Nudges for Statin Prescribing in Primary Care

NCT04307472 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4131

Last updated 2021-05-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of nudges to clinicians, patients, or both to initiate statin prescriptions for patients that meet national guidelines.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Clinician Nudge

Active choice intervention in the electronic health record and peer comparison messaging on performance

BEHAVIORAL

Patient Nudge

Text message sent to patients to prompt awareness of statin eligibility before an appointment with their primary care physician

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

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

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-10-19
Primary Completion
2021-04-18
Completion
2021-04-18

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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