Bronchiectasis: Evaluation of an Educational Intervention

NCT01315626 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: CR-2010-04
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A study of an educational intervention of primary care practice physicians to assist in the identification of patients who have Bronchiectasis and to assess the effectiveness of the specific didactic educational intervention targeting primary care physicians in the recognition of Bronchiectasis.

Conditions

Bronchiectasis

Keywords

Bronchiectasis; pulmonary exacerbations; pulmonary infections

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number / Percent of BE patients

  The primary outcome for this study will be the number/proportion of patients that meet entrance criteria that are subsequently diagnosed with bronchiectasis.

  18 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• HRCT patients

  18 months

Study Arms (3)

Immediately preceding intervention

3 months immediately before the education event. Charts of patients with a primary respiratory complaint will be reviewed so evaluate if they 1) have experienced 3 or more suppurative respiratory infections and 2) have required 3 or more courses of antibiotic therapy for respiratory infection over the period of one year. 4) Whether or not they underwent a HRCT, and if so, and 5) Were the patients diagnosed with BE.

3 months after educational event

3 months immediately after the education event. An active assessment will be preformed as per the proposed diagnostic algorithm (attachment B) Patients that meet all criteria in the algorithm are considered at risk for bronchiectasis and based on these criteria, physicians will be encouraged to order HRCT, and the number/ proportion of patients identified with BE will be noted and compared to the other time periods.

Other: Primary Care Educational event

Seasonal prior year

As respiratory illnesses are commonly seasonal, an assessment of rate of Bronchiectasis diagnosis during the months of Period 2 in the year prior to the educational intervention will also be assessed as described in Period 1

Other: Primary Care Educational event

Interventions

Primary Care Educational event OTHER

The purpose of this study is to assess the accuracy of primary care physicians in diagnosing BE and evaluate the impact of an educational intervention targeting those primary care physicians and providing instruction in the recognition and treatment of BE. The hope is that a better understanding of the disease will result in more accurate diagnoses and ultimately in more appropriate care for these patients. In addition to better care for patients, earlier recognition of bronchiectasis may result in a decrease in health care costs.

3 months after educational event; Seasonal prior year

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

Patients who present, or who have been seen in the above time periods, to the participating primary care physician with the following inclusion / exclusion criteria will be enrolled.

You may qualify if:

• Respiratory is the chief complaint
• Patient \> 35 years of age
• Seen in practice for \> 12 months

You may not qualify if:

• \) Prior diagnosis with bronchiectasis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hill-Rom: lead

Study Sites (1)

Howard Rupard, MD Primary Care Practice

Shelbyville, Tennessee, 37160, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Bronchiectasis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bronchial Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 20, 2010
• First Posted: March 15, 2011
• Study Start: January 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2011
• Study Completion: February 1, 2011
• Last Updated: March 18, 2015

Record last verified: 2011-03

Locations

US (1)