Key result
Practice outreach facilitation targets improved primary care adherence to CVD guidelines in the IDOCC trial.
Why the study?
There is a substantive care gap and challenges in implementing evidence-based cardiovascular disease care in primary care practices.
Does practice outreach facilitation improve adherence to evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular care in primary care practices?
RCT
Single-blind (Chart abstractors blinded)
Cluster randomized (stepped-wedge)
Yes
Does practice outreach facilitation improve adherence to evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular care in primary care practices?
The IDOCC study protocol outlines a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial to evaluate whether practice outreach facilitation improves adherence to cardiovascular disease prevention and management guidelines in primary care.
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Practice facilitation did not improve cardiovascular guideline adherence in primary care; challenges its effectiveness and underscores need to identify implementation barriers.
Liddy et al. (2011) conducted an RCT in Cardiovascular disease. Practice outreach facilitation vs. Usual care (stepped-wedge control periods) was evaluated on Quality of care (QOC) composite score representing practice adherence to evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular care. Practice outreach facilitation is being evaluated in the IDOCC stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial to determine its impact on primary care adherence to cardiovascular disease guidelines.
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