iCOMPARE
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iCompare is a clinical trial which lengthens the shifts of first-year medical residents at about 190 teaching hospitals from 16 hours to as many as 28 hours.{{cite web|last1=Lowes|first1=Robert|title=Two Trials Extending Resident Hours Called 'Unethical'|url=http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/854845|website=Medscape|accessdate=28 January 2016|date=23 November 2015}} The trial sought to determine how increased work by physicians affected patient care and outcomes.
The study began in July 2015.{{cite web|last1=Yurkiewicz|first1=Shara|title=RCT to Test Efficacy of New Residency Hours|url=http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/MedicalEducation/48870|website=MedPage Today|accessdate=28 January 2016|date=1 December 2014}} Johns Hopkins University is leading the trial.{{cite web|last1=Desai|first1=Sanjay|title=Sanjay's Section: iCompare|url=http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/articles/sanjays-section-icompare|website=Johns Hopkins Medicine|accessdate=28 January 2016|date=2 November 2015}}
In November 2015 Public Citizen asked the Office for Human Research Protections to investigate the trial for unethical practices.{{cite web|author1=Public Citizen|authorlink1=Public Citizen|title=Accreditation Council Fails to Address Ethical Lapses That Put Resident Doctors and Patients at Risk|url=http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/pressroomredirect.cfm?ID=5762|accessdate=28 January 2016|date=16 December 2015}}
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.jhcct.org/icompare/default.asp}}
- [https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02274818 Individualized Comparative Effectiveness of Models Optimizing Patient Safety and Resident Education. (iCOMPARE)], listing at ClinicalTrials.gov