Improving Aspirin Use in Diabetes: A Cluster Randomized Trial
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Registration Number
- NCT00262977
- Lead Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Brief Summary
Our aim is to determine if a patient-directed intervention is more effective than computerized clinician reminders alone for improving aspirin use in adults with diabetes.
- Detailed Description
Many patients with diabetes do not use aspirin to prevent cardiovascular events. Quality improvement initiatives involving both patients and physicians may be more effective than physician-directed approaches alone.
In a large urban primary care internal medicine practice, this study seeks to test if a patient-directed intervention is more effective than computerized clinician reminders alone for improving the appropriate use of aspirin in adults with diabetes.
The study design is a cluster-randomized trial by physician. The frequency of self-reported regular aspirin use will be compared between patients cared for by physicians in the computerized reminder alone group and the computerized reminder plus physician-supervised, nurse practitioner intervention group.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Diabetes mellitus
- Age at least 40 years old
- At least 2 clinic visits in the 18 months prior to the intervention
- Primary care physician declined enrollment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient reported aspirin use daily or every other day.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Northwestern University, Division of General Internal Medicine
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States