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Strategy for addressing research-site overlap in pragmatic clinical trials: lessons learned from the NIH-DOD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory (PMC)
Geda M, George SZ, Burgess DJ, Scarton DV, Roddy WT, Gordon KS, Pasquina PF, Brandt CA, Kerns RD, Peduzzi P. Strategy for addressing research-site overlap in pragmatic clinical trials: lessons learned from the NIH-DOD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory (PMC). Trials 2020, 21: 1021. PMID: 33308289, PMCID: PMC7731473, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-04941-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain Management CollaboratoryPragmatic clinical trialsVA Medical CenterMilitary treatment facilitiesClinical trialsExclusion criteriaVeterans AffairsHealth care systemPain managementNonpharmacological approachesPragmatic trialMedical CenterEligibility criteriaTrial settingsTrial integrityCare systemNational InstituteTrialsRecruitment methodsRecruitment strategiesRecruitment planRecruitment sites
2021
Falls in older adults after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction
Goldstein DW, Hajduk AM, Song X, Tsang S, Geda M, McClurken JB, Tinetti ME, Krumholz HM, Chaudhry SI. Falls in older adults after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 3476-3485. PMID: 34383963, PMCID: PMC8882265, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSerious fallsOlder patientsMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsAge 75Older adultsMedical record adjudicationLonger hospital stayMonths of dischargeProspective cohort studyMedical record reviewSelf-reported fallsAdults age 75Logistic regression analysisAcademic medical centerHospital stayCohort studyClinical factorsRecord reviewFunctional mobilityNew medicationsFall riskMedical CenterImpaired mobility