Empowering Physicians With Evidence-Based Decision Support for Pediatric Rheumatology

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Rheumatology
• Interventions: Other: Diagnosis

• Registration Number: NCT02205086
• Lead Sponsor: SimulConsult, Inc.

Brief Summary

This study compares the ability of clinicians to make diagnoses with or without the assistance of diagnostic decision support software. The area of clinical focus is primarily rheumatology.

Detailed Description

The study uses written case vignettes, not decisions about patients seeking care from the study subjects (i.e., clinicians).

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2014-07
• Study First Submitted: 2014-07-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-07-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-07-29
• Study First Posted: 2014-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 2014-07-31
• Study Start: 2014-08
• Primary Completion: 2014-09
• Study Completion: 2014-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Diagnosis	Diagnosis	Test diagnostic decision support software

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measures of Diagnostic effectiveness	Completion of each case vignette (typically ½ hour)	Each clinician subject reviews each case vignette and lists their differential diagnosis ("Unaided").; Then the clinician subject uses the diagnostic decision support software and then lists a revised differential diagnosis ("Aided").; The match between the clinician subject's differential diagnosis and a Gold Standard differential diagnosis list for each case is measured, looking at rank order of correct diseases and omissions.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measures of Patient workup effectiveness	Completion of each case vignette (typically in the same ½ hour as measure 1)	Each clinician subject reviews each case vignette and lists their initial workup ("Unaided").; Then the clinician subject uses the diagnostic decision support software and then lists a revised initial workup ("Aided").; The match between the clinician subject's initial workup and a Gold Standard workup list for each case is measured, looking at rank order of correct diseases and omissions.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

SimulConsult; 🇺🇸 Brookline, Massachusetts, United States