Electronic Medical Record Alerts to Optimize Medical Therapy in Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction

NCT ID: NCT06166823

Last Updated: 2023-12-12

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

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

240 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-01-15

Study Completion Date

2025-01-01

Brief Summary

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OPTIMAL-HF is a pragmatic, cluster randomized, single-blind intervention trial that will be conducted at an outpatient clinic in Argentina. The trial will assess the effectiveness of an individualized-based alert system compared to usual care in improving GDMT optimization at 90 days in patients with HFrEF.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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HFrEF - Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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EMR Alert

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

EMR alert

Intervention Type OTHER

EMR alert for medication optimization

Usual Care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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EMR alert

EMR alert for medication optimization

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Eligible patients will include those with an EF ≤ 40% on their most recent echocardiogram, age \> 18, and an outpatient cardiology encounter during the study period.
* Age 18 or over


Cardiologists from an outpatient clinic at a cardiovascular center in Buenos Aires will be selected for potential participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* under optimal medical treatment
* palliative care, or undergoing hemodialysis will be excluded

Cardiologist
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Lucrecia Maria Burgos

MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

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Lucrecia Burgos, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 47508700

Email: [email protected]

Other Identifiers

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Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id