CompletedNot Applicable

Automated Clinical Reminders in the Care of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

United States248 participantsStarted 2008-12

Plain-language summary

To determine whether the use of educational sessions and computerized clinical reminders can improve primary care doctors' delivery of care to CKD patients compared to educational sessions alone. Hypothesis: Clinical reminders will improve the care delivered to CKD patients

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * For PCPs: all GIM attending physicians with a weekly continuity clinic. * For patients: \>= 18 years-old with an eGFR\<45ml/min/1.73m2 being seen in the UPMC GIM clinic by a faculty member during the 10-month intervention period Exclusion Criteria: * for PCPs: imminent plans to leave the department * patients with a renal transplant, on any form of dialysis, or with a previous nephrology evaluation.

What they're measuring

referral to a nephrologist

Timeframe: 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00688285

SponsorUniversity of Pittsburgh

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2009-12

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