Rational prescribing in primary care (Rasjonell legemiddelforskrivning i allmennpraksis )

ISRCTN	ISRCTN48751230
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN48751230
Protocol serial number	HF-004
Sponsor	Norwegian Directorate of Health and Social Welfare (Norway)
Funder	Norwegian Ministry of Health (Norway)

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Dr Atle Fretheim
Scientific

Department of Health Services Research
Norwegian Directorate of Health and Social Welfare
PO Box 8054 Dep
Oslo
N-0031
Norway

Phone	+47 24 16 32 96
Email	Atle.fretheim@shdir.no

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study acronym	RaPP
Study objectives	To evaluate the effects of a tailored intervention to support the implementation of systematically developed guidelines for the use of antihypertensive and cholesterol-lowering drugs for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Hypertension and hyperlipidaemia
Intervention	Tailor-made intervention (outreach visit, audit & feedback, computerised reminders) versus passive distribution of guidelines
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	01/01/2002

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target sample size at registration	146
Key inclusion criteria	Primary care practices in two parts of Norway.
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/01/2001
Date of final enrolment	01/01/2002

Department of Health Services Research

Oslo
N-0031
Norway

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	Results	01/06/2006		Yes	No
Protocol article	Protocol	27/02/2003		Yes	No