Status:
COMPLETED
Automated Clinical Reminders in the Care of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Conditions:
Chronic Kidney Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To determine whether the use of educational sessions and computerized clinical reminders can improve primary care doctors' delivery of care to CKD patients compared to educational sessions alone. Hypo...
Detailed Description
Literature supports that most chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients are cared for by primary care physicians (PCP) without the help of a kidney specialist. Many of these patients fail to achieve targe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- For PCPs: all GIM attending physicians with a weekly continuity clinic.
- For patients: \>= 18 years-old with an eGFR\<45ml/min/1.73m2 being seen in the UPMC GIM clinic by a faculty member during the 10-month intervention period
Exclusion
- for PCPs: imminent plans to leave the department
- patients with a renal transplant, on any form of dialysis, or with a previous nephrology evaluation.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
248 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00688285
Start Date
December 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2009
Last Update
March 25 2011
Active Locations (1)
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15261