Computer alert aims to catch hidden high cholesterol condition
NCT ID NCT06743659
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a computer alert in the electronic health record can help doctors identify patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic condition that causes very high cholesterol. About 450 adults at Brigham and Women's Hospital will be included. The alert calculates a risk score using lab results and medical history, and the researchers will check if it leads to more diagnoses and lower cholesterol levels.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Alert-based computerized decision support (a program within the electronic health record)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors spot more patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, leading to earlier treatment and better cholesterol control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study testing a computer tool, not a treatment. The alert may not change doctor behavior or improve patient outcomes in the real world.
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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 450 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * ≥ 18 years old * seen in the BWH Endocrinology, Cardiovascular Medicine, and Primary Care Clinics * Dutch Lipid Clinic Network score of at least 3 points Exclusion Criteria: * a Familial Hypercholesterolemia diagnosis already documented in the EHR medical history, visit history, or problem list
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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