Improving how doctors help patients stick to cholesterol-lowering medicines with smart checks in the electronic chart
Official title: Improving adherence to cardiovascular risk reducing regimens through clinical decision support
Funded at Cleveland Clinic Lerner Com-Cwru · NIH-11293674 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A hospital-based project is testing an easy-to-use electronic health record tool to help patients with ASCVD start and continue statin therapy.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Cleveland Clinic Lerner Com-Cwru NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Cleveland, United States) |
| Project start | August 15, 2026 |
| Project end | May 31, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $823,576 |
| NIH project number | 1R01HL178795-01A1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11293674 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults with ASCVD or at high risk who are candidates for statin therapy and receive care in participating clinics.
✕Less likely to help
Patients not taking statins or those who do not use the electronic health record tools may not experience direct benefits.
What this research studies
If you have ASCVD and are 21 or older, this project uses your clinic’s electronic health record to present personalized statin information and guide shared decision making with your clinician. The goal is to make statin recommendations clearer, easier to choose, and more likely to be kept up over time. The approach builds on a previously used Statin Choice tool and aims to integrate it into routine care without extra burdens on patients or staff. The study will observe how this intervention affects statin prescribing and long-term adherence in real-world clinics.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients could receive clearer recommendations and be more likely to start and stay on statins, reducing ASCVD risk.
How similar studies have gone: Prior use of Statin Choice showed higher prescription filling and longer-term adherence in observational data.
Where this research is happening
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Cleveland Clinic Lerner Com-Cwru
Cleveland, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Martinez, Kathryn Anne — Cleveland Clinic Lerner Com-Cwru
- Study coordinator: Martinez, Kathryn Anne
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.