A Program of Physician Supervision to Improve the Quality of Patient Referrals From Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

NCT ID: NCT01875068

Last Updated: 2019-10-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

42 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-07-31

Study Completion Date

2018-06-05

Brief Summary

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The investigators have previously demonstrated utilizing a validated tool, that the quality of referrals from nurse practitioners (NP) and physician assistants (PA) is less than referrals from physicians. The investigators hypothesize that with local physician input, the quality of referrals from nurse practitioners and physician assistants will improve. This is a prospective study comparing patient referrals from nurse practitioners and physician assistants with and without prior discussion with a local physician.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Complex Patients

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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NPs & PAs referral discussions with a supervising physician

required consultations between NPs and PAs and their supervising physicians

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Consultations between NPs and PAs and their supervising physicians

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Required discussion with physician prior to referral by a nurse practitioner or physician assistant

NPs and PAs - no consultations with supervising physisians

NPs and PAs who are not required to discuss patient referrals

Group Type OTHER

versus NPs and PAs who are not required to discuss patient referrals (control group).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Consultations between NPs and PAs and their supervising physicians

Required discussion with physician prior to referral by a nurse practitioner or physician assistant

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

versus NPs and PAs who are not required to discuss patient referrals (control group).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

All nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the Mayo Clinic Health System
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mayo Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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William C. Mundell, M.D.

PI

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Robert Lohr, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic

Locations

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Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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13-002913

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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