Clinical trials
Decision Making clinical trials
Below are recruiting decision making clinical trials, each written for real people, not researchers. We’re tracking 189 recruiting studies, each written for real people, not researchers, below.
Recruiting studies
- NCT05500118Recruiting
Decision help tool for symptom-free fibroids treated with HIFU
This study is testing a decision-making tool to help doctors choose the best care for women with small fibroids that cause no symptoms. It also looks at factors that may affect outcomes when using HIFU, a non-surgical treatment that heats tissue with focused ultrasound.
Shenzhen, GuangdongAges 18–55 - NCT03833622Recruiting
Decision support in the emergency room for care goals
This trial tests a shared decision-making tool that helps older adults choose goals of care while they are in the emergency department. It may help you clearly communicate what matters to you—like treatments you would or would not want—so care matches your wishes.
Scottsdale, ArizonaAges 60 years+ - NCT07010679Enrolling by invitation
How patients decide about sinus surgery
This study looks at how people with long-term sinus problems decide whether to have sinus surgery. Researchers want to understand what matters most to patients when choosing treatment.
Arcadia, CaliforniaAges 18 years+ - NCT05548621Recruiting
Using shared decision-making tools for kidney cancer care
This study tests whether a shared decision-making approach—using decision aids and guided discussions—helps people make better choices for kidney cancer treatment. It may help you feel more informed and involved when you and your care team decide on next steps.
Nieuwegein, UtrechtAges 18 years+ - NCT06565663Enrolling by invitation
Decision aid for gender-affirming surgeries
This study tests an online decision tool for people considering metoidioplasty or phalloplasty. The tool helps patients compare surgical options to make informed choices.
Hanover, New HampshireAges 18 years+ - NCT07320651Recruiting
Trial on shared decisions about period care and birth control
This study looks at how to help teens and young adults, ages 12 to 25, make choices together with their doctor about hormone medications for managing periods or birth control.
Geneva, Canton of GenevaAges 12–25 - NCT07118748Recruiting
Pharmacy antibiotics for cystitis with decision support tool
This trial tests a new way for women to get antibiotics for simple bladder infections (cystitis) directly from a pharmacy, without needing to see a doctor first. A computer tool helps the pharmacist make sure it is safe. This could make treatment faster and easier for you.
Aire-sur-l'AdourAges 18–65 - NCT07165691Recruiting
Lung cancer screening coaching for Hispanic patients
This trial tests a program that helps Hispanic and Latino patients make informed decisions about lung cancer screening. It uses a coaching approach to support you and your doctor in choosing the best next steps.
New Brunswick, New JerseyAges 50–77 - NCT07812337Recruiting
Blood test guide for Alzheimer's in primary care
This study is testing a tool that helps doctors decide when to order a blood test for Alzheimer's disease. It has two parts: one for doctors and one for older adults without memory problems.
Madison, WisconsinAges 50 years+ - NCT06684613RecruitingPhase 2
PrEP decision-making counseling for women in sexual health clinics
This study tests a counseling program to help women decide whether to use PrEP (a daily pill that prevents HIV). It aims to make PrEP choices easier and more informed in sexual and reproductive health clinics.
New Haven, ConnecticutAges 18 years+ - NCT07509333Recruiting
Personalized treatment planning for older adults with lung cancer
This study helps doctors create a personalized treatment plan for older adults with lung cancer based on a comprehensive review of their health. It aims to choose the best treatment to improve quality of life and outcomes.
Chengdu, SichuanAges 60–90 - NCT06561828RecruitingEarly Phase 1
Brain stimulation study for learning and decision-making
This study uses a non-invasive brain stimulation technique called TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) to see if it can improve how people learn and make decisions. It is for healthy adults who are right-handed.
Baltimore, MarylandAges 18–45 - NCT07751731Recruiting
Survey on choosing a health care proxy for incarcerated people
This study asks incarcerated people about their views on choosing someone to make health care decisions for them if they cannot. Your answers could help improve how health care decisions are handled in prison.
Bethesda, MarylandAges 18–120 - NCT05353504Recruiting
Testing how gut changes affect food choices
This study looks at whether interventions that change your gut bacteria can change how you decide what to eat. It may help researchers understand the gut–brain link behind eating behavior.
LeipzigAges 18–60 - NCT03846297Recruiting
Decision support for defibrillator placement in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
This trial looks at how to make better decisions about whether someone with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) should get an implantable heart defibrillator. It may help by using structured decision support to guide defibrillator implantation.
Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-SeineAges 16 years+ - NCT06067672Recruiting
First contact with a nurse for new health issues
This study looks at how nurses in primary care handle the first contact with patients who have a new health concern or a flare-up of an old issue. It helps understand the best ways to care for you from the start.
BoråsAges 18 years+ - NCT05310799Recruiting
Personalized risk estimates for children with newly diagnosed JIA
This study looks at how best to estimate a child’s likely symptoms and treatment response in the first phase after a new JIA diagnosis. It may help families and clinicians make clearer, more personalized decisions about care.
Vancouver, British ColumbiaAges 1–18 - NCT07856017Recruiting
Smarter prostate biopsy using imaging and metabolic data
This study tests a new biopsy system that uses MRI images and metabolic information to guide doctors to the most suspicious areas of the prostate during the biopsy. This could make the biopsy more accurate and help diagnose prostate cancer better.
ShanghaiAges 55 years+ - NCT05981612Recruiting
How emotions affect decision-making in teens who self-harm
This study looks at how strong emotions affect decision-making in teenagers who sometimes hurt themselves without wanting to die (called NSSI). If you join, you'll have an MRI brain scan and do some computer tasks to help us understand this link.
Chengdu, SichuanAges 15–18 - NCT07848386Recruiting
Helping older adults decide about hernia surgery
This study helps older adults with multiple health conditions make decisions about hernia surgery. It tests a program called Patient Priorities Care that aims to align your surgery choices with what matters most to you.
Houston, TexasAges 60 years+ - NCT07813754Enrolling by invitation
Artificial intelligence workshop for doctors in training
This study tests a workshop that helps doctors in training make better diagnoses using artificial intelligence (AI). If you are a resident or fellow in internal medicine, family medicine, or emergency medicine, you might be eligible to take part.
Palo Alto, CaliforniaAges Any age - NCT07812545Recruiting
Alcohol warning labels study for adults
This study tests different warning labels on alcohol to see which ones are most effective. You may participate if you are an adult living in the U.S. and have either drunk alcohol recently or not.
Oklahoma City, OklahomaAges 18–65 - NCT07749378Recruiting
Brain stimulation study for healthy decision making
This study uses gentle, non-invasive brain stimulation (like a magnetic pulse) to understand how healthy people make decisions. If you join, you will perform simple tasks while your brain activity is briefly affected, which may reveal how your choices work.
Würzburg, BavariaAges 18–40 - NCT07733752Recruiting
AI symptom-checking for spine pain in physical therapy
This trial tests if a computer tool that checks your symptoms before a visit can help you and your physical therapist make better decisions about your spine care. It is for adults with neck, mid-back, or low back pain (with or without leg pain) who are starting physical therapy.
AsyutAges 18 years+
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Common questions
- Are there clinical trials for decision making?
- Yes. Clin2 currently lists 189 recruiting decision making studies from the U.S. registry, each rewritten for real people, not researchers, so you can see what it’s testing and who it’s for.
- How do I know if I qualify for a decision making trial?
- Each study lists its eligibility criteria — rules about age, diagnosis, and prior treatments. On every Clin2 trial page we explain these in words written for real people and offer a short, optional pre-screen for a fit read. The study team makes the final decision.
- Does it cost anything to join a decision making trial?
- Using Clin2 is always free. Many trials cover the cost of the study treatment and related visits; some reimburse travel. The study team explains exactly what’s covered before you decide.
Related conditions
Clin2 helps you find and understand clinical trials and does not provide medical advice. Study data comes from ClinicalTrials.gov. Talk with your doctor about whether a specific trial is right for you.