Status:

COMPLETED

Shared Decision-making on Medical Tests and Care Cascades

Lead Sponsor:

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

RAND

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Conditions:

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Health Care Utilization

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the impact of patient and provider facing educational materials and peer comparison on medical testing conversations during annual physic...

Detailed Description

Medical tests may show unexpected findings leading to additional tests, treatments, and visits that cost money and take time but may not have benefits. This is a prevalent issue with major consequence...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria (Physicians):
  • Primary care physicians at Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • In active practice
  • Inclusion criteria (Patients):
  • Adults age 18 years old or older
  • English-speaking
  • Access to email
  • Did not opt out of receiving research invitations from health system
  • Patients of participating physicians
  • Scheduled annual physical during the study period

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 24 2021

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    October 29 2022

    Estimated Enrollment :

    329 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04902664

    Start Date

    May 24 2021

    End Date

    October 29 2022

    Last Update

    November 17 2022

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    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02120