Using IVR to Maintain ACS Patients on Best Practice Guidelines

Phase 3TerminatedNCT01260207

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's654 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether interactive voice response (IVR) technology can be used to bring post discharge care for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) closer to best practice guidelines (BPGs). The study hypothesis is that ACS patients who are contacted by IVR technology will be more likely to receive care as recommended in the BPGs than those followed by usual care.

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a significant public-health problem in Canada and worldwide with 20,000 Canadians dying of myocardial infarction and 42,000 dying of coronary artery disease in 1999. Large clinical trials have provided evidence for the development of standardized best practice guidelines (BPG) and compliance with these guidelines have significantly improved survival. Despite the development and dissemination of BPG, their application in patients with ACS is suboptimal. This randomized control trial will use 2 groups: IVR and usual care. Patients in the IVR group will receive 5 automated calls at 1,3,6,9 and 12 months consisting of predetermined questions related to medication management, smoking cessation, diet, exercise and education as recommended by the ACC/AHA BPG for ACS. Responses are captured in a database allowing for interventions to maintain patients on BPG as needed.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

654

Conditions

Acute Coronary Syndrome Medication Adherence

Interventions

IVR groupOTHER

Patients in this arm will receive IVR follow-up telephone calls at 1,3,6,9 and 12 months post-discharge consisting of predetermined questions related to medication management, smoking cessation, diet, exercise and education as recommended by the ACC/AHA BPG for ACS. Upon completion of the IVR follow-up, all patients will be called by a member of the clinical research staff and asked to complete a follow-up survey.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients discharged from LHSC with ACS (acute myocardial infarction, STEMI, NSTEMI or unstable angina) * Patients who have a land line telephone service at home * Patients who speak English Exclusion Criteria: * Patients discharged to a care facility or transferred to another health care institution * Patients who cannot provide informed consent

Locations (1)

London Health Sciences Centre

London, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Compliance with BPGs

Time frame: 1 Year

Secondary Outcomes

Utilization of health care resources: emergency visits, unscheduled physician visits and hospitalization and patient satisfaction

Time frame: 1 Year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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