Implementation and Interaction of Clinician And Patient-facing Tools Aiming to Intensify Neurohormonal Medicines for Heart Failure
NCT ID: NCT06526988
Last Updated: 2025-06-12
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
2200 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-03-06
2028-09-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Aim 1. Implement the EPIC-HF and PROMPT-HF interventions at 5 health systems through participatory work with a multi-level team using the PRISM framework to guide the delivery of a host of implementation strategies that respect mandatory aspects of the interventions (function) and explore adaptations (form) to maximize equitable reach, broad adoption, fidelity of implementation, and long-term maintenance.
* Hypothesis 1A: Standard EHR logic (in Epic) can be created for HFrEF identification and automated delivery of both interventions, followed by tailoring to individual system EHR infrastructure.
* Hypothesis 1B: Challenges around automated intervention delivery can be identified, solutions developed, and processes shared for optimal integration into the local clinic environment.
* Hypothesis 1C: Issues of equity-digital access, language, out-of-pocket cost, social determinants of health-can be addressed by intervention and delivery adaptations, respecting uniqueness of recipients.
The initial phase of I-I-CAPTAIN-HF explores a host of implementation strategies that will take the existing EPIC-HF and PROMPT-HF interventions and optimize their ability to be implemented widely while retaining tool fidelity. Current versions of EPIC-HF and PROMPT-HF were tested in single sites under research conditions that have led to barriers to wider uptake. In Aim 1, the investigators and study team will 1) form an External Advisory Committee, 2) apply PRISM domains to define mandatory functions of the interventions, 3) engage site partners to define form adaptations using the iPRISM web tool to assess context, 4) vet adaptable forms to consider fidelity to function, 5) decide final forms for each site, and 6) pilot local versions of each interventions using EHR technical testing to ensure feasibility, usability, and acceptability. The tools will be implemented and automated within each EHR and used as standard of care for all eligible patients.
Prior to conclusion of Aim 1, all sites will pilot test their site-based implementation approach to assess feasibility, usability, and user acceptability before widespread implementation in Aim 2. This process will conclude with interviews with team members to assess the fidelity to the intervention, as well as gather data on adaptations to the intervention by each site. These interviews will be conducted by the central site (University of Colorado) study team and occur with those involved at each site with implementing the interventions and could include site-principal investigators and/or co-investigators, IT leadership or analysts.
Aim 2. Test the effectiveness, as well as the interaction, of the EPIC-HF and PROMPT-HF interventions to improve GDMT prescribing from before to after the clinic visit among 2000 patients at 5 health systems using a 2x2 factorial design randomized at the clinician-level.
* Hypothesis 2A - Effectiveness: Both EPIC-HF and PROMPT-HF will improve GDMT intensification.
* Hypothesis 2B - Interaction: Patient- and clinician-facing tools may work better when used in combination.
Cluster-randomization will occur at the clinician level, where the clinician is randomized to 1 of 4 study arms (usual care, EPIC-HF only, PROMPT-HF only, both). Randomization will be stratified at the site level. Patient assignment follows clinician randomization.
Following processes developed in Aim 1, each site will deliver the assigned intervention(s) to patients and clinicians as per randomization. Those clinicians randomized to intervention(s) will have the intervention delivered to the clinician themselves (PROMPT-HF) and/or their patient (EPIC-HF) prior to the patient's scheduled routine clinic appointment. The interventions will be implemented as standard of care across those in the intervention arms and occur for all eligible patients.
Patient-level data will be collected through the patients' EHRs.
Aim 3. Evaluate ongoing implementation of EPIC-HF and PROMPT-HF using Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model (PRISM) to understand the most effective means of intervention design and delivery, as well as adaptations due to contextual factors.
• Hypothesis 3: Understanding key mandatory elements and tailored adaptations to the interventions and their delivery will maximize equitable impact across implementation outcomes (reach), increase uptake by the clinics and their clinicians (adoption), ease appropriate deployment (implementation and adaptations), and lead to sustained use after the clinical trial (maintenance).
Implementation of EPIC-HF and PROMPT-HF will be explored using the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) outcomes from the PRISM framework to understand the most effective means of sustainable delivery.
Reach: Investigators will attempt to characterize the proportion and representativeness of eligible patients who receive the intervention. Representativeness will be assessed by comparing participants who opt in versus those who opt out based on demographic/clinical indicators.
Effectiveness: Assessed in Aim 2, above.
Adoption: The absolute number, proportion, and representativeness of settings and intervention agents (clinicians) who are willing to initiate a program will be assessed. Effectively, adoption should be 100% at the site level since all programs who were approached have agreed to participate. Data will be collected on adoption at the clinician level, where each clinician can enroll or decline at study start, and then adopt or ignore PROMPT-HF CDS during study conduct. Clinicians' attitudes towards the new approach will be explored using clinician surveys measured before and after the trial.
Implementation: The investigators will assess the extent to which the intervention is implemented as intended (fidelity) and adaptations made. With a mixed methods evaluation, the experiences of EPIC-HF and PROMPT-HF and their combination will be explored.
Maintenance: The study team will systematically collect data on local decisions regarding maintenance and will also assess staff recommendations for sustainment.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
FACTORIAL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Usual Care
Patients will receive care as usual.
No interventions assigned to this group
EPIC-HF Patient-facing Tool
Patients will receive the patient engagement video and HeartMeds Guide checklist electronically about 2-7 days and 0-1 days prior to their next clinic appointment after enrollment.
EPIC-HF Patient-facing Tool
A brief, animated video designed to engage and activate patients around their HFrEF medication prescribing sent prior to routine cardiology clinic visit, accompanied by a one-page HeartMeds Guide checklist.
PROMPT-HF Clinician-facing Alert
Clinicians will receive tailored electronic health record (EHR) alerts recommending guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in eligible patients with HFrEF during outpatient visits.
PROMPT-HF Clinician-facing Alert
A best practice alert will appear for each eligible patient upon opening of the order entry screen in the patient's medical record. This alerts the provider of the presence of HFrEF, notes the patient's current LVEF and current evidence-based medications, and gives access to an order set with recommended evidence-based, guideline-recommended, and FDA- approved therapies for patients with HFrEF. Providers will also have access to a link to best available guideline recommended information regarding treatment of heart failure to allow further education if desired by the provider. The alerts will also clearly state the expected monitoring and follow-up required for prescriptions of these medications.
Both (EPIC-HF and PROMPT-HF Interventions)
Patients will receive the patient engagement video and HeartMeds Guide checklist electronically about 2-7 days and 0-1 days prior to their next clinic appointment after enrollment, and clinicians will receive tailored electronic health record (EHR) alerts recommending guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in eligible patients with HFrEF during outpatient visits.
EPIC-HF Patient-facing Tool
A brief, animated video designed to engage and activate patients around their HFrEF medication prescribing sent prior to routine cardiology clinic visit, accompanied by a one-page HeartMeds Guide checklist.
PROMPT-HF Clinician-facing Alert
A best practice alert will appear for each eligible patient upon opening of the order entry screen in the patient's medical record. This alerts the provider of the presence of HFrEF, notes the patient's current LVEF and current evidence-based medications, and gives access to an order set with recommended evidence-based, guideline-recommended, and FDA- approved therapies for patients with HFrEF. Providers will also have access to a link to best available guideline recommended information regarding treatment of heart failure to allow further education if desired by the provider. The alerts will also clearly state the expected monitoring and follow-up required for prescriptions of these medications.
Interventions
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EPIC-HF Patient-facing Tool
A brief, animated video designed to engage and activate patients around their HFrEF medication prescribing sent prior to routine cardiology clinic visit, accompanied by a one-page HeartMeds Guide checklist.
PROMPT-HF Clinician-facing Alert
A best practice alert will appear for each eligible patient upon opening of the order entry screen in the patient's medical record. This alerts the provider of the presence of HFrEF, notes the patient's current LVEF and current evidence-based medications, and gives access to an order set with recommended evidence-based, guideline-recommended, and FDA- approved therapies for patients with HFrEF. Providers will also have access to a link to best available guideline recommended information regarding treatment of heart failure to allow further education if desired by the provider. The alerts will also clearly state the expected monitoring and follow-up required for prescriptions of these medications.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Clinician (MD, PA, NP) who practices in cardiology outpatient clinics
* Regularly sees patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) \</=40%, where their panel of patients over the last year included at least 25 patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)
Patient:
* Age \> 18 years
* LVEF \</=40% on most recent cardiology imaging study
* Has had a routine cardiology outpatient clinic appointment in the previous 12 months
* Not on all 4 pillars of GDMT at optimal doses: (1) beta blockers, (2) angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor/angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/angio-tensin receptor blocker, (3) aldosterone receptor antagonists, (4) sodium-glucose co-transporter
Exclusion Criteria
* Has a left ventricular assist device
* Under evaluation for or listed for transplant (or s/p transplant)
* Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) less than 15
* On IV inotropes
* On hospice care
* Non-English or Non-Spanish speaking
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
OTHER
Yale University
OTHER
Northwestern University
OTHER
University of Utah
OTHER
Sutter Health
OTHER
University of Colorado, Denver
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Larry A Allen, MD, MHS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Colorado, Denver
Locations
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Sutter Health
Walnut Creek, California, United States
University of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Xiaowei (Sherry) Yan, PhD, MS
Role: primary
Francis P Wilson, MD, MSCE
Role: primary
Nihar Desai, MD, MPH
Role: backup
Faraz Ahmad, MD, MS
Role: primary
Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH
Role: primary
References
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Allen LA, Venechuk G, McIlvennan CK, Page RL 2nd, Knoepke CE, Helmkamp LJ, Khazanie P, Peterson PN, Pierce K, Harger G, Thompson JS, Dow TJ, Richards L, Huang J, Strader JR, Trinkley KE, Kao DP, Magid DJ, Buttrick PM, Matlock DD. An Electronically Delivered Patient-Activation Tool for Intensification of Medications for Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: The EPIC-HF Trial. Circulation. 2021 Feb 2;143(5):427-437. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.051863. Epub 2020 Nov 17.
Venechuk GE, Khazanie P, Page RL 2nd, Knoepke CE, Helmkamp LJ, Peterson PN, Pierce K, Thompson JS, Huang J, Strader JR, Dow TJ, Richards L, Trinkley KE, Kao DP, McIlvennan CK, Magid DJ, Buttrick PM, Matlock DD, Allen LA. An Electronically delivered, Patient-activation tool for Intensification of medications for Chronic Heart Failure with reduced ejection fraction: Rationale and design of the EPIC-HF trial. Am Heart J. 2020 Nov;229:144-155. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.08.013. Epub 2020 Aug 28.
Swat SA, Helmkamp LJ, Tietbohl C, Thompson JS, Fitzgerald M, McIlvennan CK, Harger G, Ho PM, Ahmad FS, Ahmad T, Buttrick P, Allen LA. Clinical Inertia Among Outpatients With Heart Failure: Application of Treatment Nonintensification Taxonomy to EPIC-HF Trial. JACC Heart Fail. 2023 Nov;11(11):1579-1591. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.06.022. Epub 2023 Aug 16.
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Other Identifiers
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BPS-2023C1-31460
Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT
Identifier Source: secondary_id
24-1449
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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