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Diabetes MellitusALLNCT02299791

Dissemination of CVD Risk Factor Treatment Among Diabetic Patients in Safety Net Clinics

A study testing ALL in people with Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Diseases, run by Kaiser Permanente.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of the ALL Study is to determine the effectiveness of the dissemination of the ALL intervention from an integrated care setting into Community Health Centers (CHCs) by measuring changes in diabetes mellitus (DM) population prescription rates for the medications, using a pre-post comparison within clinics… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Diseases
What is being tested?
ALL
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
4,856 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Sep 2010to May 2014
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Convenience sample of 11 community health clinics (CHCs) that are members of OCHIN, Inc.

Who cannot join

  • none, for study CHCs

About this study

The purpose of the ALL Study is to determine the effectiveness of the dissemination of the ALL intervention from an integrated care setting into Community Health Centers (CHCs) by measuring changes in diabetes mellitus (DM) population prescription rates for the medications, using a pre-post comparison within clinics and a staggered, randomized implementation across clinics.

Read the detailed description

The ALL Initiative ('ALL') is a population-level management program developed at Kaiser Permanente (KP). It seeks to decrease cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes by improving rates of prescribing for guideline-concordant cardioprotective medications. Multiple mechanisms supported this intervention at KP. The investigators implemented ALL in 11 Community Health Centers (CHC) in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. To our knowledge, this was the first clinical trial testing the translation and implementation of a successful quality improvement (QI) initiative from a private, integrated care setting into CHCs.

The investigators adapted the ALL intervention for CHCs through an iterative, stakeholder-driven process. The investigators then conducted a cluster-randomized pragmatic trial in 11 CHCs in a staggered process with six 'early' CHCs implementing the intervention one year before five 'late' CHCs. The investigators measured monthly rates of cardioprotective prescribing rates. Through segmented regression analysis, the investigators evaluated the intervention's effects in June 2011-May 2013. Participants included 11 CHCs serving ~6,500 adult patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) who were indicated for cardioprotective medications per national guidelines. The investigators also conducted a process evaluation to identify factors important to implementation success.

Our overarching goals were to identify and resolve issues in disseminating a successful program from a large, well-organized health system into CHCs. The investigators hypothesized that cross-setting translation was feasible, and that adapting and implementing proven QI approaches could improve the care CHCs provide without requiring them to develop native initiatives. The investigators anticipated that this implementation would involve substantially adapting potentially 'translatable' practices and interventions, due to the differences between private, integrated care settings and CHCs in terms of patient needs and vulnerability, and system resources.

Being tested
ALL
Keywords
clinic-level interventions, quality improvement, translational medical research, community health centers
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Diseases

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ALLOther

    This clinic-level intervention involves a toolkit of decision support tools. These tools are listed below.

    1. EHR tools to expedite identification
    2. EHR automated point-of-care alerts (Best Practice Alerts)
    3. EHR tools to expedite prescribing
    4. EHR order sets
    5. EHR text shortcuts for notation
    6. patient education materials (handout, poster)
    7. EHR-based outreach support tools a. EHR registries
  • ALLOther

    These clinics got the same exact intervention, but one year later, as this was a staggered randomized trial.

Study groups in NCT02299791
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Early InterventionActive comparator6 study clinics received the ALL intervention starting 6/1/11
Receives: Other: ALL
Late implementationActive comparator5 study clinics received the ALL intervention starting 6/1/12
Receives: Other: ALL

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Patients Indicated for ACE/ARB and Statin Who Had an Active Prescription for Both

    Number of patients indicated for ACE/ARB and statin who had an active prescription for both, as a proportion of patients indicated for ACE/ARB and statin.

    Measured: Percent of clinic patients prescribed guideline-concordant cardioprotective medications, as of the 1st day of each month, from up to 36 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Nov 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2010
  3. Primary completionMay 2014
  4. Study completionMay 2014

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
4,856 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02299791
Sponsor's protocol ID
1R18HL095481-01A1
Other IDs
1R18HL095481-01A1
Acronym
ALL
Status last verified
Oct 2017
First submitted
7 Nov 2014
Last updated
4 Oct 2017
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Gold R, Muench J, Hill C, Turner A, Mital M, Milano C, Shah A, Nelson C, DeVoe JE, Nichols GA. Collaborative development of a randomized study to adapt a diabetes quality improvement initiative for federally qualified health centers. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2012 Aug;23(3 Suppl):236-46. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0132.

    PubMed 22864500
  • Gold R, Bunce A, Cowburn S, Davis JV, Hollombe C, Nelson CA, Puro J, Muench J, Hill C, Jaworski V, Mercer M, Howard C, Perrin N, DeVoe J. Cardiovascular care guideline implementation in community health centers in Oregon: a mixed-methods analysis of real-world barriers and challenges. BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 Apr 5;17(1):253. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2194-3.

    PubMed 28381249
  • Gold R, Bunce AE, Cohen DJ, Hollombe C, Nelson CA, Proctor EK, Pope JA, DeVoe JE. Reporting on the Strategies Needed to Implement Proven Interventions: An Example From a "Real-World" Cross-Setting Implementation Study. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016 Aug;91(8):1074-83. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.03.014. Epub 2016 Apr 23.

    PubMed 27113199
  • Gold R, Nelson C, Cowburn S, Bunce A, Hollombe C, Davis J, Muench J, Hill C, Mital M, Puro J, Perrin N, Nichols G, Turner A, Mercer M, Jaworski V, Howard C, Abiles E, Shah A, Dudl J, Chan W, DeVoe J. Feasibility and impact of implementing a private care system's diabetes quality improvement intervention in the safety net: a cluster-randomized trial. Implement Sci. 2015 Jun 10;10:83. doi: 10.1186/s13012-015-0259-4.

    PubMed 26059264

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing ALL in people with Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Diseases, run by Kaiser Permanente.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Oct 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 4 Oct 2017). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Patients Indicated for ACE/ARB and Statin Who Had an Active Prescription for Both (time frame: Percent of clinic patients prescribed guideline-concordant cardioprotective medications, as of the 1st day of each month, from up to 36 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02299791, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Oct 2017.

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