RCT Assessing the Impact of Online Training on Doctors' Prescribing for Older Patients

NCT ID: NCT02405975

Last Updated: 2015-04-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-08-31

Study Completion Date

2015-05-31

Brief Summary

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This study will assess, by means of a randomized controlled trial, the impact of an online educational tool, on doctors' knowledge and confidence with regards to prescribing for older patients.

Detailed Description

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Both control and intervention groups will complete assessments at baseline, 4 weeks post intervention and 8 weeks post intervention.

Differences in mean test scores will be the primary outcome measure.

Qualitative information exploring doctors' attitudes and confidence, pre and post intervention will also be collected and will be a secondary outcome

Conditions

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Appropriateness of Prescribing in Older Patients

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Control

These participants will not receive the educational intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Intervention

These participants will receive the online educational intervention "SCRIPT"

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SCRIPT

Intervention Type OTHER

An online tool designed to train doctors in all areas of prescribing

Interventions

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SCRIPT

An online tool designed to train doctors in all areas of prescribing

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Registered non-consultant hospital doctor working in one of the hospitals approved by the ethics board

Exclusion Criteria

* Currently working as a consultant
* Having previously worked as a pharmacist
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University College Cork

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Shane Cullinan

Research Pharmacist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Shane Cullinan, BPharm

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University College Cork

Locations

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Cork University Hospital

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Ireland

Central Contacts

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Shane Cullinan, BPharm

Role: CONTACT

00353863428158

Stephen Byrne, MPharm, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Shane Cullinan, BPharm

Role: primary

References

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Cullinan S, O'Mahony D, Byrne S. Use of an e-Learning Educational Module to Better Equip Doctors to Prescribe for Older Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Drugs Aging. 2017 May;34(5):367-374. doi: 10.1007/s40266-017-0451-0.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28258537 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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UCC-CUH-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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