Status:
COMPLETED
Computerized Guideline in Heart Failure: Implementation Process and Impact Evaluation
Lead Sponsor:
Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Collaborating Sponsors:
Catalan Institute of Health
Conditions:
Chronic Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
30+ years
Brief Summary
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of implementation process of an electronic Heart Failure guideline in primary care in the city of Barcelona.
Detailed Description
Design: Two types of design will be applied, according to the specific aims. On the one hand it is a cross-sectional and a qualitative study, on the other hand it is quasi-experimental study. Pre-post...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- general and nurse primary care practitioners working in Barcelona and Girona for the Health Catalan Institute.
- Managers involved in implementation process for the computerised clinical guideline in Barcelona from the Health Catalan Institute.
- patients with diagnoses of Heart Failure according to ICD-10 according to general practice clinical records.
Exclusion
- Managers and general and nurse primary care practitioners working in Barcelona health Centres where there were any other quality improvement project related to Heart failure at the time of the intervention which we are evaluating. Managers from the control group (Girona).
- patients with a mental health disorder or terminal illness
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
13008 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00792402
Start Date
November 1 2007
End Date
November 1 2011
Last Update
November 23 2011
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Unitat de Suport a la Recerca
Barcelona, Spain, 08006