Standardized Documentation and Assessments for Polycythemia Vera: A Quality Improvement Initiative (STANDARDIZE-PV)

July 24, 2026 updated by: Michelle Lee, Massachusetts General Hospital

STANDARDIZEd Documentation and Assessments for Polycythemia Vera (STANDARDIZE-PV): A Quality Improvement Initiative

The purpose of this quality improvement initiative is to explore whether an electronic medical records-based templated progress note for polycythemia vera (PV) in addition to a standard-of-care pharmacist-collaborative ropeginterferon alfa-2b titration service is feasible, acceptable, and appropriate for clinicians who manage PV.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Polycythemia vera (PV) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) characterized by unregulated clonal expansion of myeloid cells that primarily manifests with elevated red blood cells. Transformation to more aggressive, and potentially fatal diagnoses such as myelofibrosis or acute myeloid leukemia is observed in 5-15% at 15 years. Compared to an age- and sex-matched general population, patients with PV have a 3- to 13-fold higher risk of arterial and venous thromboembolic (TE) complications, which are the leading causes of premature morbidity and mortality. Other manifestations include microvascular disturbances (blurry vision, problems with concentration, paresthesia, headaches, palpitations), pruritus, and erythromelalgia. These symptoms may present with severity that do not correspond to conventional risk and may be harbingers of disease progression. Palpable splenomegaly and associated weight loss is also present in a third of patients at the time of PV diagnosis.

Cytoreductive therapies are now available and recommended for low and high-risk PV patients. As an example, ropeginterferon alfa-2b is a Federal Drug Administration-approved and commercially available cytoreductive agent since 2021 that has been shown to improve symptoms, reduce thrombotic risk, reduce risk of disease transformation, and death. Consequently, it is important to be able to recognize who requires cytoreduction with a comprehensive assessment. Despite this, prior studies demonstrate assessments are rarely comprehensive, and despite the availability of cytoreductive therapies that may reduce risk of thromboses and improve symptoms and spleen, there are delays in adoption of such agents in the real-world clinical setting.

Numerous studies have shown that disease-specific standardized progress note templates can be an effective means to incorporate knowledge into a clinician's workflow and enhance care quality without increasing documentation burden. In addition, Mass General Brigham has recently implemented a pharmacist-led management of ropeginterferon alfa-2b for PV patients.

Hence, the researchers propose to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of a PV-specific, EMR-based progress note template, in addition to the pharmacist-led ropeginterferon alfa-2b titration pathway, for clinicians across the institution.

Study Type

Study Type

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Study types include interventional studies (also called clinical trials), observational studies (including patient registries), and expanded access.
Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
32

Phase

Phase

The stage of a clinical trial studying a drug or biological product, based on definitions developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The phase is based on the study's objective, the number of participants, and other characteristics. There are five phases: Early Phase 1 (formerly listed as Phase 0), Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, and Phase 4. Not Applicable is used to describe trials without FDA-defined phases, including trials of devices or behavioral interventions.
  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact

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  • Name: Michelle Lee, MD
  • Phone Number: 617-882-6060
  • Email: mlee37@mgb.org

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

- Hematologists and medical oncologists within the Mass General Brigham network sites who treat at least one patient with PV in their outpatient clinic.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Clinicians who do not have an outpatient hematology or medical oncology clinic within Mass General Brigham.
  • Clinicians who do not utilize the EPIC electronic medical record (EMR) System as their method of patient progress note documentation.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Standardized note with standard-of-care pharmacist support
Standardized progress note templates with opt-in option for standard-of-care pharmacist support of ropeginterferon alfa-2b titration
Behavioral: Standardized progress note
Pilot intervention will include a standardized progress note for PV patient visits in addition to a standard-of-care opt-in for pharmacist-led titration for patients on ropeginterferon alfa-2b.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Feasibility of intervention
Time Frame: 12 months
Number of participants that are eligible who enroll in this initiative and rating of feasibility by a single question on a 5-point Likert scale with score >3 indicating higher feasibility
12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Acceptibility of intervention
Time Frame: 12 months
Acceptability measured by a single question on a 5-point Likert scale with score >3 indicating higher acceptability.
12 months
Appropriateness of intervention
Time Frame: 12 months
Appropriateness measured by a single question on a 5-point Likert scale with score >3 indicating higher appropriateness.
12 months

Other Outcome Measures

Other Outcome Measures

For clinical trials, a planned measurement described in the protocol that is used to determine the effect of an intervention/treatment on participants. For observational studies, a measurement or observation that is used to describe patterns of diseases or traits, or associations with exposures, risk factors, or treatment. Types of outcome measures include primary outcome measure and secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Rate of progress note use
Time Frame: 12 months
Rate of progress note use per total number of PV patient visits over 12 month study period.
12 months
Rate of symptoms documentation
Time Frame: 12 months
Rate of symptom documentation per total number of PV patient visits
12 months
Rate of cytoreductive therapy change or initiation
Time Frame: 12 months
Rate of cytoreductive therapy change or initiation by clinician per total number of PV patients who are eligible for a therapy change or initiation.
12 months
Rate of referrals or second opinion consultations with a leukemia specialist
Time Frame: 12 months
Rate of referrals or second opinion consultations with a leukemia specialist per total number of PV patients evaluated over study period
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
PharmaEssentia

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
August 5, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
December 31, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
March 31, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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July 24, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
July 24, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
July 29, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
July 29, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
July 24, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
July 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • 26-263

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

There may be a plan in the future to make IPD available.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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