An Intervention to Improve Management of Dyslipidemia in Primary Care

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of an Intervention to Improve the Management of Dyslipidemia in Primary Care

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02438943
• Other study ID #: ECP218,11/12
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 5, 2015
• Last updated: May 5, 2015
• Start date: February 2014
• Est. completion date: December 2016

Study information

• Verified date: May 2015
• Source: The University of The West Indies
• Contact: Michelle Harris
• Email: michelle.harris06[@]uwimona.edu.jm
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Jamaica: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To assess the effectiveness of a clinical audit and physician based intervention in improving the management of dyslipidemia at Health centres in the Southeast Health Region of Jamaica

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 500
• Est. completion date: December 2016
• Est. primary completion date: December 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Attended the clinic for at least 18 months

• Is diagnosed with any of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, stroke, coronary heart disease (including angina, myocardial infarction), congestive cardiac failure or peripheral arterial disease, were eligible to be included in the audit

Exclusion Criteria:

• acutely ill or was diagnosed with established kidney disease

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Diabetes Melletus
• Dyslipidemia
• Dyslipidemias
• Obesity

Intervention

Other:
• Audit
An assessment of medical records using a pre-specified audit instrument to assess the level of care given for clinic attendees with cardiovascular disease including dyslipidemia
• Physician Intervention
Feedback Training sessions for physicians inclusive Motivational Interviewing training and the use of physician reminders on medical records before each clinic session

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Jamaica	University of the West Indies, mona	Kingston

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of The West Indies

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Jamaica, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Proportion of persons attending health centers in the Southeast Health region with normal lipid values		1 year	No
Secondary	Proportion of persons attending health centers in the Southeast Health region with normal glucose values		1 year	No
Secondary	Proportion of persons attending health centers in the Southeast Health region with normal blood pressure values		1 year	No