Centers for Education on Research and Therapeutics - Heart Failure: Targeted Intervention Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Heart Failure
• Interventions: Behavioral: Intensive quality improvement tools

• Registration Number: NCT00979264
• Lead Sponsor: Duke University

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate whether a quarterly feedback, education and performance improvement site-based intervention has a greater impact on quality performance and adherence to evidenced-based guidelines than existing on-demand feedback. This study will use a randomized design to compare changes in quality performance and adherence to selected measures among hospitals using existing on-demand reports and general quality improvement (QI) efforts versus those receiving intensive, targeted QI feedback via reports, teleconferences, webinars, and specialized tool kits.

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2009-09-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-09-16
• Study First Posted: 2009-09-17
• Study Start: 2010-03
• Primary Completion: 2011-10
• Study Completion: 2011-10
• Status Verified: 2012-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-06-22
• Last Update Posted: 2012-06-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 147

Inclusion Criteria

• All sites participating in Get With the Guidelines Heart Failure.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Sites in Get With the Guidelines Heart Failure which opt out of participation.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Intensive quality improvement tools	Enhanced and/or intensive quality improvement approaches, coupled with standard approaches available through participation in Get With the Guidelines - Heart Failure.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in the overall opportunity-based composite of measures eligible for intervention (absolute score difference compared to the control arm) based on the existing Get With the Guidelines Heart Failure Achievement Measures and Quality Measures.	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in length of stay and in-patient mortality.	1 year
Improvement in Defect Free (all or none) score based on the combined Get With the Guidelines Heart Failure Achievement and Quality Measures	1 year
Improvement in scores of each individual Get With the Guidelines Heart Failure Achievement and Quality Measure	1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Duke Clinical Research Institute; 🇺🇸 Durham, North Carolina, United States