Status:
UNKNOWN
Improving Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Therapy
Lead Sponsor:
VA Boston Healthcare System
Collaborating Sponsors:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Conditions:
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-89 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of electronic health record clinical decision support and automated telephone outreach on antihypertensive and lipid-lowering therapy in ambulatory ...
Detailed Description
The quality of care delivered in physicians' offices is suboptimal. Underuse of proven, potentially life-saving medications, such as anti-hypertensive agents and statins for lipid-lowering, is unfortu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- MDs, NPs, PAs, or DOs practicing in primary care or medical subspecialties and using eClinical Works EHR
- Patients of eligible physicians who have hypertension or hyperlipidemia
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
6000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00876330
Start Date
May 1 2009
End Date
March 1 2013
Last Update
September 20 2012
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