Cancer Prevention Clinical Decision Support

NCT ID: NCT02986230

Last Updated: 2024-01-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

35953 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-08-01

Study Completion Date

2021-02-28

Brief Summary

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The objective of this project is to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of a sophisticated Web-based, electronic health record (EHR)-linked clinical decision support (CDS) system designed to improve primary and secondary cancer preventive care.

This project will engage a rural population with substantial healthcare disparities and gaps in the receipt of primary and secondary cancer prevention. Results will advance dissemination and implementation research methods that can reduce health disparities and improve healthcare for millions in medically under-served areas.

Detailed Description

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The objective of this project is to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of a sophisticated Web-based, electronic health record (EHR)-linked clinical decision support (CDS) system designed to improve primary and secondary cancer preventive care. To achieve this objective, EHR data is sent to evidence-based cancer prevention algorithms, housed on a secure Web site. The algorithms: (a) identify at the point of care all eligible patients not up to date on their cancer prevention interventions; and (b) present to both patient and primary care provider (PCP), appropriate evidence-based primary cancer prevention interventions and cancer screening options at the point of care. The cancer prevention (CP)-CDS will focus on breast cancer screening in women aged 50-74, colorectal cancer screening for both sexes aged 50-75, cervical cancer screening for women aged 21-65, human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination for both sexes aged 11-26, and referrals for weight management and smoking cessation in all adults aged 18 and older. Effectiveness is assessed by cluster-randomizing 30 primary care clinics with roughly 285 PCPs and 153,000 study-eligible patients into one of three experimental conditions: Group 1: CP-CDS intervention in which the decision support is printed for the PCP and patient, designed to engage patients in discussions about appropriate cancer prevention strategies. Group 2: CP-CDS + shared decision making tools (SDMT) intervention in which the CP-CDS is printed along with additional shared decision making tools. Group 3: clinics provide usual care (UC) with no intervention-related activity related to cancer prevention.

With 10 clinics, 95 PCPs, and 51,000 potentially eligible patients per study arm, this study will formally test the hypothesis that Groups 1 and 2 are superior to Group 3 over an 12-month follow-up period with respect to: (a) significantly higher rates of appropriate screening for breast, cervix, and colorectal cancer, as defined by the United States Preventive Services Task Force; and (b) significantly higher rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in males and females aged 11-26 years. Secondary analysis will evaluate the impact of the intervention on lung cancer screening. The investigators further posit that Groups 1 and 2 will have higher short-term health care costs but better long-term cost-effectiveness than Group 3. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) conceptual frameworks will be used to guide implementation planning, organization, conduct, and impact evaluation of the intervention in a large rural healthcare system.

This project will engage a rural population with substantial healthcare disparities and gaps in the receipt of primary and secondary cancer prevention. Results will advance dissemination and implementation research methods that can reduce health disparities and improve healthcare for millions in medically under-served areas.

Conditions

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Cancer Prevention

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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CP-CDS

The CP-CDS group will receive a point of care clinical decision support tool called cancer prevention wizard (CP Wizard) that is integrated into the EHR. The CP Wizard provides evidenced- based recommendations to the provider and patient related to overdue cancer prevention screening services.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CP-CDS

Intervention Type OTHER

The cancer prevention wizard is a point of care clinical decision support system designed to identify patients that are due for preventative cancer services and provides evidenced-based recommendations to the patient and provider.

CP-CDS + SDMT

The CP-CDS + SDMT group will receive a point of care clinical decision support tool called cancer prevention wizard (CP Wizard) that is integrated into the EHR. The CP Wizard provides evidenced- based recommendations to the provider and patient related to overdue cancer prevention screening services. The CP-CDS + SDMT arm also provides shared decision making tools to patient and provider at the time of the visit.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CP-CDS

Intervention Type OTHER

The cancer prevention wizard is a point of care clinical decision support system designed to identify patients that are due for preventative cancer services and provides evidenced-based recommendations to the patient and provider.

Usual Care

The usual care group will have no access to the CP-CDS, or the CP-CDS + SDMT.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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CP-CDS

The cancer prevention wizard is a point of care clinical decision support system designed to identify patients that are due for preventative cancer services and provides evidenced-based recommendations to the patient and provider.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Cancer Prevention Wizard

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* meet above age criteria
* pcp practice at randomized clinic

Exclusion Criteria

* current or past cancer diagnosis (excludes nonmelanoma skin cancer)
* hospice care or cancer chemotherapy
* Alzheimer's disease codes
* major cardiovascular event in 12 months prior to index date
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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HealthPartners Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Thomas E Elliott, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

HealthPartners Institute

Locations

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Essentia Health

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Elliott TE, O'Connor PJ, Asche SE, Saman DM, Dehmer SP, Ekstrom HL, Allen CI, Bianco JA, Chrenka EA, Freitag LA, Harry ML, Truitt AR, Sperl-Hillen JM. Design and rationale of an intervention to improve cancer prevention using clinical decision support and shared decision making: A clinic-randomized trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 Mar;102:106271. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106271. Epub 2021 Jan 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33503497 (View on PubMed)

Harry ML, Chrenka EA, Freitag LA, Saman DM, Allen CI, Asche SE, Truitt AR, Ekstrom HL, O'Connor PJ, Sperl-Hillen JAM, Ziegenfuss JY, Elliott TE. Primary care clinicians' opinions before and after implementation of cancer screening and prevention clinical decision support in a clinic cluster-randomized control trial: a survey research study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Jan 6;22(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-07421-0.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34991570 (View on PubMed)

Saman DM, Harry ML, Freitag LA, Allen CI, O'Connor PJ, Sperl-Hillen JM, Bianco JA, Truitt AR, Ekstrom HL, Elliott TE. Patient Perceptions of Using Clinical Decision Support for Cancer Screening and Prevention: "I wouldn't have thought about getting screened without it.". J Patient Cent Res Rev. 2021 Oct 18;8(4):297-306. doi: 10.17294/2330-0698.1863. eCollection 2021 Fall.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34722797 (View on PubMed)

Saman DM, Chrenka EA, Harry ML, Allen CI, Freitag LA, Asche SE, Truitt AR, Ekstrom HL, O'Connor PJ, Sperl-Hillen JM, Ziegenfuss JY, Elliott TE. The impact of personalized clinical decision support on primary care patients' views of cancer prevention and screening: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Jun 21;21(1):592. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06551-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34154588 (View on PubMed)

Harry ML, Saman DM, Truitt AR, Allen CI, Walton KM, O'Connor PJ, Ekstrom HL, Sperl-Hillen JM, Bianco JA, Elliott TE. Pre-implementation adaptation of primary care cancer prevention clinical decision support in a predominantly rural healthcare system. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2020 Jun 23;20(1):117. doi: 10.1186/s12911-020-01136-8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32576202 (View on PubMed)

Saman DM, Walton KM, Harry ML, Asche SE, Truitt AR, Henzler-Buckingham HA, Allen CI, Ekstrom HL, O'Connor PJ, Sperl-Hillen JM, Ziegenfuss JY, Bianco JA, Elliott TE. Understanding primary care providers' perceptions of cancer prevention and screening in a predominantly rural healthcare system in the upper Midwest. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Dec 30;19(1):1019. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4872-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31888630 (View on PubMed)

Harry ML, Truitt AR, Saman DM, Henzler-Buckingham HA, Allen CI, Walton KM, Ekstrom HL, O'Connor PJ, Sperl-Hillen JM, Bianco JA, Elliott TE. Barriers and facilitators to implementing cancer prevention clinical decision support in primary care: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Jul 31;19(1):534. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4326-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31366355 (View on PubMed)

Harry ML, Asche SE, Freitag LA, Sperl-Hillen JM, Saman DM, Ekstrom HL, Chrenka EA, Truitt AR, Allen CI, O'Connor PJ, Dehmer SP, Bianco JA, Elliott TE. Human Papillomavirus vaccination clinical decision support for young adults in an upper midwestern healthcare system: a clinic cluster-randomized control trial. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2022 Dec 31;18(1):2040933. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2040933. Epub 2022 Mar 18.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35302909 (View on PubMed)

Elliott TE, Asche SE, O'Connor PJ, Dehmer SP, Ekstrom HL, Truitt AR, Chrenka EA, Harry ML, Saman DM, Allen CI, Bianco JA, Freitag LA, Sperl-Hillen JM. Clinical Decision Support with or without Shared Decision Making to Improve Preventive Cancer Care: A Cluster-Randomized Trial. Med Decis Making. 2022 Aug;42(6):808-821. doi: 10.1177/0272989X221082083. Epub 2022 Feb 25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35209775 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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15-010

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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