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Computerized Guideline in Heart Failure: Implementation Process and Impact Evaluation

Completed
Conditions
Chronic Heart Failure
Registration Number
NCT00792402
Lead Sponsor
Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Brief Summary

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of implementation process of an electronic Heart Failure guideline in primary care in the city of Barcelona.

Detailed Description

Design: Two types of design will be applied, according to the specific aims. On the one hand it is a cross-sectional and a qualitative study, on the other hand it is quasi-experimental study. Pre-post intervention with a control group, as well as, of repeated measures in the intervention group

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
13008
Inclusion Criteria
  • general and nurse primary care practitioners working in Barcelona and Girona for the Health Catalan Institute.
  • Managers involved in implementation process for the computerised clinical guideline in Barcelona from the Health Catalan Institute.
  • patients with diagnoses of Heart Failure according to ICD-10 according to general practice clinical records.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Managers and general and nurse primary care practitioners working in Barcelona health Centres where there were any other quality improvement project related to Heart failure at the time of the intervention which we are evaluating. Managers from the control group (Girona).
  • patients with a mental health disorder or terminal illness

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ACE/ARBs, ACE/ARBs+BB, hospitalisation rates, survival rate, reliability/ usability/applicability of computerised guideline, economic measurements2005 to 2007
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Unitat de Suport a la Recerca

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Barcelona, Spain

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