PRIMARY CARE

This study is testing if having a support worker in a pediatrician's office can help low-income families with young children. The worker helps parents apply for government benefits, file taxes, and find community resources. Researchers want to see if this support reduces family s…

This study is testing whether a simple educational video and flyer can help patients collect cleaner urine samples. Cleaner samples lead to more accurate test results, which helps doctors avoid prescribing antibiotics when they aren't needed. Researchers will compare patients who…

This study is testing a new, faster blood test for heart attacks that can be used right in primary care clinics. The goal is to help doctors quickly figure out if a patient's chest pain is a serious heart problem or something else. If successful, this could mean fewer unnecessary…

This study is testing a new diagnostic tool that combines a blood test with a short questionnaire to help doctors tell the difference between bipolar disorder and regular depression. It involves about 623 adults who are currently experiencing a depressive episode and are visiting…

This study is testing a new program designed to prevent dating violence among teenagers. It works by training pediatric doctors and providing resources to parents and teens during regular check-up visits. The goal is to see if families find the program helpful and practical, and …

This study is testing a suicide prevention program in rural Nepal's primary healthcare system. It aims to help local healthcare workers better identify and support people at risk of suicide. The program is being developed with input from people who have personal experience with s…

This study is testing if a small change in appointment reminders helps patients arrive on time. Researchers are comparing two types of messages: one that shows just the appointment time, and another that shows an explicit 'arrive by' time set 15 minutes earlier. The goal is to se…

This study is testing whether a digital chatbot can help identify patients at high risk for hereditary cancers during routine primary care visits. Researchers will invite 210 patients to use the chatbot for a cancer risk assessment. The main goal is to see how many patients compl…

This study aims to see if Artificial Intelligence (AI) can accurately and fairly decide how urgently a patient needs care when they contact their GP surgery online. Researchers will analyze data from over 200,000 patients using a system called Patchs to test and improve the AI's …

This study is testing whether an artificial intelligence (AI) tool can help manage the long waitlists for specialist doctor appointments in Brazil. It will compare the AI's decisions against the standard human process for nearly 1,000 patient referrals. The goal is to see if the …