure (CHF)
A Prospective Evaluation of Natriuretic Peptide Based Referral of CHF Patients in Primary Care
This low interventional study, whose unique intervention was to measure the blood level of a biomarker called NT-proBNP in chronic heart failure patients daily followed-up by Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) in Europe, assessed if…
- Trial name
- PREFER (NCT02807857)
- Testing
- Standard care
- Where
- 191 sites in Belgium, Croatia and 16 more
- Volunteers
- 1,415 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Temple University Employees With Musculoskeletal Conditions Receive Physical Therapy to Treat Limitations Early
The purpose of this study is to determine whether seeing a physical therapist first compared with seeing a physician first is more clinically and cost effective in an occupational setting for acute musculoskeletal conditions.
- Trial name
- TEMPLE (NCT02272257)
- Testing
- Early Direct Access Physical Therapy, Physician management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Asthma, Asthma in Children
Diagnostic and Translational Values of Point-of-care Blood Eosinophils and Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) in People Referred by Primary Care for Suspected Asthma
Asthma is characterised by episodic symptoms (attacks) caused by airway inflammation and decreased airflow to the lungs. It affects 10% of the Canadian population and is the most common chronic disease in childhood.
- Conditions
- Asthma, Asthma in Children, Diagnosis, Inflammation
- Trial name
- DIVE (NCT05992519)
- Testing
- ¸FeNO
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Health Services Research
Building Capacity for Specialized Services Through eConsultation
The consultation-referral process is complex, involving several steps including 1) the PCP recognizing the need for specialist advice/intervention, 2) patient agreement on seeing the specialist, 3) referral letter and information…
- Trial name
- eConsult (NCT02053467)
- Testing
- Champlain BASE eConsult Service
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Bruyère Health Research Institute.
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypothyroidism
Evaluation of the Effects of Teleconsultations on a Endocrinology Referral List
The aim of this study is evaluate the effects of telephone teleconsultations to primary care physicians (compared to the state's referral protocol) in the referrals waiting list for endocrinological appointments.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, Goiter
- Trial name
- NCT02710799
- Testing
- Teleconsultation, Protocol
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 3,470 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Overweight, Obesity
Physical Activity Referrals to the Community
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of primary care referrals to community physical activity programs for overweight and obese youth aged 6-18 years on objectively measured physical activity and cardiorespiratory…
- Trial name
- PARC (NCT02044744)
- Testing
- Physical activity referral
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Cancer
Personalized Alerts and Care Pathways to Prompt Prevention Interventions for Alcohol and Tobacco Users in Primary Care
Tobacco and alcohol use present multiplicative risk for aerodigestive cancers. Reducing alcohol consumption improves smoking cessation outcomes and reduces cancer risk.
- Trial name
- COMBAT (NCT03108144)
- Testing
- Brief alcohol intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15,222 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hypertension
SMARTHealth Diabetes in China Using Lay Family Health Promoters
It's a community-based parallel-arm cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). An interactive mobile health management system will be developed to support lay family health promoters and healthcare staff to improve clinical…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hypertension, Dyslipidemias
- Trial name
- NCT02726100
- Testing
- SMARTHealth Diabetes
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 2,073 people
- Sponsor
- The George Institute for Global Health, China
Skin Lesions, Melanocytic Nevi
Evaluating an Artificial Intelligence Tool to Help Primary Care Doctors Diagnose Skin Conditions.
This study aims to determine if an artificial intelligence (AI) medical device can help primary care doctors more accurately identify and manage various skin conditions.
- Conditions
- Skin Lesions, Melanocytic Nevi, Melanoma (Skin Cancer), Basal Cell Carcinoma of Skin
- Trial name
- LegitHealth PH (NCT07428941)
- Testing
- AI-based medical device for aided diagnosis in dermatological conditions
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- AI Labs Group S.L