Pragmatic Trial of Messaging to Providers About Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorYale University

About this trial

This study is a cluster-randomized clinical trial to evaluate whether a tailored, user-centered, clinical decision support (CDS) tool can positively influence prescriber behavior and increase prescription of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) among patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) across a single healthcare center.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Male or female, aged ≥18 years

Diagnosed with CKD defined by an eGFR ≤60 mL/min/1.732 on two occasions at least ≥3 months apart with most recent being ≤60 or eGFR 60-90 mL/min/1.73m2 with an uACR ≥30 mg/g or eGFR >90 mL/min/1.73m2 with an uACR ≥30 mg/g.

Eligible to receive at least 1 of the following CKD GDMT: ACEi/ARB, SGLT2i, MRA or GLP-1 RA based on the following criteria.

To receive an ACEi/ARB: eGFR ≥15 ml/min/1.732 and have diagnosis of hypertension based on ICD10 code or proteinuria (uACR ≥30 mg/g).

Disqualifiers

Allergy to the GDMT for which the patient is eligible

End-stage kidney disease

CKD stage 5 (eGFR <15 ml/min/1.73m2)

Glomerulonephritis (by ICD-10 code)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Best practice alert and order set for CKD

Treatment groups

1,000 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators