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CRIC study
The CRIC study, formally the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study, is a US observational study following about 3,600 adults with chronic kidney disease, established by the NIDDK in 2001.
Critical Care
Critical care (intensive care) is the specialty treating critically ill patients in ICUs. Born from Copenhagen's 1952 polio epidemic and Bjorn Ibsen's first ICU (1953), it now uses closed units, severity scoring, and sepsis guidelines.
Cross-sectional study
Cross-sectional study: an observational epidemiologic design (a survey) measuring exposures and outcomes simultaneously in a population sample; yields prevalence and prevalence ratios, not incidence or causal proof.
CULPRIT-SHOCK trial
CULPRIT-SHOCK (Culprit Lesion Only PCI Versus Multivessel PCI in Cardiogenic Shock), NCT01927549: European randomized trial of 706 AMI patients with cardiogenic shock and multivessel disease showing culprit-lesion-only PCI beat immediate multivessel PCI at 30 days (45.9% vs 55.4% death or renal replacement), reshaping guidelines.
Current Procedural Terminology
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) is the AMA-maintained five-digit US code set for reporting medical procedures and services, HCPCS Level I under HIPAA, with over 11,000 codes driving Medicare RVU payment.
Custodial Care
Custodial care: long-term, non-medical help with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, eating), also called long-term care. Distinct from skilled care; excluded from Medicare coverage, mainly paid privately or by Medicaid in nursing homes.
CV_RCT_M_F trial
CV_RCT_M_F (NCT02747875) was a terminated randomized double-blinded trial at Children's National Health System testing 0.3 mg/kg methadone versus 20 mcg/kg fentanyl before incision in children aged 2 to 7 undergoing cardiac bypass surgery.
CYDS IV trial
The CYDS IV trial is the fourth phase of the Community Youth Development Study, a University of Washington trial testing the Communities That Care prevention system's long-term effects.
Cyril Chantler
Sir Cyril Chantler, born 1939, is a British pediatric nephrologist who led Guy's and Great Ormond Street hospitals, chaired UCL Partners, and reviewed tobacco packaging.
Cyril Wecht
Cyril H. Wecht (1931–2024), American forensic pathologist, attorney, and Allegheny County coroner 1970–1980 and 1996–2006; leading critic of the Warren Commission's single-bullet theory and commentator on JFK, Elvis Presley, and JonBenét Ramsey deaths.
D_CareGiver trial
D_CareGiver (NCT02685787), Early Counseling and Support for Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers, an Umbria, Italy multicenter PROBE randomized trial comparing six-session counselor-led psychosocial support plus telephone follow-up against Alzheimer's education for caregivers, primary outcome Zarit Burden Inventory at 6, 12, 24 months; status unknown, no published results.
Daehan Hospital
Daehan Hospital (대한의원) was the state hospital of the Korean Empire, established in 1907 and opened in 1908; its main building in Seoul is now a designated Historic Site.
Dance On 50+ trial
Dance On 50+ (NCT07158866) is a Universidade do Porto clinical trial comparing ballroom dance, multicomponent exercise, and no intervention in 110 healthy adults aged 50+ over 6 months.
Das Gesundheitswesen
Das Gesundheitswesen is a monthly German-language Thieme journal (ISSN 0941-3790 print, 1439-4421 online) on public health and health services research, official organ of BVÖGD and six other societies, MEDLINE-indexed since 1992.
David G. Hoel
David G. Hoel is an American biostatistician and environmental epidemiologist, a Distinguished University Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina and National Academy of Medicine member.
David Heymann (epidemiologist)
David Heymann is an infectious disease epidemiologist and professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine who led the World Health Organization's 2003 SARS response.
David Jonathan Casarett
David Jonathan Casarett is an American physician-scientist in hospice and palliative medicine who leads palliative care at Duke University and created the Measuring What Matters quality indicators.
David Korn (pathologist)
David Korn (1933–2024) was an American pathologist and research-policy leader who was dean of the Stanford School of Medicine and Harvard's inaugural vice provost for research.
David M. Carlisle
David M. Carlisle is an American physician and health services researcher who has served as President and CEO of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles since 2011.
David M. Lawrence
David M. Lawrence is an American physician-executive, board certified in preventive medicine, who led Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals as CEO and chairman from 1991 to 2002.
David Meyers
David Meyers was an American family physician and health services researcher who served as Deputy Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality until his death in 2023.
David R. Challoner
David R. Challoner is an American physician-executive who served as vice president for health affairs at the University of Florida from 1982 to 1998, growing Shands into an eight-hospital system.
DBAR study
DBAR study: Diamond Blackfan Anemia Registry of North America (NCT00106015), a Northwell Health patient registry since 1991 with over 850 DBA patients, known for quantifying elevated cancer risk in DBA.
Deborah Birx
Deborah Birx (Deborah Leah Birx, born 1956), American physician and diplomat; U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator 2014–2020 overseeing PEPFAR, led RV 144 Thai HIV vaccine trial, and White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator 2020–2021.
Decentralized clinical trial
A decentralized clinical trial is a clinical study in which activities like visits, consent, and data collection happen remotely or locally rather than at a traditional trial site.
DEFUSE 3 trial
DEFUSE 3 (Endovascular Therapy Following Imaging Evaluation for Ischemic Stroke 3), NINDS-funded StrokeNet randomized trial of thrombectomy 6-16 hours after stroke onset with perfusion-mismatch selection; 182 patients, functional independence 45% vs 17%, extended thrombectomy window to 24 hours with DAWN.
Dejarnette Sanitarium
Dejarnette Sanitarium (DeJarnette State Sanitarium) was a 1932 psychiatric hospital in Staunton, Virginia, founded by eugenicist Dr. Joseph S. DeJarnette; later a children's facility, now the Commonwealth Center for Children & Adolescents.
DELIVER trial (NCT04418765)
DELIVER (NCT04418765) is a phase 3b randomized trial of eptinezumab (Vyepti), an anti-CGRP antibody, for migraine prevention in adults with 2-4 prior preventive treatment failures; both 100 mg and 300 mg IV doses cut monthly migraine days more than placebo.
DelpHi trial
DelpHi-MV (DelpHi trial, NCT01401582) was a German GP-based cluster-randomized trial of nurse-led dementia care management in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; 634 participants, reduced neuropsychiatric symptoms and caregiver burden, cost-effective at 24 months.
DEMETRA study (NCT05732623)
The DEMETRA study (NCT05732623) is an international, multicenter case-control study led by San Raffaele University in Milan investigating dietary and lifestyle risk factors for colorectal cancer diagnosed before age 50.