Simple computer alert could help doctors catch hidden HIV and hepatitis cases
NCT ID NCT07031219
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a pop-up alert in electronic medical records can help primary care doctors order screening for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C all at once. About 50 primary care providers will participate, and their patient visits will be randomly assigned to either see the alert or not. The goal is to see if the alert leads to more screening and diagnoses of these infections.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- electronic medical record alert
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a simple EMR alert helps doctors catch more hidden HIV and hepatitis cases, leading to earlier treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 50 providers, so results may not apply widely. The alert might not change behavior much or could cause alert fatigue.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Outpatient primary care adult providers at participating institutions * Providers who provide consent to participate in this study. * Providers must intend to continue their current practice for at least 12 months. * Providers with at least 12 months experience in their current practice. Exclusion Criteria: * Providers who do not consent to participate * Sub-specialty providers * Pediatric providers * Providers who anticipate leaving their current practice within the next 12 months (i.e. providers who plan to retire, move, etc.). * Providers with less than 12 months experience in their current practice (i.e. new providers or trainees who joined the practice within the last year) * Note: family medicine and med/peds providers can participate, but only for their adult patients. The intervention alert+order panel and any data collection will be restricted to adult patients ≥ 18 years old.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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