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November 21, 2024: Are Pragmatic Trials Living Up to the Promise of Improving Representativeness?

Rethinking Clinical Trials

In a new commentary, members of the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory’s Ethics and Regulatory Core explore the potential of pragmatic trials to improve demographic representativeness and health equity in clinical research. appeared first on Rethinking Clinical Trials. ” Read the full article.

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Grand Rounds December 13, 2024: Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring and Nurse Case Management in Black and Hispanic Patients With Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial (Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, FACP)

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The research team looked at the comparative effectiveness of HBPTM alone versus HBPTM plus telephone-based NCM when administered to Black and Hispanic stroke survivors with uncontrolled hypertension. The research team found that both groups experienced significant SBP reduction at both the six-month and 12-month mark.

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Doctors Discover Needle Lodged in 80-Year-Old Woman’s Brain

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An elderly woman in Russia’s Far East was revealed on Wednesday to have lived for 80 years with an inch-long needle in her brain, after doctors made the unexpected discovery during a CT scan. Doctors believe the woman was the victim of a failed infanticide carried out by her parents, and said they would not […]

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July 23, 2024: Article From Ethics and Regulatory Core Highlights Key Challenges for Pragmatic Trials

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In an invited commentary published this month in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes , authors from the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory’s Ethics and Regulatory Core describe the recurring and emerging ethical issues in pragmatic clinical trials. Learn more about the Ethics and Regulatory Core.

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‘Useless’ Organ That Doctors Often Remove May Actually Fight Cancer

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

recent retrospective study, however, suggests the thymus gland is not nearly as expendable as experts once thought US researchers found that those who get their thymus removed face an increased risk of death from any cause […]

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Teleconsultation positions itself as viable alternative to offset low doctor-to-population ratio & specialists shortage

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Teleconsultation is seen as a viable alternative with low doctor-to-population ratio and shortage of specialists doctors. In fact, teleconsultation is seen to bridge this gap by allowing patients in remote areas to receive earlier diagnosis and treatment with low cost and faster follow-up check-ups.

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August 8, 2024: FDA Commissioner and NIH Director Share Thoughts on the Future of Pragmatic Clinical Trials

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Speaking at the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory’s 2024 Annual Steering Committee Meeting in May, Commissioner of Food and Drugs Robert Califf and NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli discussed the intersection of pragmatic research and national health priorities. View the full materials from the 2024 Annual Steering Committee Meeting.