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Levels of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Intervention in Hospitalized Patients
Sponsor: Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf
Summary
The objective of this clinical trial is to investigate the impact of implementing a tool for adjusting the level of diagnostic and therapeutic intensity in the clinical practice of physicians attending hospitalized patients. The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the impact of a tool for adjusting diagnostic and therapeutic intensity in hospitalized patients. The main question it aims to answer is: Is there a difference in patient mortality when using the aforementioned tool? The participating physicians will be grouped into 4 groups (5 physicians each). Each group will progressively (every 3 months) incorporate the use of the aforementioned tool into their usual clinical practice.
Official title: Levels of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Intervention in Hospitalized Patients. Cluster-Randomized and Stepped-Wedge Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2026-02
Completion Date
2027-08
Last Updated
2025-12-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Levels of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Intervention tool by Fontecha and col.
During the intervention periods, participating physicians will integrate into their usual clinical practice a tool for adjusting diagnostic and therapeutic intensity designed by Fontecha-Gómez and colleagues. The tool for adjusting the level of diagnostic and therapeutic intensity classifies patients' profiles into 5 groups based on the recommended level of adjustment.
Usual clinical practice
The participating physicians will carry out the standard clinical practice currently performed in the study centers. This means that during this period, the diagnostic and therapeutic adjustment tool or any similar tool will not be introduced into routine clinical practice.
Locations (1)
Consorci Sanitari Alt Penedes i Garraf
Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, Spain