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Decision Support AMPATH

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified September 2007 by Indiana University.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya
Information provided by:
Indiana University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01235247
First received: November 4, 2010
Last updated: July 28, 2011
Last verified: September 2007
History of Changes
  Purpose

Computer-generated clinical reminders offered to providers will improve compliance with care guidelines and impact outcomes in resource-limited clinics.


Condition Intervention
Behavior
 Behavioral: reminders vs. no reminders

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Official Title: Electronic Medical Records to Improve Patient & Public Health in Rural Kenya

Further study details as provided by Indiana University:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Compliance rates with care guidelines [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Study Start Date: February 2011
Estimated Study Completion Date: March 2012
Estimated Primary Completion Date: October 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: reminders, no reminder Behavioral: reminders vs. no reminders
Intervention providers will receive clinical reminders as part of patient care, and control group providers will not receive the reminders

Detailed Description:

The investigators will assess the effects of computer-generated reminders for the 3 cohorts of patients: (1) pregnant women; (2) HIV-exposed infants; and (3) adults and children co-infected with TB and HIV identified from the AMPATH clinics. Patients will be randomized to either receive the reminders as part of a paper summary, or to not have any of the reminders in their summary. Reminders implemented will vary by type of patient population. Comparisons will be made between the intervention and control groups.

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All pregnant women, children born to HIV+ mothers, and TB/HIV co-infected patients visiting these clinics during the this study will be included.

Exclusion Criteria:

-

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01235247

Contacts
Contact: Martin Were, MD MS 317-423-5540

Locations
Kenya
USAID-AMPATH Clinics Recruiting
Eldoret, Kenya
Contact: Allan Sudoi     +254 721821242     aksudoi@GMAIL.COM    
Sponsors and Collaborators
Indiana University
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya
  More Information

No publications provided by Indiana University

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Responsible Party: William M. Tierney, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01235247     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 0709-63
Study First Received: November 4, 2010
Last Updated: July 28, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013