Impact of Best Practice Alerts in Cardiology Outpatient Clinics

November 29, 2016 updated by: Duke University
This quality improvement intervention seeks to implement two Best Practice Alerts (BPAs) for use in cardiology clinics while simultaneously evaluating the impact of each BPA- one for patients with uncontrolled blood pressure and one for patients with atrial fibrillation not on anticoagulation.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Best Practice Alerts based will be created for hypertension and atrial fibrillation. Outpatient cardiology providers will be randomly allocated into one of three groups. The first group will receive the BPA for hypertension alone. The second group will receive the BPA for atrial fibrillation alone. The final group will receive both BPAs. The rate of blood pressure control for all patients and anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation in each group will be evaluated prior to and after the implementation of the BPAs to determine the effect of the BPA.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

7000

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • all patients seen routinely by cardiologists at Duke

Exclusion Criteria:

  • none

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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Atrial Fibrillation BPA
The alert will notify providers when patients with atrial fibrillation are not on anticoagulation
Other: Best Practice Alert based in the Electronic Medical Record
Other: Hypertension BPA
The alert will notify providers when patients have elevated blood pressure
Other: Best Practice Alert based in the Electronic Medical Record
Other: Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension BPA
Providers in this arm will receive both alerts
Other: Best Practice Alert based in the Electronic Medical Record

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Rates of anticoagulation among patients with atrial fibrillation
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Rates of hypertension control among patients seen by cardiology
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Duke University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 4, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 4, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

May 6, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 30, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 29, 2016

Last Verified

November 1, 2016

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • Pro00045379

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