Improving Adherence to Prescribing Guidelines for Cholesterol Lowering in Hospitalized Diabetic Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diabetes; Dyslipidemia
• Interventions: Other: Academic detailing

• Registration Number: NCT01113099
• Lead Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine

Brief Summary

We hypothesize that when compared to usual care a greater proportion of hospitalized diabetic patients who are candidates for cholesterol lowering will be discharged with a prescription for a statin if their physicians are contacted by a pharmacist to discuss treatment guidelines.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-06
• Primary Completion: 2007-06
• Study Completion: 2007-06
• Status Verified: 2010-04
• Study First Submitted: 2010-04-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-04-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-04-27
• Study First Posted: 2010-04-29
• Last Update Posted: 2010-04-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 247

Inclusion Criteria

• Hospitalized patients with diabetes
• LDL >= 100

Exclusion Criteria

• Terminal illness
• Pregnancy
• Intolerance or contraindication to statin

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Academic detailing of physicians	Academic detailing	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Statin prescription at hospital discharge	Hospital discharge (avg = 3 days)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Barnes Jewish Hospital; 🇺🇸 St. Louis, Missouri, United States