2019
Validating the use of registries and claims data to support randomized trials: Rationale and design of the Extending Trial-Based Evaluations of Medical Therapies Using Novel Sources of Data (EXTEND) Study
Strom JB, Tamez H, Zhao Y, Valsdottir LR, Curtis J, Brennan JM, Shen C, Popma JJ, Mauri L, Yeh RW. Validating the use of registries and claims data to support randomized trials: Rationale and design of the Extending Trial-Based Evaluations of Medical Therapies Using Novel Sources of Data (EXTEND) Study. American Heart Journal 2019, 212: 64-71. PMID: 30953936, PMCID: PMC6535119, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical therapyDual Antiplatelet Therapy StudyEnd pointEnd-point eventsClinical trial programEfficacy of therapyPatient-level dataClinical trial dataHealth system dataUse of registriesNew medical treatmentsProcedural registryRandomized trialsClaims databasePatient populationNational registryAdministrative claimsOutcome dataMedical treatmentTrial programTrial dataRegistryTrial informationTherapy studiesTrial results
2005
The Impact of Clinical Trials on the Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy
Kim N, Gross C, Curtis J, Stettin G, Wogen S, Choe N, Krumholz HM. The Impact of Clinical Trials on the Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2005, 20: 1026-1031. PMID: 16307628, PMCID: PMC1490267, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0221.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAgedClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHormone Replacement TherapyHumansInformation DisseminationInsurance, Pharmaceutical ServicesLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesTreatment RefusalUnited StatesConceptsWomen's Health InitiativeHormone replacement therapyHRT useHRT discontinuationReplacement therapyHealth initiativesHormone replacement therapy useLocal practice patternsHRT prescriptionHRT usersMarked regional variationPrescription fillingTherapy useClinical behaviorClinical trialsPractice patternsSubstantial geographic variationTrial publicationsDiscontinuationHealth databasesTrial dataAge groupsRapid effectsWest South CentralTrial results