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PRescribing INterventions for Chronic Pain Via the Electronic Health Record Study - Primary Care Providers (PRINCE)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04601506
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : October 23, 2020
Last Update Posted : August 4, 2022
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University of Minnesota

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The objective of this research is to assess the effects of electronic health record (EHR)-based decision support tools on primary care provider (PCP) decision-making around pain treatment and opioid prescribing. The decision support tools are informed by principles of "behavioral economics," whereby clinicians are "nudged," though never forced, towards guideline-concordant care.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Opioid-use Disorder Opioid Use Opioid Abuse Behavioral: Choice Architecture Nudge Behavioral: PMP Integration & Nudge Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

To test the effects of these decision support tools for improving the quality of care for pain treatment, the investigators will implement a pragmatic clinic-randomized trial across the primary care clinics of Fairview Medical Group and University of Minnesota Physicians.

The study has two parallel components. The decision support tools to be tested will differ somewhat depending on whether a given patient is opioid-naïve, or whether a given patient is a current opioid-user. Four sets of analyses will be conducted separately: one for the opioid-naïve group using EHR data, one for the current opioid-user group using EHR data, one at the PCP-level using web survey data, and one at the PCP-level using MN Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) data.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 631 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description: 43 Primary Care Clinics will be randomized to be in one of 4 arms: 1) Care as usual, 2) Choice architecture nudge, 3) Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMP) Integration & nudge, 4) Choice architecture nudge + PMP Integration & nudge
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: PRescribing INterventions for Chronic Pain Via the Electronic Health Record Study - Primary Care Providers
Actual Study Start Date : August 26, 2020
Estimated Primary Completion Date : September 2023
Estimated Study Completion Date : September 2023

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MedlinePlus related topics: Chronic Pain

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
No Intervention: Care as Usual
Clinics assigned to this arm will continue to care for the patients as usual in regards to opioid prescribing.
Experimental: Choice Architecture Nudge
Clinics in this arm will receive the choice architecture nudge intervention.
 Behavioral: Choice Architecture Nudge

Primary Care Providers (PCPs) will be sent alerts in the Electronic Health Record system when they initiate an opioid order for a patient who has not had an opioid prescription within the past six months. The alert provides guidance language about opioid prescribing and prompts the PCP to open the "SmartSet" to order non-opioid treatment alternatives. When the SmartSet is opened, PCPs can choose to click on a variety of treatment order options, including both non-opioid pharmacological options and non-pharmacological options.

PCPs will also be sent alerts when they initiate an opioid order for a patient will a current opioid prescription. The alerts prompt PCPs to consider tapering the patient's opioid. The alert also displays the MME of the patient's current opioid prescription and automatically calculates what a 10% reduction in MME relative to the current prescription would be. The alert contains options to either cancel the refill order, or to continue with the order.
Experimental: PMP Integration & Nudge
Clinics in this arm will receive the Prescription Drug Monitoring (PMP) Integration & Nudge intervention.
 Behavioral: PMP Integration & Nudge
During the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMP) integration & nudge intervention, Primary Care Providers (PCPs) will have integrated access to the PMP embedded within the EHR. All clinicians can already access the PMP to look up a patient's prior opioid prescriptions and prescription fills. However, this process involves signing in to the separate PMP website and can be complicated and time-consuming within typical clinical workflow. The integrated PMP tool makes it much easier and faster for a PCP to access the PMP information for a given patient.
Experimental: Choice Architecture Nudge + PMP Integration & Nudge
Clinics in this arm will receive both the choice architecture nudge and prescription drug monitoring (PMP) integration & nudge interventions.
 Behavioral: Choice Architecture Nudge

Primary Care Providers (PCPs) will be sent alerts in the Electronic Health Record system when they initiate an opioid order for a patient who has not had an opioid prescription within the past six months. The alert provides guidance language about opioid prescribing and prompts the PCP to open the "SmartSet" to order non-opioid treatment alternatives. When the SmartSet is opened, PCPs can choose to click on a variety of treatment order options, including both non-opioid pharmacological options and non-pharmacological options.

PCPs will also be sent alerts when they initiate an opioid order for a patient will a current opioid prescription. The alerts prompt PCPs to consider tapering the patient's opioid. The alert also displays the MME of the patient's current opioid prescription and automatically calculates what a 10% reduction in MME relative to the current prescription would be. The alert contains options to either cancel the refill order, or to continue with the order.


Behavioral: PMP Integration & Nudge
During the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMP) integration & nudge intervention, Primary Care Providers (PCPs) will have integrated access to the PMP embedded within the EHR. All clinicians can already access the PMP to look up a patient's prior opioid prescriptions and prescription fills. However, this process involves signing in to the separate PMP website and can be complicated and time-consuming within typical clinical workflow. The integrated PMP tool makes it much easier and faster for a PCP to access the PMP information for a given patient.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Frequency of PDMP Checks [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
    Outcome is reported as the mean number of times an individual Primary Care Provider checks the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program per month.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. PCP Satisfaction #1 [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
    In order to assess satisfaction with the electronic health record-based decision support tools, Primary Care Providers (PCP) will be asked to answer the following question on a scale from 1 (very unsatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied): "How would you rate your overall satisfaction with the best practice (BPA) alerts (pop-ups) and clinical decision support you received in the EHR for opioid prescribing for patients with acute pain?"

  2. PCP Satisfaction #2 [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
    In order to assess satisfaction with the electronic health record-based decision support tools, Primary Care Providers (PCP) will be asked to answer the following question on a scale from 1 (very unsatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied): "How would you rate your overall satisfaction with the best practice (BPA) alerts (pop-ups) and clinical decision support you received in the EHR for opioid prescribing for patients with chronic pain?"

  3. PCP Satisfaction #3 [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
    In order to assess satisfaction with the electronic health record-based decision support tools, Primary Care Providers (PCP) will be asked to answer the following question on a scale from 1 (very unsatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied): "How would you rate your overall satisfaction with the PDMP when prescribing opioids for patients with acute pain?"

  4. PCP Satisfaction #4 [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
    In order to assess satisfaction with the electronic health record-based decision support tools, Primary Care Providers (PCP) will be asked to answer the following question on a scale from 1 (very unsatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied): "How would you rate your overall satisfaction with the PDMP when prescribing opioids for patients with chronic pain?"

  5. PCP Satisfaction #5 [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
    In order to assess satisfaction with the electronic health record-based decision support tools, Primary Care Providers (PCP) will be asked to answer the following question on a scale from 1 (very easy) to 5 (very difficult): "Over the past year, how easy or difficult was it to access information on prescription drug use for your own patients in the PDMP?"

  6. PCP Satisfaction #6 [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
    In order to assess satisfaction with the electronic health record-based decision support tools, Primary Care Providers (PCP) will be asked to answer the following question on a scale from 1 (not useful at all) to 5 (very useful): "Over the past year, how useful was the information that you accessed from the PDMP?"

  7. PCP Satisfaction #7 [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
    In order to assess satisfaction with the electronic health record-based decision support tools, Primary Care Providers (PCP) will be asked to answer the following question on a scale from 1 (a lot more) to 5 (a lot less): "Compared to 12 months ago, how frequently are you engaging patients in discussions about opioids?"


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   Child, Adult, Older Adult
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- All primary care providers from all of the Fairview and University of Minnesota Physicians study clinics

Exclusion Criteria:

- Primary care providers who work less than 20% full time equivalent (FTE)

Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04601506


Contacts
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Contact: Ezra Golberstein, PhD 612-626-2572 egolber@umn.edu

Locations
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United States, Minnesota
University of Minnesota Recruiting
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
Contact: Ezra Golberstein         
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Minnesota
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Ezra Golberstein, PhD University of Minnesota
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Responsible Party: University of Minnesota
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04601506    
Other Study ID Numbers: STUDY00006522-3
R33DA046084 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
First Posted: October 23, 2020    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: August 4, 2022
Last Verified: August 2022

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Chronic Pain
Opioid-Related Disorders
Pain
Neurologic Manifestations
 Narcotic-Related Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Mental Disorders