Assessment of Primary Care Providers' Knowledge and Beliefs Regarding Gout Management

Completed

• Conditions: Gout

• Registration Number: NCT01151709
• Lead Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Brief Summary

This is a questionnaire study aimed at learning about physicians' views on the treatment of Gout.

Detailed Description

We seek to assess the knowledge, beliefs and reported treatment practices of primary care physicians with regard to gout.

Specifically, we will:

* Assess the knowledge and beliefs with regard to acute and chronic gout management based on published treatment recommendations.

* Characterize the individuals who have knowledge deficits in terms of age, specialty, number of patients seen with gout, and practice setting.

* Assess the reported treatment practices of primary care physicians for the acute and chronic management of gout.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2010-06-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-06-25
• Study First Posted: 2010-06-28
• Study Start: 2010-08
• Primary Completion: 2012-02
• Study Completion: 2012-02
• Status Verified: 2012-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-03-05
• Last Update Posted: 2012-03-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 838

Inclusion Criteria

• practicing primary care practitioner, either in family medicine or internal medicine,
• must be 18 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria

• does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assess the knowledge and beliefs with regard to acute and chronic gout management based on published treatment recommendations.	3 months	Assess physicians' knowledge and beliefs with regard to acute and chronic gout management based on published treatment recommendations by means of questionnaire.
Characterize the individuals who have knowledge deficits in terms of age, specialty, number of patients seen with gout, and practice setting.	3 months	Characterize the individuals who have knowledge deficits in terms of age, specialty, number of patients seen with gout, and practice setting.
Assess the reported treatment practices of primary care physicians for the acute and chronic management of gout.	3 months	Assess the reported treatment practices of primary care physicians for the acute and chronic management of gout.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UMass Medical School; 🇺🇸 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States