Promoting Cholesterol Screening

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

480 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-12-31

Study Completion Date

2014-06-30

Brief Summary

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Cholesterol screening is an important prerequisite for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment. Cholesterol screening is recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Since reminder systems have been shown to modestly improve the rates of preventive services, including in safety net settings, we will implement patient-directed reminders to health center patients who meet our eligibility criteria.

The aim of this study is to determine if a mailed outreach message and facilitated ordering of screening lipid tests increases cholesterol screening test completion within 3 months among federally qualified community health center patients who are eligible for screening compared to usual care.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cardiovascular Diseases Lipid Testing Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Mailed patient outreach intervention

Participants randomized to this arm will receive mailed letter from health center that encourages cholesterol testing and describes the steps necessary to obtain the test at the patient's care site. Clinic staff will facilitate the ordering of tests for patients who may not have an office visit.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mailed patient outreach intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

This study's intervention is a mailed outreach letter from the health center that encourages cholesterol testing and describes the steps necessary to obtain the test at the patient's care site. Clinic staff will facilitate the ordering of tests for patients who may not have an office visit.

Usual Care Control Group

Participants randomized to this arm will receive usual care.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Mailed patient outreach intervention

This study's intervention is a mailed outreach letter from the health center that encourages cholesterol testing and describes the steps necessary to obtain the test at the patient's care site. Clinic staff will facilitate the ordering of tests for patients who may not have an office visit.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient at participating health center
* At least 1 visit to clinic in the prior 12 months
* No total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol result recorded in the electronic health record in the past 5 years
* No cholesterol screening order placed within the previous 3 months
* Men 35-75 years old, or women 45-75 years old who also have one of the following: hypertension, obesity, or current smoking

Exclusion Criteria

* Previously diagnosed cardiovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease or diabetes mellitus
* Statin on active medication list
* Preferred language other than English or Spanish

Minimum Eligible Age

35 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No