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Venous Leg Ulcer and Lymphedema Registry

Conditions
Venous Stasis Ulcer
Quality of Patient Care
Registration Number
NCT02813187
Lead Sponsor
U.S. Wound Registry
Brief Summary

This is an observational, longitudinal real world registry of venous leg ulcers created from electronic health record data obtained in the course of clinical care. Data from certified electronic health records transmit data as part of the requirement to share data with a specialty registry under Objective 10 of Meaningful Use of an EHR.

Detailed Description

This is an observational, longitudinal real world registry of venous leg ulcers created from electronic health record data obtained in the course of clinical care. Data from certified electronic health records transmit data as part of the requirement to share data with a specialty registry under Objective 10 of Meaningful Use of an EHR. No secondary data entry are required and all data are obtained via structured language from data entered in the EHR. Data from quality measures designed as electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) standardize the quality of care provided to patients and their clinical outcomes which are risk stratified using the Wound Healing Index (WHI). The eCQMs enable standardized data collection and the ability to transmit data electronically obviates the possibility of transcription errors. National bench marking is possible since data are available from thousands of participants across the USA. While an independent IRB oversees this project, the data are collected for the purpose of measuring and improving the quality of care delivered to diabetic patients with foot ulcers and understanding their outcomes in relation to level of risk. Quality performance is reported as part of PQRS. These functions are exempt from the requirements of informed consent.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10000
Inclusion Criteria
  • All patients with venous leg ulcers seen by the practitioner.
Exclusion Criteria
  • None

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Wound Healing12 months

wound closure

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient Reported Outcome12 months

using patient reported outcome quality measure

Venous Insufficiency12 months

secondary lymphedema and its relationship to venous insufficiency

Weeks of Therapy12 months

days from initial visit to discharge

Adverse events during therapy12 months

hospitalization, cellulitis, amputation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHI St. Luke's The Woodlands

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The Woodlands, Texas, United States

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