Design of a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial: Reducing high risk polypharmacy using behavioral economics through electronic health records

Lucia C. Petito, Jonathan Arnold, Mark W. Friedberg, Tiffany Brown, Ji Young Lee, Yaw Peprah, Neelima Pathri, Timothy M. Bober, Stephen Handler, Sara Bradley, Michael Schachter, Ryan Chmiel, Mark Sullivan, Jason N. Doctor, Daniella Meeker, Noah Goldstein, Craig R. Fox, Jeffrey A. Linder, Stephen D. Persell

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2026.108522
Published: 2026-11
Container: Contemporary Clinical Trials
Publisher: Elsevier BV
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.cct.2026.108522,
  title = {Design of a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial: Reducing high risk polypharmacy using behavioral economics through electronic health records},
  author = {Lucia C. Petito and Jonathan Arnold and Mark W. Friedberg and Tiffany Brown and Ji Young Lee and Yaw Peprah and Neelima Pathri and Timothy M. Bober and Stephen Handler and Sara Bradley and Michael Schachter and Ryan Chmiel and Mark Sullivan and Jason N. Doctor and Daniella Meeker and Noah Goldstein and Craig R. Fox and Jeffrey A. Linder and Stephen D. Persell},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Contemporary Clinical Trials},
  doi = {10.1016/j.cct.2026.108522},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2026.108522}
}

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TI  - Design of a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial: Reducing high risk polypharmacy using behavioral economics through electronic health records
AU  - Lucia C. Petito
AU  - Jonathan Arnold
AU  - Mark W. Friedberg
AU  - Tiffany Brown
AU  - Ji Young Lee
AU  - Yaw Peprah
AU  - Neelima Pathri
AU  - Timothy M. Bober
AU  - Stephen Handler
AU  - Sara Bradley
AU  - Michael Schachter
AU  - Ryan Chmiel
AU  - Mark Sullivan
AU  - Jason N. Doctor
AU  - Daniella Meeker
AU  - Noah Goldstein
AU  - Craig R. Fox
AU  - Jeffrey A. Linder
AU  - Stephen D. Persell
PY  - 2026
JO  - Contemporary Clinical Trials
DO  - 10.1016/j.cct.2026.108522
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Petito, L. C., Arnold, J., Friedberg, M. W., Brown, T., Lee, J. Y., Peprah, Y., Pathri, N., Bober, T. M., Handler, S., Bradley, S., Schachter, M., Chmiel, R., Sullivan, M., Doctor, J. N., Meeker, D., Goldstein, N., Fox, C. R., Linder, J. A., & Persell, S. D. (2026). Design of a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial: Reducing high risk polypharmacy using behavioral economics through electronic health records. Contemporary Clinical Trials. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2026.108522

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