Back to resultsThe Use of Reminders in Implementing an E-learning Program in General Practice
Primary Purpose
Dementia
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Denmark
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Reminder letters
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Dementia focused on measuring Heading Health Plan Implementation, Computer-Assisted Instruction, General Practice, Dementia, education
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- General Practitioners working in Copenhagen Municipality October 1st 2006
Exclusion Criteria:
- General Practitioners stopping to work in study period
Sites / Locations
- Research Unit of General Practice
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Arm Label
Intervention group
Control group
Arm Description
Reminder letters and usual implementations vs. usual implementation
usual implementations
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
The proportion of General Practices using the e-learning programme at least once in periods monitored.
Secondary Outcome Measures
The number of logins in the periods monitored.
The time og logins in the periods monitored.
The number of logins in working hours in the periods monitored.
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT00394017
First Posted
October 26, 2006
Last Updated
October 23, 2009
Sponsor
Research Unit Of General Practice, Copenhagen
Collaborators
Ministry of the Interior and Health, Denmark
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00394017
Brief Title
The Use of Reminders in Implementing an E-learning Program in General Practice
Official Title
Implementation of an E-learning Program in Diagnostic Evaluation of Dementia by Reminders: A RCT Among General Practitioners in Copenhagen
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
October 2009
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
November 2006 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
May 2007 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
May 2007 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Name of the Sponsor
Research Unit Of General Practice, Copenhagen
Collaborators
Ministry of the Interior and Health, Denmark
4. Oversight
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
To evaluate General Practitioners use and reuptake of an e-learning programme in diagnostic evaluation of dementia after an intervention consisting of three mailed reminder letters.
There is no direct patient involvement in this study.
Detailed Description
The three mailed reminder letters will be mailed to the General Practitioners (GPs) in January 2007. The Periods where the e-learning programme will identify GPs using the programme are: Period before: November 1. and 6 weeks forward. Period after: Medio marts and 6 weeks forward.
All log files are kept anonymous for the principal study investigator by the Danish Medical Association.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Dementia
Keywords
Heading Health Plan Implementation, Computer-Assisted Instruction, General Practice, Dementia, education
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Participant
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
339 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Intervention group
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Reminder letters and usual implementations vs. usual implementation
Arm Title
Control group
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
usual implementations
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Reminder letters
Intervention Description
3 mailed reminder letters
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
The proportion of General Practices using the e-learning programme at least once in periods monitored.
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
The number of logins in the periods monitored.
Title
The time og logins in the periods monitored.
Title
The number of logins in working hours in the periods monitored.
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
30 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
75 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
General Practitioners working in Copenhagen Municipality October 1st 2006
Exclusion Criteria:
General Practitioners stopping to work in study period
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Frans B Waldorff, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Research Unit of General Practice
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Research Unit of General Practice
City
Copenhagen
State/Province
Capital Province
ZIP/Postal Code
1014
Country
Denmark
12. IPD Sharing Statement
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