Survey of Canadian Family Physicians Attitudes Towards Residency Research Education

ISRCTN ISRCTN02471586
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN02471586
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
30/12/2005
Registration date
25/01/2006
Last edited
14/08/2009
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Ross Upshur
Scientific

2075 Bayview Avenue
Room E3-49
Toronto, ON
M4N 3M5
Canada

Phone +1 416 480 4753
Email ross.upshur@sw.ca

Study information

Study designPostal survey
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designCross-section survey
Study setting(s)GP practice
Study typeOther
Scientific title
Study objectivesPrimary goal: to investigate the attitudes of practicing family physicians toward residency research education
Secondary goal: to assess the effect of survey paper colour on overall response rate
Ethics approval(s)Approved by Research Ethics Board at Sunnybrook (Canada) and by Women's College Health Sciences Centre (Canada) on November 7, 2005 (Protocol #447-2005)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedResearch education during family medicine residency
InterventionRandomly varied the colour on which the survey questionnaire was printed (five colours)
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureAttitudes of practicing family physicians toward research education during family medicine residency
Secondary outcome measuresSurvey response rate
Overall study start date01/01/2006
Completion date31/12/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants500
Key inclusion criteria1. Practicing Canadian family physician
2. Certified by College of Family Physicians of Canada
3. English as first language
Key exclusion criteria1. Registered as emergency room physician
2. French as first language
Date of first enrolment01/01/2006
Date of final enrolment31/12/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Canada

Study participating centre

2075 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON
M4N 3M5
Canada

Sponsor information

Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre (Canada)
University/education

2075 Bayview Avenue
Room E3-49
Toronto, ON
M4N 3M5
Canada

Phone +1 416 480 4753
Email ross.upshur@sw.ca
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Funders

Funder type

Hospital/treatment centre

Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre (Canada)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/03/2008 Yes No