Effects of Provider Commitments to Choose Wisely
5 mars 2019 mis à jour par: Jeffrey T. Kullgren, University of Michigan
Provider, Patient, and Health System Effects of Provider Commitments to Choose Wisely
Clinicians' decisions to order potentially unnecessary services -- such as those targeted in the Choosing Wisely® campaign -- are often affected by their high-pressure practice environments, which can make it hard to consistently avoid ordering low-value care.
The field of behavioral economics offers a promising and highly scalable approach to decreasing use of low-value services: asking clinicians to commit to avoid ordering such services and providing them and their patients with resources to support adherence to this commitment.
This project will evaluate the effects of such an intervention across 2 large health systems, Michigan Medicine and IHA, through a mixed-methods, stepped wedge cluster randomized trial.
In each of the study clinics, clinicians will be invited to commit to following a set of targeted Choosing Wisely® recommendations.
Clinicians who make such a commitment, and their patients, will receive access to key resources to support adherence to this commitment.
To measure the effects of the intervention, automated clinical data and medical record data before and after the intervention will be examined.
Surveys and semi-structured interviews of both clinicians and patients will also be conducted to determine the effects of the intervention on their decision-making and experiences.
Aperçu de l'étude
Statut
Complété
Les conditions
Description détaillée
A mixed-methods stepped wedge cluster randomized trial will be conducted in 8 primary care clinics of IHA, a private multispecialty group practice, and Michigan Medicine, a large academic health system.
The study will test whether pre-encounter clinician commitments combined with patient and provider supports decrease overtreatment of type 2 diabetes among patients 65 and older, use of benzodiazepines and sedative-hypnotics among patients age 65 and older who have insomnia or anxiety, and use of PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer among men 75 and older.
These 3 recommendations were chosen because they are commonly performed in primary care practice, have Choosing Wisely® recommendations against these low-value services, and represent situations in which clinician decisions about ordering of services can be unduly swayed by interactions with patients.
Type d'étude
Interventionnel
Inscription (Réel)
489
Phase
- N'est pas applicable
Contacts et emplacements
Cette section fournit les coordonnées de ceux qui mènent l'étude et des informations sur le lieu où cette étude est menée.
Lieux d'étude
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Michigan
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, États-Unis, 48109
- University of Michigan Medical School
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, États-Unis, 48105
- IHA Internal Medicine - Domino's Farms
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, États-Unis, 48103
- IHA Family & Internal Medicine - West Arbor
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, États-Unis, 48108
- Michigan Medicine Briarwood Medical Group
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, États-Unis, 48109
- Michigan Medicine East Ann Arbor Health and Geriatrics Center
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Brighton, Michigan, États-Unis, 48116
- Michigan Medicine Brighton Health Center
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Canton, Michigan, États-Unis, 48187
- IHA Family & Internal Medicine - Cherry Hill
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Canton, Michigan, États-Unis, 48187
- Michigan Medicine Canton Health Center
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Ypsilanti, Michigan, États-Unis, 48197
- IHA Internal Medicine - Towsley
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Critères de participation
Les chercheurs recherchent des personnes qui correspondent à une certaine description, appelée critères d'éligibilité. Certains exemples de ces critères sont l'état de santé général d'une personne ou des traitements antérieurs.
Critère d'éligibilité
Âges éligibles pour étudier
18 ans et plus (Adulte, Adulte plus âgé)
Accepte les volontaires sains
Oui
Sexes éligibles pour l'étude
Tout
La description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinician participants will be drawn from the pool of physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants staffing the 8 primary care clinics.
Patients of all 8 study clinics must meet criteria for one of the three Choosing Wisely® recommendations to be eligible to participate:
- 65 and older with type 2 diabetes
- 65 and older with insomnia and/or anxiety
- male, 75 and older with no history of prostate cancer.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have cognitive impairment and/or a serious psychiatric diagnosis will not be eligible to participate in the surveys or interviews.
Plan d'étude
Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.
Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?
Détails de conception
- Objectif principal: Recherche sur les services de santé
- Répartition: Randomisé
- Modèle interventionnel: Affectation croisée
- Masquage: Aucun (étiquette ouverte)
Armes et Interventions
Groupe de participants / Bras |
Intervention / Traitement |
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Expérimental: Commitment invitation at time 1
In the stepped wedge cluster randomized design, the first clinic will remain in the control period (no intervention) for 1 month, followed by a 1 month transition period (where data will not be collected), before crossing over to the intervention period for 8 months.
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Clinicians will be invited to commit to follow 3 Choosing Wisely® recommendations.
Those that choose to commit will sign a written document, appear on in-clinic posters along with their colleagues who have committed to the recommendations, have access to point-of-care Choosing Wisely® patient education handouts, and receive weekly emails with decision support resources.
During the intervention period, the letter and study information sheet that eligible patients will receive in advance of a scheduled appointment with a participating clinician will also be accompanied by a patient education handout from Consumer Reports that is publicly available and may be relevant to their health and health care.
Specifically, patients with type 2 diabetes who are 65 and older will receive a handout about diabetes overtreatment, patients with insomnia or anxiety who are 65 and older will receive a handout about overuse of benzodiazepines and sedative-hypnotics, and male patients who are 75 and older with no history of prostate cancer will receive a handout about overuse of PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer.
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Expérimental: Commitment invitation at time 2
In the stepped wedge cluster randomized design, the second clinic will remain in the control period (no intervention) for 2 months, followed by a 1 month transition period (where data will not be collected), before crossing over to the intervention period for 7 months.
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Clinicians will be invited to commit to follow 3 Choosing Wisely® recommendations.
Those that choose to commit will sign a written document, appear on in-clinic posters along with their colleagues who have committed to the recommendations, have access to point-of-care Choosing Wisely® patient education handouts, and receive weekly emails with decision support resources.
During the intervention period, the letter and study information sheet that eligible patients will receive in advance of a scheduled appointment with a participating clinician will also be accompanied by a patient education handout from Consumer Reports that is publicly available and may be relevant to their health and health care.
Specifically, patients with type 2 diabetes who are 65 and older will receive a handout about diabetes overtreatment, patients with insomnia or anxiety who are 65 and older will receive a handout about overuse of benzodiazepines and sedative-hypnotics, and male patients who are 75 and older with no history of prostate cancer will receive a handout about overuse of PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer.
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Expérimental: Commitment invitation at time 3
In the stepped wedge cluster randomized design, the third clinic will remain in the control period (no intervention) for 3 months, followed by a 1 month transition period (where data will not be collected), before crossing over to the intervention period for 6 months.
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Clinicians will be invited to commit to follow 3 Choosing Wisely® recommendations.
Those that choose to commit will sign a written document, appear on in-clinic posters along with their colleagues who have committed to the recommendations, have access to point-of-care Choosing Wisely® patient education handouts, and receive weekly emails with decision support resources.
During the intervention period, the letter and study information sheet that eligible patients will receive in advance of a scheduled appointment with a participating clinician will also be accompanied by a patient education handout from Consumer Reports that is publicly available and may be relevant to their health and health care.
Specifically, patients with type 2 diabetes who are 65 and older will receive a handout about diabetes overtreatment, patients with insomnia or anxiety who are 65 and older will receive a handout about overuse of benzodiazepines and sedative-hypnotics, and male patients who are 75 and older with no history of prostate cancer will receive a handout about overuse of PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer.
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Expérimental: Commitment invitation at time 4
In the stepped wedge cluster randomized design, the fourth clinic will remain in the control period (no intervention) for 4 months, followed by a 1 month transition period (where data will not be collected), before crossing over to the intervention period for 5 months.
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Clinicians will be invited to commit to follow 3 Choosing Wisely® recommendations.
Those that choose to commit will sign a written document, appear on in-clinic posters along with their colleagues who have committed to the recommendations, have access to point-of-care Choosing Wisely® patient education handouts, and receive weekly emails with decision support resources.
During the intervention period, the letter and study information sheet that eligible patients will receive in advance of a scheduled appointment with a participating clinician will also be accompanied by a patient education handout from Consumer Reports that is publicly available and may be relevant to their health and health care.
Specifically, patients with type 2 diabetes who are 65 and older will receive a handout about diabetes overtreatment, patients with insomnia or anxiety who are 65 and older will receive a handout about overuse of benzodiazepines and sedative-hypnotics, and male patients who are 75 and older with no history of prostate cancer will receive a handout about overuse of PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer.
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Expérimental: Commitment invitation at time 5
In the stepped wedge cluster randomized design, the fifth clinic will remain in the control period (no intervention) for 5 months, followed by a 1 month transition period (where data will not be collected), before crossing over to the intervention period for 4 months.
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Clinicians will be invited to commit to follow 3 Choosing Wisely® recommendations.
Those that choose to commit will sign a written document, appear on in-clinic posters along with their colleagues who have committed to the recommendations, have access to point-of-care Choosing Wisely® patient education handouts, and receive weekly emails with decision support resources.
During the intervention period, the letter and study information sheet that eligible patients will receive in advance of a scheduled appointment with a participating clinician will also be accompanied by a patient education handout from Consumer Reports that is publicly available and may be relevant to their health and health care.
Specifically, patients with type 2 diabetes who are 65 and older will receive a handout about diabetes overtreatment, patients with insomnia or anxiety who are 65 and older will receive a handout about overuse of benzodiazepines and sedative-hypnotics, and male patients who are 75 and older with no history of prostate cancer will receive a handout about overuse of PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer.
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Expérimental: Commitment invitation at time 6
In the stepped wedge cluster randomized design, the sixth clinic will remain in the control period (no intervention) for 6 months, followed by a 1 month transition period (where data will not be collected), before crossing over to the intervention period for 3 months.
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Clinicians will be invited to commit to follow 3 Choosing Wisely® recommendations.
Those that choose to commit will sign a written document, appear on in-clinic posters along with their colleagues who have committed to the recommendations, have access to point-of-care Choosing Wisely® patient education handouts, and receive weekly emails with decision support resources.
During the intervention period, the letter and study information sheet that eligible patients will receive in advance of a scheduled appointment with a participating clinician will also be accompanied by a patient education handout from Consumer Reports that is publicly available and may be relevant to their health and health care.
Specifically, patients with type 2 diabetes who are 65 and older will receive a handout about diabetes overtreatment, patients with insomnia or anxiety who are 65 and older will receive a handout about overuse of benzodiazepines and sedative-hypnotics, and male patients who are 75 and older with no history of prostate cancer will receive a handout about overuse of PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer.
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Expérimental: Commitment invitation at time 7
In the stepped wedge cluster randomized design, the seventh clinic will remain in the control period (no intervention) for 7 months, followed by a 1 month transition period (where data will not be collected), before crossing over to the intervention period for 2 months.
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Clinicians will be invited to commit to follow 3 Choosing Wisely® recommendations.
Those that choose to commit will sign a written document, appear on in-clinic posters along with their colleagues who have committed to the recommendations, have access to point-of-care Choosing Wisely® patient education handouts, and receive weekly emails with decision support resources.
During the intervention period, the letter and study information sheet that eligible patients will receive in advance of a scheduled appointment with a participating clinician will also be accompanied by a patient education handout from Consumer Reports that is publicly available and may be relevant to their health and health care.
Specifically, patients with type 2 diabetes who are 65 and older will receive a handout about diabetes overtreatment, patients with insomnia or anxiety who are 65 and older will receive a handout about overuse of benzodiazepines and sedative-hypnotics, and male patients who are 75 and older with no history of prostate cancer will receive a handout about overuse of PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer.
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Expérimental: Commitment invitation at time 8
In the stepped wedge cluster randomized design, the eighth clinic will remain in the control period (no intervention) for 8 months, followed by a 1 month transition period (where data will not be collected), before crossing over to the intervention period for 1 month.
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Clinicians will be invited to commit to follow 3 Choosing Wisely® recommendations.
Those that choose to commit will sign a written document, appear on in-clinic posters along with their colleagues who have committed to the recommendations, have access to point-of-care Choosing Wisely® patient education handouts, and receive weekly emails with decision support resources.
During the intervention period, the letter and study information sheet that eligible patients will receive in advance of a scheduled appointment with a participating clinician will also be accompanied by a patient education handout from Consumer Reports that is publicly available and may be relevant to their health and health care.
Specifically, patients with type 2 diabetes who are 65 and older will receive a handout about diabetes overtreatment, patients with insomnia or anxiety who are 65 and older will receive a handout about overuse of benzodiazepines and sedative-hypnotics, and male patients who are 75 and older with no history of prostate cancer will receive a handout about overuse of PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer.
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Que mesure l'étude ?
Principaux critères de jugement
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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Difference in the proportion of intervention and control period visits with an applicable low-value treatment or test as specified by each respective Choosing Wisely® recommendation
Délai: 10 months
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The applicable low-value treatments or tests specified by the respective Choosing Wisely® recommendations are use of hypoglycemic medications for patients 65 years or older with diabetes and tight glycemic control, PSA testing among men 75 years or older with no history of prostate cancer, and use of benzodiazepine or sedative-hypnotic medications for patients with insomnia or anxiety who are 65 years or older.
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10 months
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Mesures de résultats secondaires
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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Patient trust in primary care provider
Délai: Within 1 week of primary care visit
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Self reported level of trust patient has in his or her primary care provider as measured by a 5-item scale.
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Within 1 week of primary care visit
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Patient rating of provider
Délai: Within 1 week of primary care visit
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Patient's self-reported rating of their primary care provider as measured on a 0 to 10 scale.
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Within 1 week of primary care visit
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Frequency of patient-provider conversations about the applicable low-value treatments or tests
Délai: Within 1 week of primary care visit
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Self-reported frequency of patient-provider conversations about the applicable low-value treatments or tests.
The applicable low-value treatments or tests specified by the respective Choosing Wisely® recommendations are use of hypoglycemic medications for patients 65 years or older with diabetes and tight glycemic control, PSA testing among men 75 years or older with no history of prostate cancer, and use of benzodiazepine or sedative-hypnotic medications for patients with insomnia or anxiety who are 65 years or older.
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Within 1 week of primary care visit
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Composite difference in the proportion of intervention and control period visits with an applicable low-value treatment or test as specified by each respective Choosing Wisely® recommendation
Délai: 10 months
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The study will combine data from all target recommendations (e.g., a composite outcome) where if one visit meets inclusion criteria for more than one target recommendation, they will be treated as independent visits.
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10 months
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Collaborateurs et enquêteurs
C'est ici que vous trouverez les personnes et les organisations impliquées dans cette étude.
Parrainer
Les enquêteurs
- Chercheur principal: Jeffrey T. Kullgren, MS, MD, MPH, University of Michigan
- Chercheur principal: Eve Kerr, MD, MPH, University of Michigan
Dates d'enregistrement des études
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Dates principales de l'étude
Début de l'étude (Réel)
26 janvier 2018
Achèvement primaire (Réel)
1 novembre 2018
Achèvement de l'étude (Réel)
28 février 2019
Dates d'inscription aux études
Première soumission
19 janvier 2018
Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
25 janvier 2018
Première publication (Réel)
26 janvier 2018
Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude
Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)
7 mars 2019
Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
5 mars 2019
Dernière vérification
1 mars 2019
Plus d'information
Termes liés à cette étude
Autres numéros d'identification d'étude
- HUM00112834
Informations sur les médicaments et les dispositifs, documents d'étude
Étudie un produit pharmaceutique réglementé par la FDA américaine
Non
Étudie un produit d'appareil réglementé par la FDA américaine
Non
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