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Trial reportImplementation science : IS2025

Getting to Implementation: applying data-driven implementation strategies to improve guideline concordant surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Vera Yakovchenko, Chaeryon Kang, Brittney Neely, Carolyn Lamorte, Heather McCurdy, Dawn Scott, Anna Nobbe, Gwen Robins, Nsikak R Ekanem, Monica Merante and 12 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Implementation science : IS, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04178096 (Using Data-Driven Implementation Strategies to Improve the Quality of Cirrhosis Care), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04178096 nacompletednot on this map

Using Data-Driven Implementation Strategies to Improve the Quality of Cirrhosis Care (PEC 19-307)

TypeinterventionalSponsorVA Office of Research and DevelopmentRan2020 to 2023Enrolled12ConditionsCirrhosis, LiverArmsQuality Improvement Intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Vera YakovchenkoCenter for Healthcare Evaluation, Research, and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Building 30, Room 2A113 University Drive C (151C, Pittsburgh, PA, 15240, USA.
Chaeryon KangCenter for Healthcare Evaluation, Research, and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Building 30, Room 2A113 University Drive C (151C, Pittsburgh, PA, 15240, USA.
Brittney NeelyCenter for Healthcare Evaluation, Research, and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Building 30, Room 2A113 University Drive C (151C, Pittsburgh, PA, 15240, USA.
Carolyn LamorteCenter for Healthcare Evaluation, Research, and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Building 30, Room 2A113 University Drive C (151C, Pittsburgh, PA, 15240, USA.
Heather McCurdyGastroenterology Section, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Dawn ScottDepartment of Medicine, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Temple, TX, USA.
Anna NobbeDigestive Diseases Section, Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Gwen RobinsGastroenterology Section, Martinsburg VA Medical Center, Martinsburg, WV, USA.
Nsikak R EkanemVA Northern Indiana Healthcare System, Fort Wayne, IN, USA.
Monica MeranteCenter for Healthcare Evaluation, Research, and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Building 30, Room 2A113 University Drive C (151C, Pittsburgh, PA, 15240, USA.
Sandra GibsonCenter for Healthcare Evaluation, Research, and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Building 30, Room 2A113 University Drive C (151C, Pittsburgh, PA, 15240, USA.
Patrick SpoutzPharmacy Benefits Management, Veterans Integrated Service Network 20, Vancouver, WA, USA.
Linda ChiaPharmacy Benefits Management, Veterans Integrated Service Network 20, Vancouver, WA, USA.
Rachel I GonzalezResearch Service, VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA, USA.
Matthew J ChinmanCenter for Healthcare Evaluation, Research, and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Building 30, Room 2A113 University Drive C (151C, Pittsburgh, PA, 15240, USA.
David RossSpecialty Care Program Office, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC, USA.
Maggie ChartierSpecialty Care Program Office, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC, USA.
Lauren A BesteGeneral Medicine Service, VA , Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA.
Jasmohan S BajajGastroenterology Section, Richmond VA Health Care System, Richmond, VA, USA.
Tamar TaddeiVA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA.
Timothy R MorganNational Gastroenterology and Hepatology Program, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC, USA.
Shari S RogalCenter for Healthcare Evaluation, Research, and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Building 30, Room 2A113 University Drive C (151C, Pittsburgh, PA, 15240, USA. rogalss@upmc.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8184-1546

Funding

HSRD VA IK6 HX003767Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse K23DA048182Quality Enhancement Research Initiative PEC 19-307
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhile guidelines recommend twice-yearly liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma, HCC) surveillance for people with cirrhosis, adherence to these guidelines remains variable. We aimed to empirically identify and apply successful implementation strategies through Getting to Implementation (GTI), a manualized facilitation approach.

methodsA hybrid type III, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial was conducted at 12 underperforming Veterans Health Administration (VA) sites between October 2020 and October 2022. GTI included a stepwise approach to guide sites to detail their current state, set implementation goals, identify implementation barriers, select implementation strategies, make a work plan, conduct an evaluation, and sustain their work. Outcomes were defined using the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework.

resultsFacilitators supported site teams with an average of 20±6 facilitation hours over a 12-month period. Ten of 12 sites (83%) adopted GTI and applied a median of five strategies (e.g., dashboard use, small tests of change, direct patient outreach). Reach, the primary outcome, increased from mean 29.1% to mean 38.8% at-risk Veterans receiving HCC surveillance from pre- to post-intervention, and further increasing to 41.3% in the sustainment period. In both unadjusted and adjusted models, the odds of HCC surveillance were significantly higher during intervention (adjusted odds ratio, aOR=1.67, 95% CI:1.59, 1.75) and during sustainment (aOR=1.69, 95% CI:1.60, 1.78) compared with baseline, and with difference between active and sustainment periods, indicating sustained improvement after active facilitation ended.

conclusionsGTI sustainably improved HCC surveillance, suggesting that applying data-driven implementation strategies within a manualized facilitation approach can improve care. CLINICAL

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04178096.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularEarly Detection of CancerGuideline AdherenceLiver NeoplasmsHumansImplementation SciencePractice Guidelines as TopicUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsCancerCirrhosisDisseminationHepatomaIntervention

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PMID41388318
PMCPMC12699911

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