NCT02438943

An Intervention to Improve Management of Dyslipidemia in Primary Care

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

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 500 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The University of The West Indies · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Dyslipidemia
• Diabetes Melletus
• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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
OTHER	Physician Intervention	Feedback Training sessions for physicians inclusive Motivational Interviewing training and the use of physician reminders on medical records before each clinic session

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-02-01
• Primary completion: 2016-12-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2015-05-08
• Last updated: 2015-05-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Jamaica