Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Peter Houpt
ORCID ID
Contact details
Isala Clinic Location Sophia
Dokter van Heesweg 2
Zwolle
8025 AB
Netherlands
+31 (0)38 4245636
houpt@nvpc.nl
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
1. Patient education by means of an interactive computer program is less effective than education given in a standard doctor to patient contact (face-to-face).
2. Patient satisfaction is lower after education by an interactive computer-based program than after standard doctor-based education.
Ethics approval
Medical Research Ethics Committee (METC), Netherlands on 17/01/2002, reference number 01.0105
Study design
Stratified, blinded, randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
Intervention
Computer-based patient education on CTS versus doctor-based patient education
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Retainment of knowledge after CTS education
Secondary outcome measures
Patient satisfaction after CTS education
Overall trial start date
01/11/2002
Overall trial end date
01/12/2004
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients with idiopathic CTS
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
126
Participant exclusion criteria
Known causes for CTS e.g. arthritis and trauma were reasons for exclusion. Patients had to have a good understanding of the Dutch language and be adequately instructable with no mental or severe physical handicaps.
Recruitment start date
01/11/2002
Recruitment end date
01/12/2004
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
Trial participating centre
Isala Clinic Location Sophia
Zwolle
8025 AB
Netherlands
Sponsor information
Organisation
Isala Clinics (The Netherlands)
Sponsor details
Dokter van Heesweg 2
Zwolle
8025 AB
Netherlands
+31 (0)38 4245000
e.j.hagen@isala.nl
Sponsor type
Hospital/treatment centre
Website
Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
Funder name
Isala Clinics agreed to pay most expenses: medical care improvement grant.
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
2007 results on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17448621
Publication citations
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Results
Keulers BJ, Welters CF, Spauwen PH, Houpt P, Can face-to-face patient education be replaced by computer-based patient education? A randomised trial., Patient Educ Couns, 2007, 67, 1-2, 176-182, doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.03.012.