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Completed Not applicable Interventional

Active Choice in the EHR to Promote Statin Therapy

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03271931

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Official title

Using Active Choice in the EHR to Promote Cardiologists to Prescribe Evidence-Based Statin Therapy

Brief summary

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Cardiovascular (CV) events are the leading cause of mortality in the United States. Statins have been demonstrated to be an effective tool for reducing CV events and mortality, but statins are often either not prescribed or under-prescribed for patients that meet evidence-based guidelines. In this study, we will evaluate a health system initiative using active and passive choice prompts in the electronic health record to prompt cardiologists to prescribe evidence-based statin therapy. In partnership with the health system, this will be conducted as a randomized, controlled trial to evaluate its effect.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT03271931
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Enrollment
23,066 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Behavioral

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Sep 23, 2018
Primary completion
Jun 4, 2019
Completion
Jun 4, 2019
Last update posted
Jul 15, 2019

2018 – 2019

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104

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