NCT00766207

Brief Summary

This study will use a factorial design randomized controlled trial to (1)compare multi-faceted decision support (intervention) to streamlined clinical alerts (control) and (2) evaluate whether collecting information about women's risk of pregnancy using a networked tablet computer (intervention) is superior to the way clinicians usually collect this information (control). Over the course of 1 year, we will abstract data from the electronic medical record when study clinicians prescribe teratogenic medications, conduct phone interviews with women prescribed medications by participating clinicians, and survey participating clinicians about their satisfaction with the decision support they receive. We will use this data to confirm our hypotheses that clinicians in the intervention groups will (1) prescribe fewer teratogenic medications, (2) be more likely to prescribe contraception when a teratogenic medication is prescribed, (3) have more patients report satisfaction with the counseling they received, and (4) report more satisfaction with the decision support they received.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
2,593

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2008

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

4 active sites

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 1, 2008

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2008

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 3, 2008

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2010

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

May 12, 2011

Status Verified

May 1, 2011

Enrollment Period

1.5 years

First QC Date

October 1, 2008

Last Update Submit

May 11, 2011

Conditions

Keywords

TeratogensAbnormalities, Drug-InducedContraception

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Proportion of women prescribed potentially teratogenic medications with documented use of contraception

    1 year

Study Arms (2)

multi-faceted decision support

EXPERIMENTAL

Multi-faceted decision support

Other: Clinical decision support

control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

stream-lined clinical alert

Other: stream-lined clinical alert

Interventions

multi-faceted decision support

multi-faceted decision support

electronic notification that a medication is potentially teratogenic

control

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 45 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Women aged 18-45 seen at a participating primary care clinic

You may not qualify if:

  • Non-English speakers

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (4)

Partners in Health

Delmont, Pennsylvania, 15626, United States

Location

Partners in Health

Level Green, Pennsylvania, 15085, United States

Location

Partners in Health

Murrysville, Pennsylvania, 15085, United States

Location

General Internal Medicine Oakland (GIMO) Practice

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Schwarz EB, Parisi SM, Handler SM, Koren G, Cohen ED, Shevchik GJ, Fischer GS. Clinical decision support to promote safe prescribing to women of reproductive age: a cluster-randomized trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Jul;27(7):831-8. doi: 10.1007/s11606-012-1991-y.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Abnormalities, Drug-Induced

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Congenital AbnormalitiesCongenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities

Study Officials

  • Eleanor B Schwarz, MD, MS

    University of Pittsburgh

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
FACTORIAL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 1, 2008

First Posted

October 3, 2008

Study Start

October 1, 2008

Primary Completion

April 1, 2010

Study Completion

May 1, 2011

Last Updated

May 12, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-05

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