A Randomized Feasibility Trial of a Multicomponent Quality Improvement Strategy for Chronic Care of Cardiovascular Diseases: Findings from the C-QIP Trial in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic cardiovascular diseases (CVD) care quality remains suboptimal, globally. This study evaluated the feasibility and preliminary effect of a multicomponent, collaborative quality improvement (C-QIP) strategy among patients with CVD attending outpatient clinics in India.

Methods and findings

We conducted a pragmatic feasibility randomized controlled trial in patients with ischemic heart disease, ischemic stroke or heart failure across public and private hospitals in India. Participants were individually randomized to C-QIP strategy (electronic decision support system, eDSS for providers, task-sharing with non-physician health workers, patient education, and SMS text reminders, and audit-feedback) or usual care. The primary outcomes were implementation measures

SUBMITTER: Singh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12870608 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature