Evaluation of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis in Medically Ill Patients

NCT ID: NCT00810784

Last Updated: 2008-12-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

121 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-03-31

Study Completion Date

2007-03-31

Brief Summary

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VTE prophylaxis is not as routinely employed in medically ill patients as compared to surgical patients. This retrospective chart review project will evaluate the effectiveness of VTE prophylaxis in medically ill patients at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics compared to current literature. The study will ultimately serve as a quality improvement project to help improve patient care.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Venous Thromboembolism

Keywords

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Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Quality Improvement Education Compliance with VTE prophylaxis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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1

Patients cared for before our intervention.

No interventions assigned to this group

2

Patients cared for after our intervention.

Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

(1) a risk-assessment tool completed at the time of a hospital admission, (2) structured educational sessions on VTE prevention, and (3) audit-feedback where institutional data was reviewed during the educational sessions. These sessions were given once to the clinical pharmacists and on three separate occasions to the medicine house officers.

Interventions

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Education

(1) a risk-assessment tool completed at the time of a hospital admission, (2) structured educational sessions on VTE prevention, and (3) audit-feedback where institutional data was reviewed during the educational sessions. These sessions were given once to the clinical pharmacists and on three separate occasions to the medicine house officers.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Hospitalized at the University of Utah on one our medical services.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients received therapeutic anticoagulation.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Utah

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Utah

Principal Investigators

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Matthew Rondina, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Utah

Locations

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University of Utah Health Sciences Center

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Stinnett JM, Pendleton R, Skordos L, Wheeler M, Rodgers GM. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in medically ill patients and the development of strategies to improve prophylaxis rates. Am J Hematol. 2005 Mar;78(3):167-72. doi: 10.1002/ajh.20281.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15726600 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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UUHSC-IRB-00018164

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id