A Practical Model to Transform Childhood Asthma Care - Spirometry Training in the Primary Care Setting
Implementing Evidence-based Quality Improvement Strategies to Improve Asthma Care for Children
Spirometry is a recommended component of asthma diagnosis and treatment in the primary care setting, however, few primary care providers report routine use of spirometry in the provision of care for their asthma patients. Even when spirometry is used to aid in asthma severity classification, primary care providers have a high rate of failing to meet the quality goals for testing established by the American Thoracic Society.
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a virtually delivered quality improvement (QI) program. The program is designed to train primary care providers and their medical staff in the use of spirometry to improve pediatric primary care management for children with asthma.
Studieöversikt
Status
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljerad beskrivning
A cluster randomized trial with matched practice pairs. All practices receive a spirometer and standard vendor training. Those randomized to the intervention group receive a 7-month QI program, which includes:
- Spirometry Fundamentals™ CD-ROM;
- Case-based, interactive webinars; and
- an Internet-based spirometry quality feedback reporting system.
Studietyp
Inskrivning (Faktisk)
Fas
- Inte tillämpbar
Kontakter och platser
Studieorter
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Washington
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Seattle, Washington, Förenta staterna, 98195
- University of Washington
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Deltagandekriterier
Urvalskriterier
Åldrar som är berättigade till studier
Tar emot friska volontärer
Kön som är behöriga för studier
Beskrivning
Inclusion Criteria:
- Internet access on a computer running Windows XP SP2
- Access to a computer with Windows 2000 /Mac OS 10 or higher
Practices must match another enrolled practice on the following parameters.
- Number of providers in practice (same number +/- 1 provider)
- Location - both practices must either be urban or rural
- % of patients eligible for Medicaid (same percentage +/- 15%)
- Practice type (school-based clinic, Federally Qualified Health Center, private practice, hospital- or university-based clinic)
- Geographic distance (minimum of 10 miles away from matched pair practice)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Lack of Internet access on a computer running Windows XP SP2
- Lack of access to a computer with Windows 2000 /Mac OS 10 or higher
- Practices that were unable to be matched to another similar practice
Studieplan
Hur är studien utformad?
Designdetaljer
- Primärt syfte: Hälsovårdsforskning
- Tilldelning: Randomiserad
- Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
- Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)
Vapen och interventioner
Deltagargrupp / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Inget ingripande: Vårdstandard
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Experimentell: Intervention
Virtually delivered spirometry quality improvement program
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Sites in the intervention arm receive the virtually delivered QI program. The program includes:
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Vad mäter studien?
Primära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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Spirometry test quality
Tidsram: Seven months
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Percentage of acceptable quality spirometry tests as determined by standards set by the American Thoracic Society.
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Seven months
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Sekundära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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Presence of asthma care plan
Tidsram: Seven months
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To assess whether exposure to the virtually delivered quality improvement (QI) program increases the frequency with which written asthma action plans are completed.
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Seven months
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Asthma severity documentation
Tidsram: Seven months
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To assess whether exposure to the virtually delivered quality improvement (QI) program increases the frequency with which asthma severity is appropriately documented.
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Seven months
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Appropriate prescription of controller therapy
Tidsram: Seven months
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To assess whether exposure to the virtually delivered quality improvement (QI) program increases the frequency with which appropriate controller therapy is prescribed.
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Seven months
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Frequency of office-based spirometry
Tidsram: Seven months
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To test whether exposure to the virtually delivered quality improvement (QI) program increases the frequency with which office-based spirometry is used in the management of children with asthma.
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Seven months
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Samarbetspartners och utredare
Sponsor
Utredare
- Huvudutredare: Rita Mangione-Smith, MD, MPH, University of Washington/Seattle Children's Hospital
- Huvudutredare: James W Stout, MD, MPH, University of Washington
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Studieavstämningsdatum
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Studiestart
Primärt slutförande (Faktisk)
Avslutad studie (Faktisk)
Studieregistreringsdatum
Först inskickad
Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
Första postat (Uppskatta)
Uppdateringar av studier
Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Uppskatta)
Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
Senast verifierad
Mer information
Termer relaterade till denna studie
Ytterligare relevanta MeSH-villkor
Andra studie-ID-nummer
- 32583-E/B
- HHSA290200600022, Task order 2 (Annat bidrag/finansieringsnummer: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
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