Contemporary Clinical Trials

Papers
(The H4-Index of Contemporary Clinical Trials is 22. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
Study protocol: Behavioral economics and self-determination theory to change diabetes risk (BEST Change)105
Acceptability of an intravaginal ring for simultaneously preventing HIV infection and pregnancy: Qualitative findings of the Kisumu Combined Ring Study, 201965
A randomized, controlled multicenter feasibility pilot trial on imaging confirmed uncomplicated acute appendicitis: Appendectomy vs. symptomatic treatment in pediatric patients (the APPSYPP) trial stu63
Project EPIC (Empowering People to Independence in COPD): Study protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation pilot randomized controlled trial of telephonic, geriatrics-palliative care nurse-coa52
Toe-in and toe-out gait retraining interventions to reduce proxy measures of medial knee joint load in people with medial knee osteoarthritis: Protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial48
Promotion of Successful Weight Management in Overweight and Obese Veterans (POWER-VET): Trial Design and Methods44
Design of the Advancing Care for Type 1 Diabetes and Obesity Network energy metabolism and sequential multiple assignment randomized trial nutrition pilot studies: An integrated approach to develop we43
Is exergaming a viable exercise option for obese black women?42
Defining demographic cohorts in clinical trial populations using large electronic health records databases41
Editorial Board41
A protocol for a cluster randomized trial of care delivery models to improve the quality of smoking cessation and shared decision making for lung cancer screening33
Comparative effectiveness of mobile health smoking cessation approaches among underserved patients in primary care: Study protocol for the PROMOTE-UP trial31
Protocol for a multicenter, double-blinded placebo-controlled randomized controlled trial comparing intravenous ferric derisomaltose to oral ferrous sulfate for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia31
Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) and associated factors among healthy populations: The design of the PROGRESS (PRevalence of Oral hpv infection, a Global aSSessment) study30
The electronic health record Risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Assessment Rule (eRADAR) Brain Health Trial: Protocol for an embedded, pragmatic clinical trial of a low-cost dementia detection algorithm30
Design of the National Adaptive Trial for PTSD-related Insomnia (NAP Study), VA Cooperative Study Program (CSP) #201630
Individualized Coordination and Empowerment for Care Partners of Persons with Dementia (ICECaP): Feasibility and acceptability27
Editorial Board27
Restricted mean survival time based on Wu-Kolassa estimator compared to Kaplan-Meier estimator26
The modified combo i3 + 3 design for novel-novel combination dose-finding trials in oncology23
Comprehensive geriatric assessment for frail older people with chronic kidney disease to increase attainment of patient-identified goals: Statistical analysis plan for a cluster-randomised controlled 23
Study protocol for a duration-randomized clinical trial to determine the optimal length of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with a 5-drug regimen: The DRAMATIC trial23
Subgroup differences in calcium metabolism in response to dietary sodium: Rationale, design, and methods of a randomized, controlled, crossover dietary intervention in healthy adults22
Open Dialogue compared to treatment as usual for adults experiencing a mental health crisis: Protocol for the ODDESSI multi-site cluster randomised controlled trial22
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