Clinical trials: Costs
Vascular Disease
Transferability and Cost-effectiveness of PROSPECT in Surgical Trainees
To design, validate and prove cost-effectiveness of a comprehensive endovascular simulation curriculum consisting of cognitive and psychomotor skills training for endovascular management of symptomatic vascular disease in the…
- Trial name
- PROSPECT (NCT01965860)
- Testing
- additional curriculum (E-learning + simulation), additional E-learning
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Diabetes
Risk Factors, Costs, and Impacts of ED Boarding
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the risk factors, costs, and operational impacts of emergency department boarding (patients admitted to the hospital but remaining in the emergency department awaiting…
- Conditions
- Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Diabetes, Asthma (Diagnosis), COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Trial name
- NCT07532564
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,486 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
ART Adherence, HIV-1-infection
Call for Life Youth ART Adherence Study
Study purpose: To assess effect of mHealth Call for life Uganda tool (CFLU) on ART adherence among youth measured by interactive voice response to daily adherence calls mapped in the database and proportion with viral suppression…
- Conditions
- ART Adherence, HIV-1-infection, mHealth
- Trial name
- C4L-Youth (NCT04718974)
- Testing
- mHealth call for life system/ tool using IVR ( interactive voice response)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Anesthetic Gas Consumption and Cost-Effectiveness
Comparison of Different Ventilator and Vaporizer Technologies to Study Economic and Environmental Implications
The purpose of this study is to test whether or not the use of a low volume ventilator in an anesthesia machine reduces anesthetic costs significantly as compared to other high volume machines.
- Trial name
- NCT04851314
- Testing
- ICU certified ventilator, Non-ICU certified ventilator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Sexually Transmitted Infection, HIV/AIDS
Clinical Study of STI Screening to Prevent Adverse Birth and New-born Outcomes (Philani Ndiphile)
This study aims to evaluate different screening strategies to decrease the burden of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) among pregnant women, and reduce adverse birth outcomes.
- Conditions
- Sexually Transmitted Infection, HIV/AIDS, Cost-effectiveness, Birth Outcomes
- Trial name
- NCT04446611
- Testing
- First antenatal care + test-of-cure, First antenatal care + week 30-34 gestation (no test-of-cure)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 2,247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Professional Development (Pty) Ltd
Intermittent Claudicants
Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of ACE Inhibitor, Ramipril, in Intermittent Claudicants
The investigators are conducting a randomised controlled trial to investigate the clinical and cost effectiveness of Ramipril which is an anti-hypertensive medication in patients with intermittent claudication.
- Trial name
- NCT01037530
- Testing
- Ramipril
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Menorrhagia
Medical Therapy Versus Radiofrequency Endometrial Ablation in the Initial Treatment of Menorrhagia
Excessive menstrual loss (menorrhagia) is a common condition that affects women of reproductive age, and can result in anemia, chronic fatigue and lost wages from work.
- Trial name
- iTOM (NCT01165307)
- Testing
- Estradiol 30mcg / Levonorgestrel 150mcg monophasic oral contraceptive pills, Naproxen sodium pills, NovaSure® Radiofrequency Endometrial Ablation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Abimbola Famuyide
Strabismus
Mobile Medical Application for Cost-effective Strabismus Screening
Develop and evaluate a new smartphone based app to screen for and measure eye misalignment (strabismus). The investigators will validate the app against simulated strabismus of known magnitude and common clinical tests.
- Trial name
- NCT03450980
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Diabetes Mellitus
Hawaii Patient Reward And Incentives to Support Empowerment
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) study is to examine the extent that financial incentives when combined with diabetes evidence-based practices, improve self-management and biometric measures for adult…
- Trial name
- HI-PRAISE (NCT02123251)
- Testing
- Financial Incentives
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- University of Hawaii
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
The Brain Health Study: A Pragmatic, Patient-Centered Trial
The eRADAR Brain Health Study is an embedded, pragmatic clinical trial to determine whether targeted screening for dementia using the eRADAR algorithm increases dementia detection within primary care compared to usual care.
- Trial name
- eRADAR (NCT05905796)
- Testing
- Brain Health Assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,261 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Asthma
Effectiveness of the Propeller Health (Formerly Asthmapolis) Monitoring System
Propeller Health is collaborating with Dignity Health (formerly Catholic Healthcare West (CHW)) to carry out a focused demonstration project to evaluate the effectiveness and potential cost savings of a deployment of the…
- Trial name
- NCT01509183
- Testing
- Propeller Health System (formerly Asthmapolis System)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 495 people
- Sponsor
- Reciprocal Labs
Sedentary Lifestyle, Risk of Disability
The LIFE Study - Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders
Based upon promising results from a pilot study among 424 sedentary older adults who were randomized to a physical activity intervention or a successful aging health education intervention, a Phase 3 multi-center randomized…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Risk of Disability, Aging
- Trial name
- LIFE (NCT01072500)
- Testing
- Physical Activity, Successful Aging
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,635 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Cancer
S1204, Viral Screening in Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients
The goal of this study is to estimate the prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection among newly diagnosed cancer patients presenting to community and academic oncology clinics.
- Trial name
- NCT01946516
- Where
- 58 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,051 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Neoplasms
Evaluating the Impact of Patient-Centered Oncology Care
The National Committee for Quality Assurance has worked with the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Oncology Management Services, Independence Blue Cross, and RAND, as well as a…
- Trial name
- NCT02110758
- Testing
- Pilot of Patient-Centered Oncology Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125,250 people
- Sponsor
- National Committee for Quality Assurance
Heart Failure, Diabetes
Dapagliflozin at Discharge on Hospital Heart Failure Readmission
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of dapagliflozin treatment in preventing hospital re-admissions, emergency room (ER) visits, urgent clinic visits, and death in patients with and without type 2 diabetes (T2D)…
- Trial name
- NCT04249778
- Testing
- Dapagliflozin
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Severe, Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis
The SOLACE-AU Clinical Trial
The objective of the study is to observe the safety, efficacy and cost effectiveness of the Edwards SAPIEN XT valve for the treatment of severe calcific degenerative aortic stenosis.
- Trial name
- SOLACE-AU (NCT01675596)
- Testing
- TAVR Implantation of the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Prosthesis
- Where
- 11 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 199 people
- Sponsor
- Edwards Lifesciences
Colon Cancer
Reducing VA No-Shows: Evaluation of Predictive Overbooking Applied to Colonoscopy
In this research study, investigators use colonoscopy as a case example to evaluate a predictive overbooking model derived using patient-level predictors of absenteeism.
- Trial name
- No-show (NCT01639443)
- Testing
- Predictive no-show overbooking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Coronary Heart Disease
Family Heart Health Program: Randomized, Controlled Trial
Background: Family members (spouses, siblings, offspring) of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) may themselves be at increased risk for developing CHD for genetic, biochemical and/or behavioural reasons.
- Trial name
- FHHP-RCT (NCT00552591)
- Testing
- 12-week risk reduction program, managed by a Heart Health Educator
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 426 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Elective Reconstructive Surgery Population
The Effect of Healing Touch on Sleep
Healing Touch improves measures of sleep the night prior to surgery, thus improving surgery-related morbidity.
- Trial name
- Sleep7 (NCT01870076)
- Testing
- Healing Touch, Control, Presence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
Osteoarthritis, Knee
A Cost-efficiency Analysis of Primary Assessors for Patients With Knee Pain in Primary Care
Background: Almost half of the Swedish population are overweight or obese. This will probably affect the incidence of osteoarthritis since overweight is a strong risk factor.
- Trial name
- NCT03822533
- Testing
- Physiotherapist as primary assessor, Physician as primary assessor
- Where
- 9 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 363 people
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region