GOULD EDU: Cluster-Randomized Trial of an Educational Intervention to Improve Lipid-Lowering Guideline Adherence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adherence to lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) guidelines is suboptimal, leading to poor achievement of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goals and elevated risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to determine whether an educational intervention targeting physicians improves optimization of LLT over 1 year for patients with ASCVD.

Methods

GOULD (Getting to an Improved Understanding of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Dyslipidemia Management) EDU (Education) was a 1-year extension in a subset of sites in the GOULD prospective, observational registry of United States patients with ASCVD. In a cluster-randomized, stepped-wedge design, sites were randomized to 2 waves of an educational

SUBMITTER: Cannon CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12721036 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature