Systematic Pediatric Assessment of Rome Criteria (SPARC)
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
In brief
While gastroenterologists care for many of the pediatric patients with Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs), the majority of the burden continues to be borne by general pediatricians, especially with respect to initial diagnosis. Unfortunately, FGIDs are often diagnosed incorrectly by primary care providers, and patients often wait months to years before a correct diagnosis is made, and effective treatment is begun. Furthermore, primary care providers are often unaware of recent guideline changes or the evidence base for children with FGIDs, leading to overuse of testing, inappropriate or ineffective treatment, and increased costs. Given this information, it is essential that we develop interventions that target pediatric primary care providers to improve their care for children with FGIDs. The investigators propose that using a Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) that incorporates the Rome IV criteria for diagnosis and evidence-based care for FGIDs will improve the (1) accuracy of diagnosis and (2)\_ effectiveness of clinical care. A CDSS has advantages with respect to guideline adherence and automated diagnosis, because it can provide focused, real-time, patient-specific data to the clinician. The investigators hypothesize that automation of screening, diagnosis, and management of FGIDs using the Rome IV criteria will result in improved resolution of FGIDs (primary outcome), as well as decreased utilization of medical services (secondary outcomes). This hypothesis will be tested utilizing a randomized controlled trial. The intervention clinic sites will be provided access to both the FGIDs Screening Module and the Treatment Module. The control clinics will have the FGIDs Screening Module. However, control clinics will not have access to the FGIDs Treatment Module. These clinic sites will be given access to the pre-screener form section of the module, so that providers are made aware of a positive screen.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04773158
- Run by
- Indiana University
- People needed
- 33
- Starts
- 2021-11-22
- Expected to finish
- 2025-02-06
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-13
Who can join
Age: 0 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Any patient between the ages of 0 through 17 presenting to a pediatric primary care clinic in the Eskenazi health system and the Primary Care Physician who sees them
You may not qualify if…
- None
Where it is running
- Eskenazi Health — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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