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Multimodal Lab Test Strategy for Health Care Utilization

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Led By Anshula Ambasta

Research Sponsored by University of Calgary

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 7 years

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will reduce unnecessary lab tests in 30 hospitals to improve patient outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and decrease discomfort.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for patients and healthcare providers in adult medical and hospitalist units within participating hospitals in Alberta and British Columbia. It excludes those outside these provinces, non-enrolled hospitals, or units like ICU, surgical, pediatric, or obstetrical.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests a multimodal intervention to reduce unnecessary lab testing in hospitalized patients. This includes education for clinicians, audit reports on test ordering habits, system changes to support better decision-making, and patient infographics.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial focuses on changing procedures rather than testing drugs or medical devices, it does not have typical side effects. However unintended consequences may include variations in clinician behavior or patient care processes.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 7 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~7 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 7 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Number of routine laboratory tests ordered per patient-day in the intervention versus control periods

Secondary outcome measures

30-day post discharge readmission rate

Costs associated with routine and all common laboratory test ordered

In-patient and 30-day patient mortality over a 7-year period

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Exposed to intervention (intervention period)Experimental Treatment4 Interventions

This is the time period of the study where hospital clusters are receiving the multimodal intervention.

Group II: Unexposed to intervention (control period)Active Control1 Intervention

This is the time period of the study where hospital clusters are not receiving the intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of British ColumbiaOTHER

1,418 Previous Clinical Trials

2,215,301 Total Patients Enrolled

University of CalgaryLead Sponsor

792 Previous Clinical Trials

617,337 Total Patients Enrolled

Alberta Health servicesOTHER

158 Previous Clinical Trials

397,849 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What key results is the research team seeking to achieve with this trial?

"This 4-year long study will primarily evaluate the aggregate number of laboratory tests ordered per day. Secondary metrics include hospital patient lab-free days, critically abnormal test results, and length of stay on a given unit."

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What is the maximum capacity of patients for this clinical research program?

"Affirmative. The data hosted on clinicaltrials.gov verifies that this medical trial, which was initially posted on 2nd January 2023, is actively enrolling participants. At the present time, 503633 individuals must be recruited from two locations across the United States of America."

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Is this trial accepting new participants?

"Affirmative. Per the latest data on clinicaltrials.gov, this experiment is still in need of participants - with a total recruitment target of 503633 people across 2 sites since it was first posted on January 2nd 2023 and last edited on October 31st 2023."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Re-Purposing the Ordering of 'Routine' Laboratory Tests in Hospitalized Medical Patients (RePORT Study)

Anshula Ambasta 2023. "Re-Purposing the Ordering of 'Routine' Laboratory Tests in Hospitalized Medical Patients (RePORT Study)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06119464.