New tool helps doctors prioritize preventive care for each patient
NCT ID NCT05463887
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a decision tool that gives doctors personalized recommendations for preventive care based on each patient's risk factors. About 721 patients and 60 primary care providers took part. Half of the providers used the tool with some patients, while the other half continued with usual care. The goal was to see if the tool helped improve quality-adjusted life expectancy and use of preventive services.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- decision tool for preventive care recommendations
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors and patients make better choices about which preventive services to focus on, potentially improving health and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study testing a decision tool, not a treatment. The tool may not lead to meaningful changes in health outcomes, and results may not apply to all populations.
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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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721 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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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40 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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.
Provider eligibility criteria. Any attending physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant practicing in internal medicine or family medicine. Patient eligibility criteria. This study define 2 types of patients, "eligible" patients and "high-priority" patients. "Eligible" patients are a broadly-defined group of patients of the intervention arm providers, for whom the providers will be able to access individualized preventive care recommendations. Eligible patients are subject to a waiver of informed consent. "High-priority" patients are a more narrowly-defined subset of eligible patients, who will be contacted by the study team for follow-up. Eligible patients will have the following inclusion criteria: 1. A provider assigned to the intervention arm of the RCT is the patient's primary care physician (PCP) of record in the EHR. 2. Aged 40-75 years. High-priority patients are defined as eligible patients who also meet all of the following inclusion criteria: 1. A modifiable lifestyle factor with a large impact on quality-adjusted life expectancy, assessed by ≥1 of the following: 1. current smoker 2. BMI ≥30.0 kg/m\^2 3. BP ≥140/90 mmHg 4. 10-year ASCVD risk ≥10% 5. HbA1c ≥9% 6. alcohol/week \>4.2 oz (98 g) for female or \>8.4 oz (196 g) for male 2. Eligible for a high number of preventive services, assessed by ≥3 of the following. Factor(s) used to satisfy criteria 1 also count toward satisfying criteria 2: 1. current smoker 2. BMI ≥27.0 kg/m\^2 3. systolic BP \>130 mmHg 4. 10-year ASCVD risk ≥7.5% 5. HbA1c ≥7.5% 6. alcohol/week \>4.2 oz (98 g) for female or \>8.4 oz (196 g) for male 7. Overdue or due soon for colorectal cancer screening, as of date that study team confirms "high-priority" eligibility criteria 8. Overdue or due soon for lung cancer screening, as of date that study team confirms "high-priority" eligibility criteria 9. Overdue for breast cancer screening for ≥1 year, as of date that study team confirms "high-priority" eligibility criteria 10. Overdue for osteoporosis screening for ≥1 year, as of date that study team confirms "high-priority" eligibility criteria 3. Ongoing primary care in the health system, defined as ≥2 visits with a primary care provider in the prior 730 days. 1. The term "primary care provider" is defined as an attending physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant in the Department of Internal Medicine or Department of Family Medicine with an established patient panel. 2. The term "visit" is defined as an in-person or virtual visit encounter. 4. An eligible encounter with the patient's primary care physician (PCP) of record in the EHR. "Eligible encounter" is defined as follows: 1. An annual wellness visit (sometimes called a physical) with scheduled length of 40 minutes, or for some practice sites or departments, 30 minutes. These encounters typically focus on preventive care and are more likely to allow enough time to engage in shared decision-making. 2. For patients without an annual wellness visit in the prior 2 years, a visit with scheduled length at least 30 minutes, or a shorter length directly related to at least one service relevant to the research study (e.g., the EHR notes field indicates that a patient is scheduled for a follow-up of hypertension). Eligible patients have the following exclusion criteria, defined as ≥1 of the following: 1. Cancer in the past 3 years (other than non-melanoma skin) 2. Diagnosis of alcohol abuse in past 3 years 3. History of myocardial infarction 4. History of stroke 5. End-stage renal disease 6. Moderate-severe congestive heart failure (moderate-severe may be ignored if needed to facilitate automatic data extraction) 7. Moderate-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (moderate-severe may be ignored if needed to facilitate automatic data extraction) 8. Other comorbidity with limited life expectancy, in the opinion of ≥2 members of the study team. 9. Inability to communicate or limited communication (speaking, reading, writing) in the English language. In addition to the above, high-priority eligible patients also have the following exclusion criteria, defined as ≥1 of the following: 1. Known current pregnancy. 2. Known acute care need that is likely to limit time available for discussion of preventive care. 3. The first primary care encounter since a hospitalization, surgery or emergency department utilization. There will be no exclusion from the study on the basis of race or ethnicity.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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