Study protocol of the ALMA-CKD trial; an electronic triggering decision-support system to improve the detection, recognition, and management of patients with chronic kidney disease in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health problem affected by under-recognition and under-treatment in primary care settings. Electronic clinical decision support (CDS) triggering systems have the potential to improve detection and management of people with CKD by assisting clinicians in adhering to guideline recommendations. We aimed to test whether an electronic CDS triggering system would improve the detection, recognition, and management of patients with CKD in primary care.

Method/design

This is a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial where 66 primary healthcare centers from the Stockholm Region, Sweden were randomized 1:1 to receive either a new expanded CDS-triggering system offering kidney-specific advice or to continue with their current CDS

SUBMITTER: Andersson-Emad J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11562349 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature