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Antihypertensive Medication and Fracture Risk in Older VA Nursing Home Residents

JAMA Internal Medicine

This cohort study using a target trial emulation approach assesses whether initiating antihypertensive medication is associated with increased fracture risk among older long-term Veterans Health Administration nursing home residents.

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March 28, 2024: Health Equity Core Provides Reference for Equitable Language in Pragmatic Trials

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda The NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory’s Health Equity Core developed a written aid to offer guidance on inclusive language and terms to use when referring to specific people, groups, and communities. View the Equitable Language Cheat Sheet.

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October 31, 2023: NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory Welcomes 5 New Demonstration Projects

Rethinking Clinical Trials

The study is administered by the National Institute of Nursing Research and will be conducted by Diana Burgess of the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Roni Evans of the University of Minnesota, and Katherine Hadlandsmyth of the University of Iowa.

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PCM Trials acquires Netherlands-based Clinical Trial Service, becoming the most experienced independent provider of mobile visit services with the largest geographic coverage area in support of decentralized clinical trials (DCTs)

Pharmaceutical Technology

PCM Trials, a Denver, USA based leader in providing mobile research nurses for decentralized clinical trials, today announced the acquisition of Clinical Trial Service (CTS).

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Including Diverse Participants in Pragmatic Clinical Trials

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Karen Kehl of the National Institute of Nursing Research discuss the important of including diverse participants in pragmatic trials, including highlights from a panel discussion at the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory 2022 Steering Committee Meeting.

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Will mobile visits help the clinical trials industry meet its diversity goals?

Pharmaceutical Technology

Lowering barriers to participation could boost the diversity of patients in clinical trials. We analyze gender, race and ethnicity data to understand the differences that mobile visits from a certified mobile research nurse can make.

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January 11, 2024: BeatPain Utah Study Team Uses Implementation Mapping Approach to Plan Hybrid Trial

Rethinking Clinical Trials

In a new article from the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory, the BeatPain Utah study team describes the "implementation mapping" they used to plan for trial implementation. The post January 11, 2024: BeatPain Utah Study Team Uses Implementation Mapping Approach to Plan Hybrid Trial appeared first on Rethinking Clinical Trials.

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