NCT01598805

Brief Summary

Now, after a cluster randomized controlled trial, eAlerts providing evidence-based guidelines on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis will be rolled out and evaluated hospital-widely.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
10,000

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2012

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

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

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 11, 2012

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 15, 2012

Completed
17 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2012

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2012

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

November 16, 2012

Status Verified

November 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

3 months

First QC Date

May 11, 2012

Last Update Submit

November 15, 2012

Conditions

Venous Thromboembolism

Keywords

venous thromboembolism/prevention & control

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Rate of prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism

    patients with prophylaxis/total patients

    3 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • ordering time after admission or transfer of a patient

    3 months

  • acceptance of the eAlerts

    3 months

Study Arms (1)

roll out of eAlerts

EXPERIMENTAL

Roll out of eAlerts providing evidence-based guidelines on prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism. An eAlert is displayed in the electronic patient chart if no prophylaxis has been ordered within 6 h after admission or transfer.

Behavioral: electronic alerts

Interventions

electronic alertsBEHAVIORAL

An eAlert is displayed in the electronic patient chart if no prophylaxis has been ordered within 6 h after admission or transfer.

Also known as: eAlert
roll out of eAlerts

Eligibility Criteria

Age16 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • all in-patients hospitalized in a ward with computerized physician order entry (CPOE),
  • staying at least 24 h in a ward

You may not qualify if:

  • outpatients,
  • ward without CPOE,
  • patients transferred from an intervention to a control ward and vice versa

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital Zurich, Center for Clinical Research

Zurich, Switzerland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Venous Thromboembolism

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ThromboembolismEmbolism and ThrombosisVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Juerg Blaser, Prof. PhD

    University Hospital Zurich, Center for Clinical Research, Research Center for Medical Informatics

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 11, 2012

First Posted

May 15, 2012

Study Start

June 1, 2012

Primary Completion

September 1, 2012

Study Completion

September 1, 2012

Last Updated

November 16, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-11

Locations

CH(1)