Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Sharon Straus
ORCID ID
Contact details
Toronto Western Hospital
New East Wing 8-418
399 Bathurst St
Toronto
M5T 2S8
Canada
+1 416 603 5963
sstraus@mtsinai.on.ca
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
MOP-53096
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
We anticipate that an internet-based evidence-based medicine (EBM) course that is targeted for specific medication compared to traditional CME will lead to increased use of specific medications.
Ethics approval
Health Sciences II Research Ethics Board, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (5 April, 2002).
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Stroke and Diabetes - continuing medical education (CME) study
Intervention
Group 1. Online course on evidence-based medicine where the topic studied is related to stroke. There are ten sessions and we ask the family physician to complete this course within 6 months.
Group 2. Online course on evidence-based medicine where the topic is related to diabetes. There are ten sessions and we ask the family physician to complete the course within 6 months.
Group 3. Mailed materials where there is a practice guideline on stroke and a hard copy of a slide presentation on stroke (traditional CME). We ask the family physician to complete the readings within 6 months.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
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
1. The proportion of patients with coronary heart failure (CHF) who receive beta-blockers
2. The proportion of patients with atrial fibrillation who receive prescriptions for warfarin at 6, 12, and 24 months after the study intervention
3. Physician satisfaction with the CME online course and the readings will be evaluated
Overall trial start date
15/05/2004
Overall trial end date
31/03/2007
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant 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
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
350
Participant 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
Recruitment start date
15/05/2004
Recruitment end date
31/03/2007
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Trial participating centre
Toronto Western Hospital
Toronto
M5T 2S8
Canada
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Funder name
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (Canada) - http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca (ref: MOP-53096)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary