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Comparing Healthcare Visit Recording and Open Notes to Improve Chronic iLlness Care Experience in Older Adults

NCT05955339 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1022

Last updated 2026-05-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

CHRONICLE is a randomized trial assessing the comparative effectiveness of providing written visit information via the patient portal (NOTES) versus NOTES plus visit audio recording (AUDIO) to older adult patients with chronic diseases on quality of life and other outcomes. During the trial, the team will also invite caregivers identified by patients to join the project.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

NOTES

The intervention will include: (1) a brief training on using the patient portal to access written visit information with assistance in setting up patient portal accounts where necessary (including strategies to share notes with a caregiver), (2) post-visit reminders to use the patient portal to access written visit information.

OTHER

AUDIO

The intervention will include: (1) audio recording all visits with the study clinician for six months, (2) training on how to record visits and access visit recordings, and (3) post-visit reminders listen to the visit recordings.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Paul J Barr, PhD · Dartmouth College

  • Kerri L Cavanaugh, MD · Vanderbilit University Medical Center

  • Meredith C Masel, PhD · University Texas Medical Branch

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-24
Primary Completion
2027-04-07
Completion
2027-06-14

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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