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.
研究概览
详细说明
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.
研究类型
注册 (实际的)
阶段
- 不适用
联系人和位置
学习地点
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Washington
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Seattle、Washington、美国、98195
- University of Washington
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参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
接受健康志愿者
有资格学习的性别
描述
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
学习计划
研究是如何设计的?
设计细节
- 主要用途:卫生服务研究
- 分配:随机化
- 介入模型:并行分配
- 屏蔽:无(打开标签)
武器和干预
参与者组/臂 |
干预/治疗 |
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无干预:护理标准
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实验性的: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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研究衡量的是什么?
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Spirometry test quality
大体时间: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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次要结果测量
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Presence of asthma care plan
大体时间: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
大体时间: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
大体时间: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
大体时间: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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合作者和调查者
调查人员
- 首席研究员:Rita Mangione-Smith, MD, MPH、University of Washington/Seattle Children's Hospital
- 首席研究员:James W Stout, MD, MPH、University of Washington
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研究记录日期
研究主要日期
学习开始
初级完成 (实际的)
研究完成 (实际的)
研究注册日期
首次提交
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首次发布 (估计)
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (估计)
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
最后验证
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