Electronic Alert System for Improving Thromboprophylaxis in Hospitalized Medical Patients
Electronic Alert System Combined With a Risk Score Calculation Tool for Improving Appropriate Thromboprophylaxis in Hospitalized Medical Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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Brief Summary
The investigators aim to investigate whether a computer-based alert system in the electronic patient chart and order entry system using the Geneva Risk Score as clinical decision support tool to estimate the risk of venous thromboembolism improves the rate of appropriate thromboprophylaxis among hospitalized medical patients.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Mar 2015
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
March 1, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 18, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 21, 2017
CompletedApril 21, 2017
April 1, 2017
1 year
April 18, 2017
April 18, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Rate of appropriate thromboprophylaxis
During hospital stay (expected average duration of 1 week)
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Use of the Geneva Risk Score calculation tool by the physician in charge
During hospital stay (expected average duration of 1 week)
Rate of correct calculation of the Geneva Risk Score through the calculation tool by the physician in charge
During hospital stay (expected average duration of 1 week)
Study Arms (2)
Alert Group
EXPERIMENTALElectronic alert and the Geneva Risk Score calculation tool issued in the electronic patient chart
Control Group
NO INTERVENTIONNo electronic alert and no Geneva Risk Score calculation tool issued in the electronic patient chart
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Acutely ill medical patients admitted to medical wards
You may not qualify if:
- Indication for therapeutic anticoagulation or ongoing therapeutic anticoagulant treatment
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, University of Bern
Bern, 3010, Switzerland
Related Publications (1)
Spirk D, Stuck AK, Hager A, Engelberger RP, Aujesky D, Kucher N. Electronic alert system for improving appropriate thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients: a randomized controlled trial. J Thromb Haemost. 2017 Nov;15(11):2138-2146. doi: 10.1111/jth.13812. Epub 2017 Sep 20.
PMID: 28836340DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Nils Kucher, Prof. M.D.
Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Bern, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 18, 2017
First Posted
April 21, 2017
Study Start
March 1, 2015
Primary Completion
March 1, 2016
Study Completion
June 1, 2016
Last Updated
April 21, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-04