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Printed Educational Materials (PEMs) for Physician Behaviour Change
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsored by: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Information provided by: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00210275
  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

MedlinePlus related topics: Diabetes High Blood Pressure
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Educational/Counseling/Training, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Factorial Assignment, Efficacy Study
  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

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

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Metabolic Diseases
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Vascular Diseases
Diabetes Mellitus
Endocrine System Diseases
 Endocrinopathy
Metabolic disorder
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Hypertension

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009



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