Respiratory Complaints Checklist Trial
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Randomized Clinical Trial of the Impact of a Respiratory Complaints Assessment Checklist on Resources Utilization and Clinical Outcomes in an Acute Evaluation Outpatient Clinic
1 other identifier
interventional
39
1 country
1
Brief Summary
This is a randomized clinical trial that evaluates the impact of using an internet-based checklist for systematic assessment of patients reporting respiratory complaints with the conventional assessment, without using the checklist.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2014
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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
January 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 3, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 5, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2016
CompletedFebruary 23, 2016
February 1, 2016
2 years
November 3, 2014
February 22, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Need to visit the emergency department or acute evaluation outpatient clinic
1 month
Complete blood count ordered in the index evaluation
1 month
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Number of diagnostic tests ordered in the index evaluation
1 month
Hospital admission
1 month
Antibiotics prescription
1 month
Major events
1 month
Study Arms (2)
Checklist
EXPERIMENTAL2 checklists available for consultation by the attending physician: (1) dyspnea evaluation checklist and (2) cough evaluation checklist. The checklists are available on computers and mobile devices (smartphone, PDA or tablet computer).
Conventional assessment
ACTIVE COMPARATOREvaluation of patients reporting dyspnea or cough made by the attending physician, without the use of the checklists for dyspnea or cough evaluation.
Interventions
3 page checklist with suggestions of possible diagnosis according to clinical presentation of patients presenting with dyspnea or cough; also suggests diagnostic tests that are likely to be useful in each situation.
Physician evaluation without the use of checklists
Eligibility Criteria
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Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-903, Brazil
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- TRIPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Internal Medicine Department Physician
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 3, 2014
First Posted
November 5, 2014
Study Start
January 1, 2014
Primary Completion
January 1, 2016
Study Completion
January 1, 2016
Last Updated
February 23, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-02