Active Choice Clinical Decision Support (CDS): Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Screening in Patients With Cirrhosis

February 26, 2026 updated by: NYU Langone Health

Active Choice Clinical Decision Support: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening in Patients With Cirrhosis

The research team will evaluate the effectiveness of an auto-pended bot liver ultrasound order that will prompt providers at the time of encounter to place appropriate imaging orders for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) screening in patients with cirrhosis.

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

1300

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

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10016
        • NYU Langone Health

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients presenting with a cirrhosis diagnosis, and at the date of their appointment had been 6 months or more after their most recent imaging.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • cirrhosis diagnosis,
  • 6 months or more after since most recent imaging.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • previous liver transplant,
  • HCC diagnosis,
  • receiving hospice care,
  • completed external imaging in the past 6 months.

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention: Auto-pended bot liver ultrasound order
Participants in the intervention group will receive an auto-pended bot liver ultrasound order that will prompt providers at the time of encounter to place appropriate imaging orders for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) screening.
Other: Auto-pended bot liver ultrasound order
This alert prompt providers at the time of encounter to place appropriate imaging orders for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) screening in patients with cirrhosis.
Control: Usual Care
Participants in the control group will not receive the auto-pended bot liver ultrasound order.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Percentage of Participants for whom the Physician Completed Ordering of the Pending Liver Ultrasound
Time Frame: Day 1
Day 1

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Percentage of Participants with Completed Liver Ultrasound Imaging
Time Frame: Day 1
Day 1
HCC Diagnosis Rate from Completed Liver Ultrasound Imaging
Time Frame: Day 1
Day 1

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Saul Blecker, NYU Langone Health

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 (Actual)

November 20, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

April 24, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

July 24, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 1, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 1, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

October 2, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 27, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 26, 2026

Last Verified

February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • QI-Active Choice CDS

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

This is a quality improvement (QI) project and individual participant data (IPD) will not be shared with other researchers.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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