Seeking Objectivity in Allocation of Advanced Heart Failure (SOCIAL HF) Therapies Trial

Launched by INDIANA UNIVERSITY · May 19, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

Standardized protocols can reduce the impact of implicit bias but are underused. Since the Institute of Medicine's report, "Unequal Treatment", multiple studies have confirmed that standardization of decision- making processes reduces bias, but bias in the allocation of advanced therapies has not been addressed. Using an evidence-based framework for behavior change \[Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation for Behavior Change/Behavior Change Wheel (COM-B/BCW)\], a standardized protocol strategy Seeking Objectivity in Allocation of Advanced Heart Failure (SOCIAL HF) was developed, that addre...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Active United Network for Organ Sharing heart transplant and ventricular assist device center
• • 2. Centers that routinely evaluate at least 50 minoritized racial/ethnic patients and 50 women for advanced heart failure therapies (heart transplant and ventricular assist device) over 2 years
• • 3. Advanced therapy professionals from participating centers (i.e., coordinators, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, social workers)
• • 4. Participants for the interview portion will be a subset of otherwise eligible advanced therapy professionals who are included on selection meeting attendance sheets at an included center
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Centers unable to fully participate in the training and evaluation measures
• • 2. If the center ceases to be an active heart failure/transplant center