Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Gunther Eysenbach
ORCID ID
Contact details
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation
Toronto General Hospital
R Fraser Elliott Building
4th Floor
Room # 4S435
190 Elizabeth Street
Toronto
ON
M5G 2C4
Canada
+1 416 340 4800 ext 6427
geysenba@uhnres.utoronto.ca
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
I3MPACT
Study hypothesis
Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
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
Newly diagnosed prostate cancer
Intervention
The intervention is a face-to-face Internet training course. Class participants will get a basic introduction into how the Internet works, how to use search engines and directories, where to find interesting cancer resources including self-help groups, and how to evaluate the quality of information. The aim of the class is to guide participants to high quality information resources and online self-support groups on the web, teach critical appraisal skills, and to stimulate and motivate cancer patients to actively seek information and connect with peers via the Internet.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/01/2003
Overall trial end date
31/12/2005
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Male
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/01/2003
Recruitment end date
31/12/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Trial participating centre
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation
Toronto, ON
M5G 2C4
Canada
Funders
Funder type
Charity
Funder name
Change Foundation, Toronto
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