Evaluation of Case Management to Improve the Outpatient Care of Alcohol-related Disorders
Comprehensive Quality Management in Out-patient Care for Alcohol-related Disorders (AQAH). Transfer and Dissemination Into Routine Practice
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
In the first funding phase the project AQAH ("Ambulantes Qualitätsmanagement alkoholbezogener Störungen in der hausärztlichen Praxis"-"comprehensive quality management for alcohol-related disorders in primary care") systematically investigated three issues: (1) the outpatient care system and evidence-base for screening, diagnosis and treatment was examined; it developed (2) a comprehensive quality management system (CQM) consisting of documentation material, a pathway of care and evidence-based practice guidelines; (3) the effects of the CQM on the detection and treatment of alcohol-related disorders were investigated in a randomized controlled pre-post design and the results show positive effects of the CQM. In the second funding phase (a 3 year bi-center project) the purpose is now to disseminate and transfer the CQM into routine care. The two steps are (1) to optimize the CQM approach and (2) to investigate the dissemination and transfer into routine care in a randomized trial. (1) The paper-based AQAH-practice guidelines are transformed into an interactive electronic version with online patient documentation and evaluation, decision support measures as well as links to specialists and an e-learning tool. (2) After pilot testing in the AQAH-study-networks, an active transfer to the greater regions of Südbaden and Südwürttemberg will be performed in a parallel group cluster randomized controlled trial with GP practices as unit of randomization. Outcome data will be collected concerning the acceptance of the system and the quality of care delivered.
Comparison(s): (1) Use of the interactive electronic version of the CQM for alcohol-related disorders with a special training for general practitioners, compared to (2) use of the CQM with additional education for the whole practice team and organizational re-structuring advice, compared to (3) a control group who uses the CMQ without any special training.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Freiburg, Germany, 79104
- Freiburg University Hospital, Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
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Tübingen, Germany, 72076
- University Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Tübingen
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- General practitioner
- Possibility to use broad-band internet
Exclusion Criteria:
- none
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
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Experimental: 1
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Experimental: 2
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Active Comparator: 3
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
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Acceptance of the CQM-system: Number of actively participating practices
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Adherence to the system: relative numbers of screened, documented and followed-up patients
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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Quality of care provided: Patients that are adequately treated and followed-up
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Martin Härter, Prof. Dr. Dr., Freiburg University Hospital, Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
- Principal Investigator: Michael Berner, Dr., Freiburg University Hospital, Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
- Study Chair: Daniela Ruf, Dipl. Psych., Freiburg University Hospital, Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
- Study Chair: Götz Mundle, PD Dr., Oberbergklinik, Hornberg and University Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Tübingen
- Study Chair: Monika Lohmann, Dipl. Psych., University Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Tübingen
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Harter M, Bermejo I, Kratz S, Schneider F. [Continuing education and quality management measures for the implementation of clinical practice guidelines]. Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich. 2003 Nov;97 Suppl 4:67-73. German.
- Mänz C, Berner M, Lorenz G, Härter M, Bermejo I, Berger M, Buchkremer G, Mundle G. Projekt AQAH: Ambulantes Qualitätsmanagement alkoholbezogener Störungen beim Hausarzt. Suchtmedizin 5(1): 1-8, 2003.
- Mänz C, Berner M, Härter M, Lorenz G, Mundle G. Akzeptieren Patienten Screening-Fragebögen für alkoholbezogene Störungen? Nervenarzt 74(2): 261, 2003.
- Harter M, Bermejo I, Schneider F, Gaebel W, Niebling W, Berger M. [Comprehensive ambulatory care quality management for patients with depressive disorders]. Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich. 2003 Nov;97 Suppl 4:9-15. German.
- Berner MM, Habbig S, Harter M. [Quality of guidelines for the treatment of alcohol related disorders -- a systematic review and content analysis]. Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr. 2004 Dec;72(12):696-704. doi: 10.1055/s-2004-830097. German.
- Berner M, Mundle G, Lorenz G, Härter M. Möglichkeiten der Frühintervention bei alkoholbezogenen Störungen in der hausärztlichen Praxis. Suchttherapie 5: 70-75, 2004.
- Berner MM, Zeidler C, Kriston L, Mundle G, Lorenz G, Harter M. [Diagnostic and treatment approaches to alcohol-related disorders]. Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr. 2006 Mar;74(3):157-64. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-870949. German.
- Berner MM, Bentele M, Kriston L, Manz C, Clement HW, Harter M, Mundle G. DOVER and QUVER-new marker combinations to detect and monitor at-risk drinking. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2006 Aug;30(8):1372-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00163.x.
- Ruf D, Berner M, Kriston L, Lohmann M, Mundle G, Lorenz G, Niebling W, Harter M. Cluster-randomized controlled trial of dissemination strategies of an online quality improvement programme for alcohol-related disorders. Alcohol Alcohol. 2010 Jan-Feb;45(1):70-8. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agp079. Epub 2009 Nov 4.
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Other Study ID Numbers
- BMBF-01EB0412
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