Randomised trial of an internet-based evidence-based medicine continuing education interventio
Completed
- Conditions
- Stroke and Diabetes - continuing medical education (CME) studyCirculatory SystemStroke
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN00946598
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Toronto (Canada)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 350
Inclusion Criteria
1. In practice for at least one year
2. Will be in practice for the next year
3. Aged greater than or equal to 18 years old, either sex
4. 50% of the clinical practice are adults
5. Access to the internet
6. Able to converse and read in English
Exclusion Criteria
1. Cannot speak English
2. Participating in another EBM CME study
3. Retiring from clinical practice witihin one year of the study onset
4. Permission denied for viewing prescription practices
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The proportion of appropriate patients who receive a prescription for statins 12 months after the completion of the study intervention i.e. the online course or completion of readings.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. The proportion of patients with coronary heart failure (CHF) who receive beta-blockers<br>2. The proportion of patients with atrial fibrillation who receive prescriptions for warfarin at 6, 12, and 24 months after the study intervention<br>3. Physician satisfaction with the CME online course and the readings will be evaluated