Feedback Reports and e-Learning in Primary Care Spirometry

NCT ID: NCT00962455

Last Updated: 2009-08-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE4
• Total Enrollment: 1135 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2007-11-30
• Study Completion Date: 2009-04-30

Brief Summary

Spirometry is a biomedical test to measure lung function in subject who (may) have a chronic respiratory condition. Performing the test requires a certain level of training and experience from the health care professional who conducts the test, and sufficient cooperation of the patient. Although the test is widely used in primary care in many countries, the quality of the test performance seems limited and needs improvement in order to avoid false-positive and false-negative test interpretations. In this study, the researchers investigated whether a combination of e-learning and bimonthly written performance feedback to family practice nurses and assistance regarding their spirometry tests improves the rate of adequate tests.

Conditions

Respiratory Tract Diseases; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Asthma

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

e-learning & performance feedback

Initial e-learning by studying CD-Rom 'Spirometry Fundamentals', followed by repeated periodic performance feedback on spirometry test quality

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

e-learning & performance feedback

Intervention Type: OTHER

Initial e-learning by studying CD-Rom 'Spirometry Fundamentals', followed by repeated periodic performance feedback on spirometry test quality

Usual practice

Usual practice regarding spirometry execution in family practice

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

usual practice

Intervention Type: OTHER

Usual practice regarding spirometry execution in family practice

Interventions

e-learning & performance feedback

Initial e-learning by studying CD-Rom 'Spirometry Fundamentals', followed by repeated periodic performance feedback on spirometry test quality

Intervention Type: OTHER

usual practice

Usual practice regarding spirometry execution in family practice

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• collaboration with Elkerliek Hospital Helmond through regional integrated care support service ('QUARTZ')
• purchased spirometer through this support service
• have implemented spirometry as a part of routine patient care

• registered in one of the participating family practices
• performed a spirometry test as a part of routine care during the observation period of the study

Exclusion Criteria

• age < 10 years

• Minimum Eligible Age: 10 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Quartz Transmural Centre for the Helmond Region

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Elkerliek Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Radboud University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Radboud University Nijmegen MC, Dept of Primary and Community Care

Principal Investigators

Tjard R Schermer, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Radboud University Medical Center

Alan J Crockett, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Adelaide

Willem Pieters, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Elkerliek Hospital

Locations

Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Primary and Community Care

Nijmegen, , Netherlands

Countries

Netherlands

Other Identifiers

UMCN-CARA-0001113

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id