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Prescribing Improvement Strategies for Heart Failure (Nudge Trial)
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Recruiting
Led By Sandesh Dev, MD
Research Sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 months
Awards & highlights
Nudge Trial Summary
This trial tests strategies to help Veterans with heart failure get treatments proven to save lives and reduce hospitalizations.
Who is the study for?
This trial is for primary care and cardiology clinicians at the Southern AZ VA Health Care System who work in outpatient clinics. Clinicians still in training, like residents or fellows, cannot participate.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests two methods to encourage better prescription practices for heart failure: a peer comparison report and an alert system. It aims to see if these 'nudges' can improve the health of Veterans by increasing the use of life-saving SGLT2 and MRA therapies.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves informational strategies rather than medical treatments, there are no direct side effects related to drugs or medical interventions.
Nudge Trial Timeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ 6 months
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 months
Treatment Details
Study Objectives
Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Primary outcome measures
Effectiveness
Secondary outcome measures
Implementation-Acceptability
Implementation-Appropriateness
Implementation-Feasibility
+4 moreNudge Trial Design
4Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: ControlActive Control1 Intervention
No alert or peer comparison
Group II: AlertActive Control1 Intervention
Clinicians in the alert arm will receive an alert two business days prior to a patient's upcoming appointment. Clinicians will receive approximately two alerts per week.
Group III: Peer Comparison ReportActive Control1 Intervention
Clinicians assigned to peer comparison, will receive messages by secure email every two weeks regarding their SGLT2i and MRA prescribing performance.
Group IV: Alert and Peer ComparisonActive Control2 Interventions
The combined alert and peer comparison arm will receive both interventions.
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Who is running the clinical trial?
VA Office of Research and DevelopmentLead Sponsor
1,611 Previous Clinical Trials
3,305,184 Total Patients Enrolled
38 Trials studying Heart Failure
63,088 Patients Enrolled for Heart Failure
Arizona State UniversityOTHER
283 Previous Clinical Trials
109,414 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Heart Failure
5,045 Patients Enrolled for Heart Failure
Sandesh Dev, MDPrincipal InvestigatorSouthern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, AZ
1 Previous Clinical Trials
242 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Heart Failure
242 Patients Enrolled for Heart Failure
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Eligibility Criteria:
This trial includes the following eligibility criteria:- This criterion includes primary care and cardiology clinicians who work in the outpatient clinic setting at the Southern AZ VA Health Care System.
Research Study Groups:
This trial has the following groups:- Group 1: Control
- Group 2: Alert
- Group 3: Peer Comparison Report
- Group 4: Alert and Peer Comparison
Awards:
This trial has 1 awards, including:- No Placebo-Only Group - All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
Timeline:
This trial has the following timeline:- Screening: It may take up to 3 Weeks to process to see if you qualify in this trial.
- Treatment: The duration you will receive the treatment varies.
- Follow Ups: You may be asked to continue sharing information regarding the trial for 6 Months after you stop receiving the treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions
These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.
To what extent is this clinical trial being populated with participants?
"Indeed, clinicaltrials.gov's data suggests that this experiment is recruiting participants. It was initially posted on June 9th 2023 and has undergone its most recent revision on August 2nd 2023. One site seeks to recruit a total of 100 patients for the trial."
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Are new volunteers still being accepted for enrolment in this experiment?
"Clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this clinical trial, which was initially posted on June 9th 2023, is currently seeking participants. The study's information was most recently updated on August 2nd 2023."
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