NCT00013039

Brief Summary

Physician compliance with practice guidelines is imperfect. Computer-generated reminders from electronic medical record systems have been shown to increase compliance with guidelines, but they often require symptom and history data, which limits computer facilitation. Heart failure is a serious condition for which compliance with established guidelines is suboptimal. Physicians� compliance with heart failure guidelines may improve if such reminders use symptom and history data.

Trial Health

80
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
1,000

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable heart-failure

Geographic Reach
1 country

3 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2001

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 14, 2001

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 16, 2001

Completed
Last Updated

April 7, 2015

Status Verified

February 1, 2007

First QC Date

March 14, 2001

Last Update Submit

April 6, 2015

Conditions

Heart Failure

Study Arms (1)

Arm 1

OTHER
Behavioral: Computer reminders

Interventions

Computer remindersBEHAVIORAL
Arm 1

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Left ventricular systolic dysfunction by echocardiogram or cardiac MUGA scan and the outpatient diagnosis of heart failure and the primary care physician's statement that he or she is actively treating the patient for heart failure.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (3)

Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-2884, United States

Location

Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC

Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

Location

VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA

Seattle, Washington, 98108, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Subramanian U, Fihn SD, Weinberger M, Plue L, Smith FE, Udris EM, McDonell MB, Eckert GJ, Temkit M, Zhou XH, Chen L, Tierney WM. A controlled trial of including symptom data in computer-based care suggestions for managing patients with chronic heart failure. Am J Med. 2004 Mar 15;116(6):375-84. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.11.021.

    PMID: 15006586RESULT

  • Udris EM, Au DH, McDonell MB, Chen L, Martin DC, Tierney WM, Fihn SD. Comparing methods to identify general internal medicine clinic patients with chronic heart failure. Am Heart J. 2001 Dec;142(6):1003-9. doi: 10.1067/mhj.2001.119130.

    PMID: 11717604RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Failure

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • William M. Tierney, MD

    Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Stephan D. Fihn, MD MPH

    VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
FED
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 14, 2001

First Posted

March 16, 2001

Study Completion

February 1, 2001

Last Updated

April 7, 2015

Record last verified: 2007-02

Locations

US(3)