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Chronic Kidney DiseaseNCT02274298

Improving Care for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Using EMRALD

A study testing CKD feedback and tools in people with Chronic Kidney Disease, run by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

This pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial will test the impact of feedback and a toolkit aimed at improving the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the primary care setting. This trial will use family physicians in Ontario participating in the Electronic. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Kidney Disease
What is being tested?
CKD feedback and tools
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
221 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Oct 2014to Apr 2017
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Family physicians participating in EMRALD, on the EMR for >=2 years, roster size >=100 patients
  • Patient criteria, rostered and actively seeing an EMRALD physician, on the EMR for .=1 year

Who cannot join

  • Updated data available at the time of study commencement

About this study

Official title: Improving Care for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Using Electronic Medical Record Interventions: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial

This pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial will test the impact of feedback and a toolkit aimed at improving the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the primary care setting. This trial will use family physicians in Ontario participating in the Electronic.

Read the detailed description

This trial will use family physicians in Ontario participating in the Electronic Medical Record Administrative data Linked Database (EMRALD) and receiving the System for Audit and Feedback to Improve caRE (SAFIRE) along with other decision support tools. Performance on CKD quality indicators for family physicians receiving the CKD feedback and tools will be compared to physicians not receiving the CKD feedback or tools.

Being tested
CKD feedback and tools
Medical subject headings
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CKD feedback and toolsBehavioural

    people in the intervention arm will receive feedback on ckd quality indicators and tools to help in the detection and management of ckd

Study groups in NCT02274298
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
CKD feedback and toolsActive comparatorPhysicians in these clinics/clusters will receive feedback on their performance for screening and managing CKD quality indicators as well as EMR tools to aid in their performance
Receives: Behavioral: CKD feedback and tools
No InterventionNo interventionPhysicians in these clinics/clusters will not receive CKD feedback or tools

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Proportion of patients age 50-80 with Stage 3+ CKD and a statin prescription

    Comparison of proportion of patients age 50-80 years with Stage 3+ CKD (no dialysis or renal transplant) and receiving a statin prescription at baseline and at the end of the trial

    Measured: 24 months

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Proportion of patients at high risk screened for CKD with an eGFR and/or ACR

    compare baseline rates to end of intervention rates

    Measured: 24 months

  2. Proportion of patients with an initial eGFR <60 and a f/u eGFR or an ACR

    compare baseline rates to end of intervention rates

    Measured: 24 months

  3. Proportion of patients with diabetes and albuminuria and on an ACE or ARB

    compare baseline rates to end of intervention rates

    Measured: 24 months

  4. Proportion of patients meeting eGFR criteria for CKD and documentation of CKD in the cumulative patient profile (CPP)

    compare baseline rates to end of intervention rates

    Measured: 24 months

  5. Proportion of patients with an ACR in the past 18 months and meeting bp targets

    compare baseline rates to end of intervention rates

    Measured: 24 months

  6. Proportion of patients age less than 80 years and an eGFR<30 being seen by or with a referral to a Nephrologist

    compare baseline rates to end of intervention rates

    Measured: 24 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Oct 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2014
  3. Primary completionApr 2017 (estimated)
  4. Study completionApr 2017 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
221 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02274298
Sponsor's protocol ID
074-2013-2
Status last verified
Oct 2016
First submitted
6 Oct 2014
Last updated
14 Oct 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No: No, final results will be aggregate although as part of the trial individual participants do receive individual level feedback

Publications

  • Nash DM, Ivers NM, Young J, Jaakkimainen RL, Garg AX, Tu K. Improving Care for Patients With or at Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease Using Electronic Medical Record Interventions: A Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Trial Protocol. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2017 Apr 5;4:2054358117699833. doi: 10.1177/2054358117699833. eCollection 2017.

    PubMed 28607686

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing CKD feedback and tools in people with Chronic Kidney Disease, run by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Oct 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Proportion of patients age 50-80 with Stage 3+ CKD and a statin prescription (time frame: 24 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02274298, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Oct 2016.

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