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The Effect of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Alert on Hepatitis B Screening

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Hepatitis B
Interventions
Other: Electronic HBV Alert
Registration Number
NCT04240678
Lead Sponsor
University of California, Davis
Brief Summary

Asian and Pacific Islander Americans at risk, but never tested for chronic hepatitis B have been randomized to receive an electronic alert in their electronic medical chart to remind primary care physicians to screen them for chronic hepatitis B.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
8299
Inclusion Criteria

Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) who have not yet received HBsAg testing. API will be identified using a novel algorithm which identifies them using their surname, language preference, country of origin.

Exclusion Criteria

Previous HBsAg completion.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
HBV Alert GroupElectronic HBV Alert-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Serum Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Completionup to 12 months

Number of patients who have completed the HBsAg test

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Serum Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Positivityup to 12 months

Number of patients with testing positive for HBsAg

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