Empowering Physicians With Evidence-Based Decision Support for Pediatric Rheumatology

NCT ID: NCT02205086

Last Updated: 2014-07-31

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-08-31

Study Completion Date

2014-10-31

Brief Summary

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This study compares the ability of clinicians to make diagnoses with or without the assistance of diagnostic decision support software. The area of clinical focus is primarily rheumatology.

Detailed Description

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The study uses written case vignettes, not decisions about patients seeking care from the study subjects (i.e., clinicians).

Conditions

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Rheumatology

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Diagnosis

Test diagnostic decision support software

Group Type OTHER

Diagnosis

Intervention Type OTHER

Unaided: The testers will record a differential diagnosis consisting of a list of diseases and their ranking and a prioritized list of test orders, as well as the most appropriate referral for further evaluation and treatment of the patient.

Aided: Then testers will enter the case into diagnostic decision support software and after getting advice from the software, the testers will record the same information as in Unaided, but allowing for the possibility that responses could differ as a result of using the software.

Interventions

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Diagnosis

Unaided: The testers will record a differential diagnosis consisting of a list of diseases and their ranking and a prioritized list of test orders, as well as the most appropriate referral for further evaluation and treatment of the patient.

Aided: Then testers will enter the case into diagnostic decision support software and after getting advice from the software, the testers will record the same information as in Unaided, but allowing for the possibility that responses could differ as a result of using the software.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria: Clinicians in various medical specialties

Exclusion criteria: Non-clinician
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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SimulConsult, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael M Segal, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

SimulConsult, Inc.

Locations

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SimulConsult

Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Robert M Sundel, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: (617) 355-6524

Email: [email protected]

Lynn Feldman, MBA

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 617-879-1670

Email: [email protected]

References

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Segal MM, Williams MS, Gropman AL, Torres AR, Forsyth R, Connolly AM, El-Hattab AW, Perlman SJ, Samanta D, Parikh S, Pavlakis SG, Feldman LK, Betensky RA, Gospe SM Jr. Evidence-based decision support for neurological diagnosis reduces errors and unnecessary workup. J Child Neurol. 2014 Apr;29(4):487-92. doi: 10.1177/0883073813483365. Epub 2013 Apr 10.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23576414 (View on PubMed)

Segal MM, Schiffmann R. Decision support for diagnosis: co-evolution of tools and resources. Neurology. 2012 May 15;78(20):1546-7. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182563c36. Epub 2012 Apr 18. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22517101 (View on PubMed)

Segal MM, Athreya B, Son MB, Tirosh I, Hausmann JS, Ang EY, Zurakowski D, Feldman LK, Sundel RP. Evidence-based decision support for pediatric rheumatology reduces diagnostic errors. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2016 Dec 13;14(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s12969-016-0127-z.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27964737 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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SimulConsult2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id