NCT00225576

Brief Summary

To determine the effects of Electronic Health Record use on medication error rates in primary care office practices. Hypothesis: Adoption of Electronic Health Records through this program will reduce medication errors

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
2,030

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2005

Longer than P75 for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

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 Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2005

Completed
21 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 22, 2005

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 26, 2005

Completed
2.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 1, 2007

Completed
5.1 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

January 24, 2014

Status Verified

January 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

2.2 years

First QC Date

September 22, 2005

Last Update Submit

January 23, 2014

Conditions

Medication Errors

Keywords

medication errorsadverse drug eventselectronic health records

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • 1. Medication errors

    2005-2007

  • 2. Near misses

    2005-2007

  • 3. Adverse drug events

    2005-2007

Study Arms (2)

1

NO INTERVENTION

Paper prescribing, 2005 and 2007

2

EXPERIMENTAL

Paper prescribing 2005 vs. electronic prescribing 2007

Other: Electronic Health Record Implementation

Interventions

Electronic Health Record ImplementationOTHER

Intervention subjects implemented electronic prescribing as part of an electronic health record implementation

Also known as: eClinical Works
2

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • All patients of physicians participating in the study

You may not qualify if:

  • Any patients who are not part of a panel of a participating physician
  • Any patients who are younger than 18 years of age
  • Any patients who came in for a second visit within each data collection period

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02116, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Abramson EL, Bates DW, Jenter C, Volk LA, Barron Y, Quaresimo J, Seger AC, Burdick E, Simon S, Kaushal R. Ambulatory prescribing errors among community-based providers in two states. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012 Jul-Aug;19(4):644-8. doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000345. Epub 2011 Dec 1.

    PMID: 22140209DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders

Study Officials

  • David W. Bates, MD, MPH

    Brigham and Women's Hospital, Partners Healthcare System Inc.

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Rainu Kaushal, MD, MPH

    Cornell Weill Medical College

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
FACTORIAL
Sponsor Type
FED
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Chief of General Medicine, BWH

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 22, 2005

First Posted

September 26, 2005

Study Start

September 1, 2005

Primary Completion

November 1, 2007

Study Completion

December 1, 2012

Last Updated

January 24, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-01

Locations

US(1)