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Printed Educational Materials (PEMs) for Physician Behaviour Change

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified July 2005 by Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.
Recruitment status was  Active, not recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00210275
First received: September 13, 2005
Last updated: NA
Last verified: July 2005
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether printed educational materials can change physician behaviour towards more evidence based decision-making.


Condition Intervention
Education, Medical, Continuing
Physician's Practice Patterns
Hypertension
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
 Behavioral: Printed Educational Message

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences:

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Family physicians or general practitioners in Ontario with >100 patients over 65 years of age in fee for service practice with >$50,000 billings to Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) in 2003

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Physicians who have elected not to receive "informed". "informed" is a quarterly newsletter on evidence based practice produced by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and is the vehicle for delivery of the printed educational messages.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00210275

Sponsors and Collaborators
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Merrick F. Zwarenstein, MB, BCh, MSc Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00210275     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: MCT-67916
Study First Received: September 13, 2005
Last Updated: September 13, 2005
Health Authority: Canada: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Hypertension
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
 Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013