Nudges for Statin Prescribing in Primary Care

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases

In brief

The objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of nudges to clinicians, patients, or both to initiate statin prescriptions for patients that meet national guidelines.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04307472

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

4131

Starts

2020-10-19

Expected to finish

2021-04-18

Last updated by the study team

2021-05-21

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Have new or return visit with a primary care provider at one of the study practices at the University of Pennsylvania Health System
• Either have an ASCVD condition, history of familial hyperlipidemia, or meet United State Preventive Task Force Guidelines for Statin Therapy which includes age 40-75 years, at least 1 cardiovascular risk factor (e.g. dyslipidemia, diabetes, hypertension, smoking), 10-year ASVCD risk score ≥ 10%

You may not qualify if…

• Already prescribed a statin
• Allergy to statins
• Severe renal insufficiency defined as glomerular filtration rate (GFR) less than 30 mL/min or on dialysis
• Adverse reaction to statins including statin-related a) myopathy; b) Rhabdomyolysis; c) hepatitis
• Pregnant
• Currently breastfeeding
• on hospice or at the end-of-life
• On a PCSK9 Inhibitor medication
• Clinicians (and their respective patients) will be excluded if they have less than 10 patients among their entire panel that are eligible for a statin medication.

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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