Tailored Communication to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk

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Conditions studied: Hypercholesterolemia, Coronary Artery Disease, Dyslipidemia, Hypertension

In brief

The primary goal of the trial is to test the feasibility and efficacy of a cardiovascular disease quality improvement system that couples EMR-based patient identification with individually tailored patient messages. The study will test the hypothesis that that a tailored patient-directed approach to cardiovascular risk reduction integrated into patients' primary care delivery site will improve control of elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and other card iac risk factors more than routine care alone for patients at intermediate or high risk for cardiovascular disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01286311

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

464

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2013-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-02-09

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 79. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 40 to 79 years
• medication list does not include an active lipid lowering medication
• the patient does not have a diagnosis in the past medical history, active problem list or past visit encounter of coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, diabetes mellitus, or peripheral arterial disease
• the patient has an enrolled study physician recorded as his/her primary care physician
• the patient has an LDL cholesterol that meets one or more of the criteria listed below.
• LDL cholesterol >= 130 mg/dl and estimated Framingham Risk Score 10-20% LDL cholesterol >= 100 mg/dl and estimated Framingham Risk Score >20% LDL cholesterol >= 160 mg/dl and estimated Framingham Risk Score 5% to <10%.

You may not qualify if…

• Age <40 or >79 years
• medication list includes an active lipid lowering medication
• the patient hase a diagnosis in the past medical history, active problem list or past visit encounter of coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, diabetes mellitus, or peripheral arterial disease
• the patient does not have an enrolled study physician recorded as his/her primary care physician
• the patient does not have an LDL cholesterol that meets one or more of the criteria listed below.
• LDL cholesterol >= 130 mg/dl and estimated Framingham Risk Score 10-20% LDL cholesterol >= 100 mg/dl and estimated Framingham Risk Score >20% LDL cholesterol >= 160 mg/dl and estimated Framingham Risk Score 5% to <10%.

Where it is running

• Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation General Internal Medicine Ambulatory Clinic — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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