Clinical Reminder to Improve Appropriateness of Echocardiography

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04925245

Enrollment

1365

Registered

2021-06-14

Start date

2019-09-30

Completion date

2020-12-31

Last updated

2021-06-14

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Conditions

Echocardiography

Brief summary

This study will test a clinical reminder to show recent echocardiograms when a new echocardiogram is ordered. The goal is to avoid unnecessary comprehensive echocardiography.

Interventions

OTHERClinical Reminder

Clinical reminder in the electronic medical record

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Echo ordered

Exclusion criteria

* None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Comprehensive echo ordered	24 hours from when when the initial order was placed	Number of comprehensive echos completed

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Cost of Echocardiography	30 days	Cost of echocardiography during the hospital stay.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026