A blended knowledge translation initiative to improve colorectal cancer staging

ISRCTN ISRCTN56824239
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN56824239
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
13/09/2005
Registration date
28/09/2005
Last edited
17/12/2008
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Cancer
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Andy Smith
Scientific

Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre
TSRCC
2075 Bayview Ave.
Room T2-057
Toronto
M4N 3M5
Canada

Phone +1 416 480 4027
Email andy.smith@sw.ca

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeQuality of life
Scientific title
Study objectivesWe hypothesise that practice change can be induced among surgeons and pathologists using an adapted social marketing model that utilised the influence of both expert and local opinion leaders (OLs) for colorectal cancer (CRC) in a large geographic area with diverse practice settings.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedColorectal cancer
InterventionThere are three arms in the trial:
Arm 1: Presentations only
Arm 2: Presentations plus opinion leader activation (posters, pocket cards, etc.). There are opinion leaders in all sites visited however, only 42 had opinion leader activation.
Arm 3: The third arm had no opinion leaders identified and no presentations
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureChange in practice patterns in that an appropriate number of lymph nodes is retrieved and assessed in order to refer patients appropriately for further treatment
Secondary outcome measuresNo secondary outcome measures
Overall study start date01/04/2002
Completion date01/04/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participantsSurgeons (n = 794) and pathologists (n = 449)
Key inclusion criteriaSurgeons and pathologists involved in the care of colorectal cancer that are practising in the province of Ontario, Canada.
Key exclusion criteriaRetired or semi-retired surgeons and pathologists or physicians who do not care for colorectal cancer patients
Date of first enrolment01/04/2002
Date of final enrolment01/04/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Canada

Study participating centre

Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre
Toronto
M4N 3M5
Canada

Sponsor information

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

TSRCC
2075 Bayview Ave.
Room T2-057
Toronto
M4N 3M5
Canada

Email linda.last@sw.ca
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Funders

Funder type

Charity

The Change Foundation (Canada) (ref: 02064)

No information available

Ontario Cancer Research Network (Canada) (ref: 02-NOV-0236)

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: 16/01/2006 Yes No
Results article results: 01/11/2008 Yes No