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NCT Number: NCT01567228

Delivering Geospatial Intelligence to Health Care Providers

Physician counseling for physical activity, dental services, and academic support services such as tutoring could be improved through physician knowledge of local community resources and physician counseling directing patients to such services that are near the patient's residential address. This study will test the hypothesis that an electronic medical record enhanced with geographic information systems can improved physician counseling for physical activity, dental services, and academic support services by identifying services that are near the patient's residential address and informing MD's of such info at the point of care.

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Key information

Conditions

Overweight Body Weight Dental Caries Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Overnutrition Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Stomatognathic Diseases Tooth Demineralization Tooth Diseases

Age range

1 year–21 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Wishard Health Services

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Referrals to three community resources will be studied: dentists (children older than 1 year), after school tutoring services (children older than 7 years), and physical education programs (children older than 5 years).

Exclusion criteria

  • Inability of parent to complete data collection instruments spoken (via telephone survey) or written in English or Spanish.
  • Inability to participate in community based physical activity programs due to health related condition

Treatment and study plan

CHICA GIS (enhanced electronic medical record)

Other

An electronic medical record enhanced with geographic information systems will assist physicians in directing patients to community resources for increasing physical activity, preventing dental caries or addressing school problems

Other names: CHICA GIS

Primary outcomes

  1. Improved physician counseling

    Time frame: 6 months

    For the intervention clinics, data gathered by CHICA-GIS on the physician worksheet and just-in-time handouts will also allow us to determine the percentage of children who received behavioral counseling about dentistry, school performance, or physical activity by the physician, as well as the percentage of children who were referred to a community resource.

Secondary outcomes

  1. User experience and satisfaction

    Time frame: 24 months

    Surveys will be administered at baseline and end of the trial (18 months) to the entire staff of each practice, in order to document how each practice is organized and provide detailed information about community referral processes. Staff will also be asked about their satisfaction with the CHICA system, CHICA-GIS (Intervention Clinics only), and the community referral module (Intervention Clinics only).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Indiana University

Other

Collaborators

  • National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Registry information

Acronym: CHICA GIS

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Mar 30, 2012
Registry last updated
Sep 16, 2015

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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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