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NCT Number: NCT00348751

CholGate - The Effect of Alerting Versus on Demand Computer Based Decision Support on Treatment of Dyslipidaemia by General Practitioners

Indirect evidence show alerting physicians with clinical decision support systems (CDSS) seem to change behaviour more than requiring users to actively initiate the system. However, randomized trials comparing these methods in a clinical setting are lacking. In this study we compare the effect of Alerting physicians with a CDSS or actively requiring initiation of CDSS on the adherence of Dutch general practitioners to the Cholesterol guideline of the Dutch college of General Practitioners.

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Key information

Conditions

Decision Support Systems, Clinical

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Medical informatics, ErasmusMC

Rotterdam, South Holland, 3000DR, Netherlands

About this study

Indirect evidence show alerting physicians with clinical decision support systems (CDSS) seem to change behaviour more than requiring users to actively initiate the system. However, randomized trials comparing these methods in a clinical setting are lacking. In this study we compare the effect of Alerting physicians with a CDSS or actively requiring initiation of CDSS on the adherence of Dutch general practitioners to the Cholesterol guideline of the Dutch college of General Practitioners, using a clinical decsion support system called CholGate. This system has the functionality to provide both Alerting and On-Demand decision support. Users are free to negate the advise provided by the decision support system. The trial will have a cluster randomized structure.

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • All general practices using only Elias electronic patient records (ISOFT b.V)
  • All patients meeting the screening and treatment criteria of the Dutch college of general practitioners cholesterol guideline

Exclusion criteria

  • Practices that used paper based records

Treatment and study plan

CholGate

Device

Primary outcomes

  1. The percentage of correctly screened patients using anonymous patient record data.

  2. The percentage of correctly treated patients using anonymous patient record data.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Erasmus Medical Center

Other

Collaborators

  • Dutch Heart Foundation

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Alerting Versus on Demand Computer Based Decision Support on Treatment of Dyslipidaemia by General Practitioners - The CholGate Randomized Trial

Important dates

Study start
2004
Study completion
2005
First posted
Jul 6, 2006
Registry last updated
May 8, 2008

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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