Study aims to stop needless Pre-Surgery testing
NCT ID NCT06934564
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a set of tools—like doctor education, decision aids, and financial incentives—can reduce unnecessary medical tests before low-risk surgeries such as breast lump removal, gallbladder removal, and hernia repair. Sixteen hospitals in Michigan will use these strategies for three months. The goal is to see if fewer tests are ordered without increasing emergency visits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral intervention (clinician education, decision support, feedback, pay-for-performance)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show a practical way to cut unnecessary medical tests, saving time and money without harming patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 16 sites, so results may not apply everywhere. Changing doctor habits is hard and the effect may be small.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 16 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Site Inclusion Criteria: * Over 30% of testing rates on at least one of the three index procedures (breast lumpectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and inguinal hernia repair) Exclusion Criteria: * none Surgical participants must be over 18 years old.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Michigan and other Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative sites
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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