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NCT00297869 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Using Informatics to Enhance Care of Older Emergency Department Patients

A NA study of Elderly; Renal Insufficiency, sponsored by Indiana University School of Medicine.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
1,350
Enrollment target
1
Study location

NCT00297869: Completed NA study of Elderly; Renal Insufficiency, sponsored by Indiana University School of Medicine.

NCT00297869 is a NA study of Elderly; Renal Insufficiency that has completed, run by Indiana University School of Medicine. The registered enrollment target is 1,350 participants, roughly in line with the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target. The trial reports 1 study location across 1 state. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00297869, a NA study of Elderly; Renal Insufficiency, has completed, sponsored by Indiana University School of Medicine.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
1,350 participants
Enrollment target
1
Study location

Study Summary

The subjects in this study are physicians working in the Wishard Emergency Department. The purpose of this study is to measure the extent to which information technology (i.e.-computers) improves emergency department care. The objective of our study is to evaluate the use of informatics in the emergency department and specifically to determine if computer reminder systems: 1) reduce the number of unsafe medications prescribed to older adults, 2) assist in more safely dosing of medications to adults of all ages, and 3) increase influenza immunization of eligible older patients in the emergency department. Interventions: The interventions in this study are computer reminders. When releasing patients from the emergency department, physicians currently write all release orders, including prescriptions, on a computer order entry system that is linked to the Regenstrief Medical Record System. The computerized order entry system will be programmed so that physicians randomized (randomly placed) into the intervention group, the group that will receive the intervention, they will receive one of three types of reminders: 1. The medication prescribed is generally considered unsafe for use in older patients. The reminder will then list appropriate alternatives for this medication. 2. The dose of the prescribed medication is excessive and should be adjusted for the patient's creatinine clearance (or kidney function). 3. This patient may be eligible for influenza vaccination. The physician will then choose to order or disregard the recommendation. The computer system will automatically record what the physician selected to do. The general outcome of interest is the extent to which the electronic reminders successfully improved physician practice in the emergency department setting. This outcome will be compared to physicians who were randomized to the group that did not receive the reminders (the control group).

Interventions

  • PROCEDURE Computer-Assisted Decision Support

Study Locations (1)

Indiana

  • Wishard Memorial Hospital - Indianapolis

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 1,350 participants
Start Date 2005-01
Est. Completion 2010-06
Phase NA

What the finished NCT00297869 record still lists

NCT00297869 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 1,350 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, roughly in line with the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target.

The record links to 1 condition, with Elderly; Renal Insufficiency appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 1 intervention - of which Computer-Assisted Decision Support is the first listed.

NCT00297869 reports a single indexed study location in Indiana.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00297869 about?

NCT00297869 is a clinical study titled "Using Informatics to Enhance Care of Older Emergency Department Patients". The subjects in this study are physicians working in the Wishard Emergency Department. The purpose of this study is to measure the extent to which information technology (i.e.-computers) improves emergency department care. The objective of our study is to evaluate the use of informatics in the emerg...

What is the current status of trial NCT00297869?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 1,350 participants. The study started on 2005-01. Estimated completion is 2010-06.

What conditions does trial NCT00297869 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Elderly; Renal Insufficiency.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00297869?

The interventions under investigation include: Computer-Assisted Decision Support (PROCEDURE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00297869?

This trial is sponsored by Indiana University School of Medicine, which has 16 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT00297869 being conducted?

This trial has 1 study location across Indiana. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00297869's enrollment target sits among peer trials

1,350 73rd of 2000 higher than 1,927 of 2,000 other NA trials

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