Multi-Center Human Alert Trial to Prevent DVT and PE

Completed

Conditions studied: Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Cancer, Surgery

In brief

To evaluate physician response to human alerts that inform the clinician that his/her patient may be eligible for thromboprophylaxis. Medical records are reviewed to evaluate prescribing decision and to evaluate rates of venous thromboembolism.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00409136

Run by

Brigham and Women's Hospital

People needed

2496

Starts

2006-03-01

Expected to finish

2008-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-02-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients > 18 years of age
• Cumulative VTE risk score > 4
• Absence of pharmacologic or mechanical prophylaxis orders
• Patients from medical or surgical Services

You may not qualify if…

• VTE risk score <4
• Current active pharmacologic or mechanical prophylaxis order
• Patients from the Department of Neurology, Newborn Service, Rehab Units, and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Where it is running

• AZ Pulmonary Specialists, Ltd — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
• Long Beach VA Hospital — Long Beach, California, United States
• University of California - Irvine — Orange, California, United States
• University of California - Davis — Sacramento, California, United States
• University of Colorado Health Sciences Center — Denver, Colorado, United States
• Norwalk Hospital — Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
• William W. Backus Hospital — Norwich, Connecticut, United States
• Washington Hospital Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• Florida Hospital — Orlando, Florida, United States
• Emory-Crawford Long Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Franklin Square Hospital — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Washington County Hospital — Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
• Lahey Clinic — Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
• North Shore Medical Center — Salem, Massachusetts, United States
• Henry Ford Hospital K15 — Detroit, Michigan, United States
• St. Joseph Mercy Hospital — Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
• University of Missouri — Columbia, Missouri, United States
• North Shore University Hospital — Great Neck, New York, United States
• University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
• Thomas Jefferson Hospital — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Washington Hospital — Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
• Spartanburg Regional Medical Center — Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
• Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas — Dallas, Texas, United States
• LDS Hospital — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
• University of Utah Medical Center — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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