Status:

COMPLETED

Natural Experiment: "Gentle Nudge" Intervention, Eliminating Phone Call Requirement

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, Los Angeles

Collaborating Sponsors:

LAC+USC Medical Center

Los Angeles Department of Health Services

Conditions:

Back Pain

X-rays

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Back pain costs the U.S. over $100 billion annually, and much of this spending is wasteful due to the overuse of advanced diagnostic imaging. Despite prominent clinical guidelines and the nationally r...

Detailed Description

Despite prominent clinical guidelines and the nationally recognized Choosing Wisely campaign discouraging use of costly and low value imaging, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults with Lower Back Pain receiving treatment at Los Angeles Department of Health Services Facility (LAC-DHS)
  • Adults whose physicians order Imaging Studies (CT SCANs and MRIs)

Exclusion

  • Non-LAC-DHS patients
  • Patient without Lower Back Pain

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

20000 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03381885

Start Date

February 1 2015

End Date

February 1 2016

Last Update

December 22 2017

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