Status:
UNKNOWN
Ontario Printed Educational Materials (PEMs) for Physician Behaviour Change
Lead Sponsor:
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Conditions:
Education, Medical, Continuing
Practice Patterns
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether printed educational materials can change physician behaviour towards more evidence based decision-making.
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: There are gaps between what family practitioners do in clinical practice and the evidence-based ideal. The most commonly used strategy to narrow these gaps is the printed educational mess...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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
- 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.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
5000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00210275
Start Date
July 1 2005
End Date
July 1 2016
Last Update
March 26 2015
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