Increased Rate of Prophylaxis Against Venous Thromboembolism Due to eAlerts

November 15, 2012 updated by: University of Zurich
Now, after a cluster randomized controlled trial, eAlerts providing evidence-based guidelines on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis will be rolled out and evaluated hospital-widely.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

An eAlert is displayed in the electronic patient chart if no prophylaxis has been ordered within 6 h after admission or transfer. The eAlerts provide evidence-based guidelines on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. Now, after a cluster randomized controlled trial, the eAlerts will be rolled out and evaluated hospital-widely.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

10000

Phase

  • 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 Locations

  • Switzerland
      • Zurich, Switzerland
        • University Hospital Zurich, Center for Clinical Research

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion criteria:

  • all in-patients hospitalized in a ward with computerized physician order entry (CPOE),
  • staying at least 24 h in a ward

Exclusion criteria:

  • outpatients,
  • ward without CPOE,
  • patients transferred from an intervention to a control ward and vice versa

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: roll out of eAlerts
Roll out of eAlerts providing evidence-based guidelines on prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism. An eAlert is displayed in the electronic patient chart if no prophylaxis has been ordered within 6 h after admission or transfer.
Behavioral: electronic alerts
An eAlert is displayed in the electronic patient chart if no prophylaxis has been ordered within 6 h after admission or transfer.
Other Names:
  • eAlert

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Rate of prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism
Time Frame: 3 months
patients with prophylaxis/total patients
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
ordering time after admission or transfer of a patient
Time Frame: 3 months
time when physicians order a venous thromboembolism prophylaxis
3 months
acceptance of the eAlerts
Time Frame: 3 months
survey of compliant and incompliant physicians
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Zurich

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Juerg Blaser, Prof. PhD, University Hospital Zurich, Center for Clinical Research, Research Center for Medical Informatics

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 11, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 14, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

May 15, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 16, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 15, 2012

Last Verified

November 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FZMI-KEK-ZH-Nr. 2010-0458

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