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NCT06822452
The goal of this clinical trial is to demonstrate that outpatient management for robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy is not inferior to inpatient management in terms of the occurrence of early post-operative complications. Researchers will compare outpatient robot-assisted radical prostatectomy to inpatient procedure. Participants will: * Visit the clinic after the operation once at 45 days, 6 months and once a year for up to 5 years for check-ups and tests. * Answer survey questions about urinary and erectil functions, stress and anxiety, satisfaction, quality of life for 6 months * Keep a diary to record procedures and treatments related to the care provided
NCT06998992
This study aims to find out whether people accurately know their hepatitis B vaccination status. It focuses on individuals born in France who visit a sexual health clinic (CeGIDD) in Saint-Denis. During the consultation, each person is asked whether they think they are vaccinated against hepatitis B. Then, a blood test is done to check if they really are. The goal is to see how often people's answers match their actual medical status. The study also looks at factors like age, gender, education level, and whether they have a regular doctor to understand who is more likely to be unsure or mistaken about their vaccination status. About 200 participants are expected to take part.
NCT05892666
INTRODUCTION Whereas low-acuity ambulatory patients have been cited as a source of emergency department (ED) overuse or misuse, it is argued that patient evaluation in the ED may end up being more cost-effective. The COVID-19 pandemic has complicated the debate by shifting primary care practices (PCP) and walk-in clinics (WIC) towards telemedicine, a consultation modality presumed to be more efficient under the circumstances. OBJECTIVES To compare, from patient and healthcare system perspectives, the value of the care received in person or by telemedicine in EDs, WICs and PCPs by ambulatory patients presenting with one the following complaints: 1) Acute diarrheas; 2) Sore throat; 3) Nasal congestion; 4) Increased or purulent nasal discharge; 5) Earache or ear discharge; 6) Shortness of breath; 7) Cough; 8) Increased or purulent sputum; 9) Muscle aches; 10) Anosmia; 11) Dysgeusia; 12) Burning urine; 13) Urinary frequency and urgency; 14) Dysuria; 15) Limb traumatic injury; 16) Cervical, thoracic or lumbar back pain; and 17) Fever METHODS The investigators shall perform a multicenter prospective cohort study in Québec and Ontario. In phase 1, a time-driven activity-based costing method will be applied at each of 14 study sites. This method uses time as a cost driver to allocate direct costs (e.g. medication), consumable expenditures (e.g. needles, office supplies), overhead (e.g. building maintenance) and physician charges to patient care. The cost of a care episode thus will be proportional to the time spent receiving the care. At the end of this phase, a list of care process costs (e.g. triage, virtual medical assessment) will be generated and used to calculate the cost of each consultation during phase 2, in which a prospective cohort of patients will be monitored in order to compare the care received in EDs, WICs and PCPs. Research assistants will recruit eligible participants during the initial in-person or virtual visit. They will complete the collection using local medical records and provincial databases. Participants will be contacted by phone for follow-up questionnaires 1-3 and 8-14 days after their visit. Patients shall be aged 18 years and over, ambulatory throughout the care episode and have one of the targeted presenting complaints mentioned above. The estimated sample size is 3,906 patients. The primary outcome measurement for comparing the three types of care setting will be patient-reported outcome scores. The secondary outcome measurements will be: 1) patient-reported experience scores; 2) mean costs borne wholly by patients; 3) the proportion of return visits to any site 3 and 7 days after the initial visit; 4) the mean cost of care; 5) the incidences of mortality, hospital admissions and placement in intensive care within 30 days following the initial visit; 6) adherence to practice guidelines. Multilevel generalized linear models will be used to compare the care setting types and an overlap weights approach will be applied to adjust for confounding due to age, sex, gender, ethnicity, comorbidities, registration with a family physician, socioeconomic status and perceived severity of illness. EXPERTISE This research project brings together a strong team with expertise in emergency and primary care, pneumonology, performance assessment, biostatistics, health economics, patient-oriented research, knowledge translation, administration and policymaking. IMPORTANCE The endpoint of our program will be for policymakers, patients and care providers to be able to determine the most appropriate care setting for the management of ambulatory emergency conditions, based on the value of care associated with each alternative.
NCT02453074
The purpose of this study is to design and test the feasibility of a system to survey patients regarding the outcome of acute care visits and to report back to the healthcare providers.
NCT01033279
The purpose of this study is to determine whether self-management of oral anticoagulation therapy with warfarin has an effect on patient's quality of life following a specific training program led by pharmacists.