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NCT Number: NCT01598805

Increased Rate of Prophylaxis Against Venous Thromboembolism Due to eAlerts

Now, after a cluster randomized controlled trial, eAlerts providing evidence-based guidelines on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis will be rolled out and evaluated hospital-widely.

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Key information

Conditions

Venous Thromboembolism Cardiovascular Diseases Embolism and Thrombosis Thromboembolism Vascular Diseases

Age range

16 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Hospital Zurich, Center for Clinical Research

Zurich, Switzerland

About this study

An eAlert is displayed in the electronic patient chart if no prophylaxis has been ordered within 6 h after admission or transfer. The eAlerts provide evidence-based guidelines on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. Now, after a cluster randomized controlled trial, the eAlerts will be rolled out and evaluated hospital-widely.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • all in-patients hospitalized in a ward with computerized physician order entry (CPOE),
  • staying at least 24 h in a ward

Exclusion criteria

  • outpatients,
  • ward without CPOE,
  • patients transferred from an intervention to a control ward and vice versa

Treatment and study plan

electronic alerts

Behavioral

An eAlert is displayed in the electronic patient chart if no prophylaxis has been ordered within 6 h after admission or transfer.

Other names: eAlert

Primary outcomes

  1. Rate of prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism

    Time frame: 3 months

    patients with prophylaxis/total patients

Secondary outcomes

  1. ordering time after admission or transfer of a patient

    Time frame: 3 months

    time when physicians order a venous thromboembolism prophylaxis

  2. acceptance of the eAlerts

    Time frame: 3 months

    survey of compliant and incompliant physicians

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Zurich

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
May 15, 2012
Registry last updated
Nov 16, 2012

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