The Application of Performance Improvement Principles to the Patient Throughput Process in an Adult Outpatient Pain Treatment Clinic

NCT ID: NCT00888420

Last Updated: 2015-10-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1221 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-02-29

Study Completion Date

2010-11-30

Brief Summary

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This study is undertaken to assess and improve the existing patient flow, or so-called throughput process, in an adult outpatient pain treatment clinic.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Pain

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Medical Management

Patient satisfaction under current operational conditions

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventional Management

Patient satisfaction under the PSDA (Plan, do, study, act) performance improvement measures

Performance Improvement Measures

Intervention Type OTHER

PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act) performance improvement measures

Interventions

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Performance Improvement Measures

PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act) performance improvement measures

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 19-100 years of age.
* patient presenting to the UAB Highlands Pain Treatment Clinic for initial evaluation and treatment or subsequent follow-up evaluation and treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

* \<19 or \>100 years of age
* a current prisoner
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Thomas R. Vetter, MD, MPH

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Thomas R. Vetter, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UAB Department of Anesthesiology

Locations

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UAB Highlands Pain Treatment Clinic

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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X080201003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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