PRagmatic EVAluation of a Quality Improvement Program for People Living With Modifiable High-risk COPD.
Pragmatic Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Program for People Living With Modifiable High-risk COPD (PREVAIL)
About This Trial
A 3-year cluster randomized controlled trial of the impact of a quality improvement and clinical decision support package versus usual care for patients with modifiable high-risk chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with or without a current diagnosis.
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Treatments Being Tested
CONQUEST Quality Improvement Program
CONQUEST supports primary healthcare professionals to diagnose, assess, and optimize the management of their patients with modifiable high-risk COPD, through the promotion of guideline-based care. CONQUEST will promote management according to four "Quality Standards" for the care of modifiable high-risk COPD patients. The Quality Standards can be summarized as the timely and appropriate: Identification of high-risk patient groups for assessment; Assessment of disease and quantification of future risk; Non-pharmacological and pharmacological intervention; Follow-up. CONQUEST program will promote adherence to these standards through the use of electronic medical record -based algorithms for the identification of high-risk patients and clinical decision support resources. All decisions regarding patient management are made entirely at the discretion of the clinicians and patients who together negotiate the preferred course of action during consultations.