An Intervention to Improve Management of Dyslipidemia in Primary Care
A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of an Intervention to Improve the Management of Dyslipidemia in Primary Care
1 other identifier
interventional
500
1 country
1
Brief Summary
To assess the effectiveness of a clinical audit and physician based intervention in improving the management of dyslipidemia at Health centres in the Southeast Health Region of Jamaica
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Feb 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.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 5, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 8, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2016
CompletedMay 8, 2015
May 1, 2015
2.8 years
May 5, 2015
May 5, 2015
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Proportion of persons attending health centers in the Southeast Health region with normal lipid values
1 year
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Proportion of persons attending health centers in the Southeast Health region with normal glucose values
1 year
Proportion of persons attending health centers in the Southeast Health region with normal blood pressure values
1 year
Study Arms (2)
Audit and Physician intervention
ACTIVE COMPARATORThe intervention will comprise the feedback of the results of the baseline audit, training in motivational interviewing for clinic staff, use of a physician reminder stamp in the patients' charts and distribution of patient education cards
Audit only
SHAM COMPARATORThe intervention will comprise the feedback of the results of the baseline audit only
Interventions
An assessment of medical records using a pre-specified audit instrument to assess the level of care given for clinic attendees with cardiovascular disease including dyslipidemia
Feedback Training sessions for physicians inclusive Motivational Interviewing training and the use of physician reminders on medical records before each clinic session
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Attended the clinic for at least 18 months
- Is diagnosed with any of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, stroke, coronary heart disease (including angina, myocardial infarction), congestive cardiac failure or peripheral arterial disease, were eligible to be included in the audit
You may not qualify if:
- acutely ill or was diagnosed with established kidney disease
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of the West Indies, mona
Kingston, Jamaica
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 5, 2015
First Posted
May 8, 2015
Study Start
February 1, 2014
Primary Completion
December 1, 2016
Study Completion
December 1, 2016
Last Updated
May 8, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-05