Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Acute Respiratory Infection Smart Form

Evaluating Smart Forms and Quality Dashboards in an EHR: Effectiveness of the Acute Respiratory Infection Smart Form

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00235040

Enrollment

18257

Registered

2005-10-10

Start date

2005-11-30

Completion date

2007-08-31

Last updated

2012-01-26

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Conditions

Respiratory Tract Infections

Keywords

Upper Respiratory Infections, Respiratory Tract Infections, Tree Number C01.539.739, Tree Number C08.730, Unique ID D012141

Brief summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of the Acute Respiratory Infection Smart Form

Detailed description

Specific Aim 1: To design and implement an integrated documentation-based clinical decision support and physician feedback system, provided in an electronic health record (EHR), to improve the management of patients with acute medical conditions. Hypothesis 1: A documentation-based clinical decision support tool (CDSS) smart form physician feedback system, can be designed and implemented to facilitate documentation and physician order-entry, provide individualized, evidence-based recommendations for the management of patients acute respiratory infections (ARIs), and are usable by primary care physicians. Specific Aim 2: To determine the effectiveness of documentation-based CDSS and physician feedback on documentation and the clinical management of patients respiratory tract infections. Hypothesis 2A: A documentation-based CDSS smart form will increase the documentation of important clinical data in patients with ARI when compared to usual practice. Hypothesis 2B: A documentation-based CDSS smart form will increase adherence with guidelines for the management of patients with ARI when compared to usual practice.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALSmart Form

Computer Decision Support System

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Acute Respiratory Infection visit

Exclusion criteria

Any patients who are not part of a panel of a participating physician

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Antibiotic prescribing rates	9 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing, re-visit rates, antibiotic costs, use of antibiotics, all-cause antibiotic use, quality of documentation	9 months

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 26, 2026