Evaluation of Use of Clinical Decision Support System in HIV Care in Resource Constrained Settings (CDSS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01634802 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified July 2012 by Tom Oluoch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
First Posted
: July 6, 2012
Last Update Posted
: July 6, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV | Other: EMR Only Other: EMR+CDSS | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 1460 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Care Provider) |
Primary Purpose: | Supportive Care |
Official Title: | Evaluation of Use of Clinical Decision Support System for Early Detection of Immunological Treatment Failure Among HIV Patients in Resource Constrained Settings |
Study Start Date : | August 2012 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | August 2013 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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No Intervention: EMR Only
Clinics in this arm of the study will have a standard Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system installed - without a computerized decision support system.
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Other: EMR Only
Clinics in this arm of the study will have a standard Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system installed - without a computerized decision support system.
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Experimental: EMR+CDSS
Clinics in this arm of the study will have an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system with Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) enhancement implemented as alerts to aid the clinician in decision making.
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Other: EMR+CDSS
Clinics in this arm of the study will have an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system with Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) enhancement implemented as alerts to aid the clinician in decision making.
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- The main end-point of the study will be the proportion of patients on treatment who have experienced treatment failure and appropriate clinical action taken according to the guidelines. [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Other outcome measures will be the proportion of CD4 cell counts done on time and proportion of pre-ART patient eligible for treatment that are initiated within 30 days of eligibility. The median time taken to clinical action will be measured. [ Time Frame: 12 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Months and older (Child, Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- All HIV patients enrolled in participating clinics

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01634802
Contact: Daniel Kwaro, MD | +254 700 858 288 | Dkwaro@kemricdc.org | |
Contact: Nicky Okeyo, MSc | +254 721 864 474 | Nokeyo@kemricdc.org |
Kenya | |
KEMRI/CDC Clinical Research Center | Not yet recruiting |
Kisumu, Nyanza, Kenya | |
Contact: Patrick Langat, BSc +254 722 750 072 Plangat@kemricdc.org | |
Principal Investigator: Daniel Kwaro, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Tom Oluoch, MSc | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
Principal Investigator: | Daniel Kwaro, MD | KEMRI-CDC |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Tom Oluoch, Mr., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01634802 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2073 |
First Posted: | July 6, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 6, 2012 |
Last Verified: | July 2012 |
Keywords provided by Tom Oluoch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Clinical Decision Support Systems Electronic Medical Record Resource constrained countries HIV |