Enhancing the Safety of Warfarin in Nursing Homes
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00682773 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 22, 2008
Last Update Posted : August 4, 2011
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) | Other: SBAR | Not Applicable |

Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 26 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Health Services Research |
Official Title: | Enhancing the Safety of Warfarin in Nursing Homes |
Study Start Date : | September 2006 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2008 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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No Intervention: 1
Usual care, no educational intervention.
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Experimental: 2
Usual care, nursing home nursing staff receive educational intervention on effective communication regarding warfarin treatment/care; use of SBAR communication forms.
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Other: SBAR
Educational intervention for nursing staff on effective communication regarding warfarin treatment/care; use of SBAR communication forms. |
- The proportion of time that nursing home residents receiving warfarin have their international normalized ratios (INRs) within the target therapeutic range [ Time Frame: one year ]
- The time to next INR measurement after an out-of-range INR. [ Time Frame: one year ]
- Rates of adverse events (bleeds and thromboembolic events) [ Time Frame: one year ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Older Adult |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Connecticut nursing homes affiliated with Qualidigm
Exclusion Criteria:
- Nursing homes not affiliated with Qualidigm

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00682773
United States, Connecticut | |
Qualidigm | |
Middletown, Connecticut, United States, 06457 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Meyers Primary Care Institute | |
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01605 |
Principal Investigator: | Jerry H Gurwitz, MD | Meyers Primary Care Institute/University of Massachusetts Medical School |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Jerry Gurwitz, MD, Executive Director, Meyers Primary Care Institute/University of Massachusetts Medical School |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00682773 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
12214 5R01HS016463 ( U.S. AHRQ Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | May 22, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 4, 2011 |
Last Verified: | August 2011 |
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions Chemically-Induced Disorders Warfarin Anticoagulants |