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Proton Pump InhibitorsRaPPIDNCT03719170

Evaluation of the National Randomized Proton Pump Inhibitor De-prescribing (RaPPID) Program

A study testing PPI De-prescribing Program in people with Proton Pump Inhibitors, run by VA Office of Research and Development at 4 sites in United States.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are medications used to treat acid-related stomach disorders, such as chronic heartburn. These medications are widely used by Veterans, with over 11 million 30-day prescriptions being filled each year. Though they are highly effective, long-term use of PPIs may be harmful. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Proton Pump Inhibitors
What is being tested?
PPI De-prescribing Program
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
220,306 participants
Where
4 sitesUnited States
Study dates
16 Sep 2019to 30 Nov 2021
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Chronic PPI users defined as 90-day prescription during the 120-day period prior to a scheduled VA primary care visit who receive:
  • Once-daily PPI with
  • No clear indication for PPIs, OR
  • Uncomplicated Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) OR
  • Twice-daily PPI for any indication except Zollinger-Ellison

Who cannot join

  • Patients taking once-daily PPIs will be excluded if they have one or more of the following characteristics:
  • Eosinophilic esophagitis
  • Esophagitis
  • Esophageal ulcer
  • Esophageal stenosis/stricture
  • Dysphagia (other than oropharyngeal)
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  • Barrett's esophagus
  • Peptic ulcer
  • Zollinger-Ellison
  • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • NSAID + age > 65 yrs, 2nd NSAID, aspirin, anti-thrombotic, OR corticosteroid
  • Aspirin + age 60 yrs, NSAID, anti-thrombotic, OR corticosteroid
  • Pancreatic enzyme replacement

Trial locations and contacts

4 sites in 1 country.

United States4 sites
  • VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105

  • Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84148

  • VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT

    West Haven, Connecticut, 06516

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About this study

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are medications used to treat acid-related stomach disorders, such as chronic heartburn. These medications are widely used by Veterans, with over 11 million 30-day prescriptions being filled each year. Though they are highly effective, long-term use of PPIs may be harmful. For this reason, experts recommend that PPIs be stopped in patients who do not have a clear need for these medications. Unfortunately, PPIs continue to be overused. To address this issue, the VA is implementing a national program to de-prescribe (i.e., reduce the dose of, or stop) PPIs. In this study, the investigators will be evaluating this national program by assessing: (a) how successfully the program was implemented; (b) understanding how effective the program was in improving appropriate use of PPIs; and, (c) ensuring no unintended consequences (such as peptic ulcer bleeding) occurred with PPI de-prescribing. This study addresses a potential safety concern for Veterans and aligns with VA's broader goal of de-implementing low-value care.

Read the detailed description

Background: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the most commonly prescribed medications in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), accounting for over 11 million 30-day prescriptions and nearly $50 million in medication costs annually. Though effective for treatment of acid-related disorders such as gastroesophageal reflux disease, PPIs have been associated with a number of potential harms in observational studies (e.g., dementia, chronic kidney disease, fractures), and increased mortality in Veterans. Nonetheless, PPIs continue to be used without an appropriate indication or for longer and at higher doses than necessary. Accordingly, VHA Pharmacy Benefits Management Services (PBM) will deploy RaPPID - a national Randomized PPI De-prescribing program - in Fiscal Year 2018 targeting patients for whom a short course of PPI is likely sufficient. This program will comprise activation of Clinical Pharmacy Specialists, provider education and academic detailing, and patient education. In partnership with PBM, the investigators propose to conduct an evaluation of this national program in a cluster-randomized design.

Objectives: (1) assess the impact of the de-prescribing program on important clinical outcomes, and to understand how and why these outcomes were achieved or not achieved (outcomes and process evaluation); (2) assess the economic effects of the de-prescribing program (economic evaluation).

Methods: The investigators will then assess the impact of RaPPID on PPI use (primary outcome) in a cluster randomized design (cluster = Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN). The investigators will also assess a variety of unintended effects, including impact of reduced PPI use on upper GI symptoms and complications such as upper GI bleeding. Furthermore, the investigators will use process evaluation approaches to understand why and how the program was effective or ineffective in specific contexts. Finally, the investigators will use data from the outcomes evaluation of this proposal to estimate the budget impact of RaPPID, taking into account the impact of the program on VHA and non-VHA healthcare utilization.

Impact: RaPPID will be among the largest concerted efforts at de-prescribing ever undertaken in VHA. Prospective evaluation of the program therefore presents a unique opportunity not only to enhance the program itself, but also to gain insights about how to reduce the use of low-value services more broadly, a key VHA priority for the coming decade. Importantly, the prospective, controlled study design the investigators propose will also allow us to make strong claims about whether PPIs cause the putative adverse effects to which they have been linked. Ultimately, this evaluation will provide not only valuable insight into the benefits and harms of a national effort to appropriately de-prescribe PPIs, but also broader lessons about how to effectively undertake other such interventions to de-implement entrenched clinical practices in the future.

Being tested
PPI De-prescribing Program
Keywords
proton pump inhibitors, program evaluation, low-value care, de-implementation, patient safety

What participants receive

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

  • PPI De-prescribing ProgramBehavioural

    Also called RaPPID

    The PPI de-prescribing program includes alerts to clinical pharmacy specialists and primary care providers informing them of individual patients scheduled for upcoming primary care visits who meet criteria for PPI de-prescription; activation of clinical pharmacy specialists; education of primary care providers; and patient education.

Study groups in NCT03719170
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
De-prescribing ProgramExperimentalThe 9 Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) randomly assigned to the PPI de-prescribing program. VISNs are the 18 geographical regions that make up the VHA. PPI De-prescribing Program: The PPI de-prescribing program included alerts to clinical pharmacy specialists and primary care providers informing them of individual patients scheduled for upcoming primary care visits who meet criteria for PPI de-prescription; activation of clinical pharmacy specialists; education of primary care providers; and patient education.
Receives: Behavioral: PPI De-prescribing Program
No De-prescribing ProgramNo interventionThe 8 Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) randomly assigned to usual care and did not receive the national de-prescribing program. VISNs are the 19 geographical regions that make up the VHA.

What is being measured

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

  1. PPI Prescribing (H1)

    The proportion of days proton pump inhibitors are prescribed in the 12 months following the index visit.

    Measured: 12 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted25 Oct 2018
  2. Study start16 Sep 2019
  3. Primary completion15 Sep 2021
  4. Study completion30 Nov 2021

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
Model description
A cluster-randomized (by Veterans Integrated Service Networks or VISN) pragmatic trial of the provider-centered intervention versus pragmatic control.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
220,306 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03719170
Sponsor's protocol ID
SDR 18-151
Acronym
RaPPID
Status last verified
Apr 2024
First submitted
23 Oct 2018
Last updated
15 Jul 2024
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Spechler SJ, Hunter JG, Jones KM, Lee R, Smith BR, Mashimo H, Sanchez VM, Dunbar KB, Pham TH, Murthy UK, Kim T, Jackson CS, Wallen JM, von Rosenvinge EC, Pearl JP, Laine L, Kim AW, Kaz AM, Tatum RP, Gellad ZF, Lagoo-Deenadayalan S, Rubenstein JH, Ghaferi AA, Lo WK, Fernando RS, Chan BS, Paski SC, Provenzale D, Castell DO, Lieberman D, Souza RF, Chey WD, Warren SR, Davis-Karim A, Melton SD, Genta RM, Serpi T, Biswas K, Huang GD. Randomized Trial of Medical versus Surgical Treatment for Refractory Heartburn. N Engl J Med. 2019 Oct 17;381(16):1513-1523. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1811424.

    PubMed 31618539
  • Kurlander JE, Rubenstein JH, Richardson CR, Krein SL, De Vries R, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Yang YX, Laine L, Weissman A, Saini SD. Physicians' Perceptions of Proton Pump Inhibitor Risks and Recommendations to Discontinue: A National Survey. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 May;115(5):689-696. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000558.

    PubMed 32091419
  • Simonov M, Abel EA, Skanderson M, Masoud A, Hauser RG, Brandt CA, Wilson FP, Laine L. Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors Increases Risk of Incident Kidney Stones. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Jan;19(1):72-79.e21. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.02.053. Epub 2020 Mar 6.

    PubMed 32147588
  • Laine L. Colonoscopy for Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding-Time Is Not of the Essence. Gastroenterology. 2020 Jan;158(1):38-39. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.11.009. Epub 2019 Nov 12. No abstract available.

    PubMed 31730767
  • Barkun AN, Almadi M, Kuipers EJ, Laine L, Sung J, Tse F, Leontiadis GI, Abraham NS, Calvet X, Chan FKL, Douketis J, Enns R, Gralnek IM, Jairath V, Jensen D, Lau J, Lip GYH, Loffroy R, Maluf-Filho F, Meltzer AC, Reddy N, Saltzman JR, Marshall JK, Bardou M. Management of Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Guideline Recommendations From the International Consensus Group. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Dec 3;171(11):805-822. doi: 10.7326/M19-1795. Epub 2019 Oct 22.

    PubMed 31634917
  • Saffouri E, Blackwell C, Laursen SB, Laine L, Dalton HR, Ngu J, Shultz M, Norton R, Stanley AJ. The Shock Index is not accurate at predicting outcomes in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020 Jan;51(2):253-260. doi: 10.1111/apt.15541. Epub 2019 Oct 23.

    PubMed 31642558
  • Laine L. Timing of Endoscopy in Patients Hospitalized with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding. N Engl J Med. 2020 Apr 2;382(14):1361-1363. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe2002121. No abstract available.

    PubMed 32242363
  • Lee MW, Pourmorady JS, Laine L. Use of Fecal Occult Blood Testing as a Diagnostic Tool for Clinical Indications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 May;115(5):662-670. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000495.

    PubMed 31972617
  • Campbell EV 3rd, Muniraj T, Aslanian HR, Laine L, Jamidar P. Musculoskeletal Pain Symptoms and Injuries Among Endoscopists Who Perform ERCP. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Jan;66(1):56-62. doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06163-z. Epub 2020 Mar 6.

    PubMed 32144599
  • Shung D, Laine L. Machine Learning Prognostic Models for Gastrointestinal Bleeding Using Electronic Health Record Data. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 Aug;115(8):1199-1200. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000720.

    PubMed 32530828
  • Laursen SB, Oakland K, Laine L, Bieber V, Marmo R, Redondo-Cerezo E, Dalton HR, Ngu J, Schultz M, Soncini M, Gralnek I, Jairath V, Murray IA, Stanley AJ. ABC score: a new risk score that accurately predicts mortality in acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding: an international multicentre study. Gut. 2021 Apr;70(4):707-716. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-320002. Epub 2020 Jul 28.

    PubMed 32723845
  • Kelly CR, Laine LA, Wu GD. Monitoring Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Practice in a Rapidly Evolving Health and Regulatory Environment. Gastroenterology. 2020 Dec;159(6):2004-2006. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.08.039. Epub 2020 Aug 22. No abstract available.

    PubMed 32841646
  • Vyas M, Celli R, Singh M, Patel N, Aslanian HR, Boffa D, Deng Y, Ciarleglio MM, Laine L, Jain D. Intestinal metaplasia around the gastroesophageal junction is frequently associated with antral reactive gastropathy: implications for carcinoma at the gastroesophageal junction. Hum Pathol. 2020 Nov;105:67-73. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2020.08.007. Epub 2020 Sep 14.

    PubMed 32941964
  • Kurlander JE, Barnes GD, Sukul D, Helminski D, Kokaly AN, Platt K, Gurm H, Saini SD. Trials of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Lack Strategies to Ensure Appropriate Gastroprotection. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 Apr;116(4):821-824. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001134.

    PubMed 33982954
  • Targownik LE, Fisher DA, Saini SD. AGA Clinical Practice Update on De-Prescribing of Proton Pump Inhibitors: Expert Review. Gastroenterology. 2022 Apr;162(4):1334-1342. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.12.247. Epub 2022 Feb 17.

    PubMed 35183361

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing PPI De-prescribing Program in people with Proton Pump Inhibitors, run by VA Office of Research and Development at 4 sites in United States.

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 5 inclusion and 13 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 15 Jul 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 4 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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 15 Jul 2024). 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?

PPI Prescribing (H1) (time frame: 12 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 NCT03719170, which also lists 15 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 15 Jul 2024.

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