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Active Choice in the EHR to Promote Statin Therapy

NCT03271931 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23066

Last updated 2019-07-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Cardiovascular (CV) events are the leading cause of mortality in the United States. Statins have been demonstrated to be an effective tool for reducing CV events and mortality, but statins are often either not prescribed or under-prescribed for patients that meet evidence-based guidelines. In this study, we will evaluate a health system initiative using active and passive choice prompts in the electronic health record to prompt cardiologists to prescribe evidence-based statin therapy. In partnership with the health system, this will be conducted as a randomized, controlled trial to evaluate its effect.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Active choice

EHR alert prompting cardiologists to make an active choice to prescribe a statin or not.

BEHAVIORAL

Passive choice

EHR passive alert to cardiologists about prescribing a statin

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Mitesh Patel, MD, MBA, MS · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-24
Primary Completion
2019-06-05
Completion
2019-06-05

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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