N/A Completed N=31,579 Randomized Diagnostic

Electronic Health Record-Based Clinical Decision Support to Improve Blood Pressure Management in Adolescents

Hypertension · Obesity

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01760239 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

31,579

Serious AEs

0.6%

Results posted

Oct 2019

Primary outcomePrimary: Participants With Clinical Recognition of Hypertension — 160; 51 Participants — p=<.001

Summary

The goal of this project is to improve detection and management of elevated blood pressure in adolescents. It (a) uses electronic health record (EHR) technology to deliver patient-specific clinical decision support (CDS) to providers at the point of care, (b) assesses the impact of this intervention on identification and clinical care of hypertension in adolescents, and (c) assesses the impact of the intervention on costs of care.

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Participants With Clinical Recognition of Hypertension	160; 51	<.001 sig
PRIMARY Participants With Appropriate Workup for Secondary Causes of Hypertension	29; 10	.046 sig
PRIMARY Participants With Appropriate Lifestyle Referral	55; 10	.001 sig

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Adolescents age 10-17
Pediatric and Family Medicine Providers

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant adolescents
Within 12 weeks post partum

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