Effectiveness of adding additional tests and/or comments to laboratory reports in a patient population, referred by general practitioners to the clinical chemistry laboratory.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- As the procedure involves the inspection of all (abnormal) reports by a laboratory specialist, all related diseases will be subject to this investigation.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23047
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr. Wytze P. OosterhuisArts Klinische Chemie, EpidemioloogAtrium Medisch Centrum ParkstadKlinische ChemiePostbus 44466401 CX Heerlen
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
The study will be restricted to those cases, in which abnormal test results require additional testing and/or comments, according to the laboratory specialist.
Exclusion Criteria
Cases in which there is substantial risk for the patient and normally (following the existing protocol) the lab would either send an urgent fax message to the practice or the laboratory specialist would directly make a telephone call to the general practitioner.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method In every case where a report with comments is generated (both in control and study groups), the following data will be collected:<br /><br>1. Following laboratory reports;<br /> <br>2. Following treatments, referrals;<br /> <br>3. Other additional diagnostic procedures and patient data from the general practitioner.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method A panel (consisting of medical specialists) will be asked to answer the following questions:<br /> <br>1. How useful were the additional tests and comments for the patient?;<br /><br>2. What was the benefit for the patient in terms of health improvement?;<br /> <br>3. Was the treatment adequate in the control group, without additional information reported to the general practitioner? This will be graded from negative to positive.