Improving Adherence to Prescribing Guidelines for Cholesterol Lowering in Hospitalized Diabetic Patients

NCT01113099 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 02-1072R01HL070790
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 247
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

We hypothesize that when compared to usual care a greater proportion of hospitalized diabetic patients who are candidates for cholesterol lowering will be discharged with a prescription for a statin if their physicians are contacted by a pharmacist to discuss treatment guidelines.

Conditions

Diabetes; Dyslipidemia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Statin prescription at hospital discharge

  Hospital discharge (avg = 3 days)

Study Arms (2)

Academic detailing of physicians

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Academic detailing

Usual care

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Academic detailing OTHER

Education of physicians by pharmacists regarding indications for statins in diabetic patients

Academic detailing of physicians

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Hospitalized patients with diabetes
• LDL \>= 100

You may not qualify if:

• Terminal illness
• Pregnancy
• Intolerance or contraindication to statin

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Washington University School of Medicine: lead
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Barnes Jewish Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

Location

Related Publications (4)

• McKinnon PS, Seaton T, Noirot LA, Reichley RM, Heard KM, Shannon WD, Goldberg AC, Dunagan WC, Bailey TC. Improving adherence to dyslipidemia medication guidelines in hospitalized diabetic patients using a technology-assisted pharmacist intervention. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6:868.

  PMID: 18999065 RESULT

• Reichley R, McKinnon PS, Seaton T, Noirot L, Dunagan WC, Bailey TC. Adherence to dyslipidemia treatment guidelines in diabetic patients. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2006;2006:1071.

  PMID: 17238690 RESULT

• Reichley R, Rachmiel E, Seaton T, Noirot L, Longyhore D, Dunagan WC, Bailey TC. Intervention to improve dyslipidemia screening in hospitalized diabetics. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2005;2005:1093.

  PMID: 16779380 RESULT

• McKinnon PS, Reichley RM, Noirot LA, Dunagan WC, Bailey TC. Prospective validation of an algorithm to identify hospitalized diabetic patients using administrative data. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2006;2006:1029.

  PMID: 17238648 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus; Dyslipidemias

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Lipid Metabolism Disorders

Study Officials

• Thomas C Bailey, MD

  Washington University School of Medicine

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 22, 2010
• First Posted: April 29, 2010
• Study Start: June 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2007
• Study Completion: June 1, 2007
• Last Updated: April 29, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-04

Locations

US (1)