Patient-oriented, evidence-based, search-strategy learn, develop and to use

ISRCTN	ISRCTN76587152
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN76587152
Secondary identifying numbers	N/A

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Prof Norbert Donner-Banzhoff
Scientific

University of Marburg
Department of General Practice and Family Medicine
Robert-Koch-Strasse 5
Marburg
35032
Germany

Phone	+49 (0)64 2128 65119
Email	donnerba@med.uni-marburg.de

Study design	A two-arm parallel, controlled, cluster, randomised intervention study
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Other
Study type	Diagnostic
Scientific title	Patient-oriented, evidence-based, search-strategy learn, develop and to use
Study acronym	PERLEN (Patientenorientierte evidenzbasierte Recherchestrategie Lernen Entwickeln und Nutzen)
Study objectives	An internet based search based on PERLEN leads to: 1. A better/more correct result 2. A quicker result 3. A higher self-security
Ethics approval(s)	No ethics approval required as this trial is based upon a Continuous Medical Education (CME) program for General Practitioners (GPs), and no patients were treated.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Training for General Practitioners (GPs)
Intervention	Intervention: Advanced training (continuing education) in: 1. Internet based information search 2. Evidence-based evaluation of these informations 3. Practical decision aids to terminate the search Control: Controls receive training after execution of the domestic search tasks.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	GPs will correctly answer questions more frequently
Secondary outcome measures	1. GPs get a quicker result 2. GPs are more self-assured
Overall study start date	01/01/2006
Completion date	30/06/2007

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	80
Key inclusion criteria	General Practicitioners (GPs) with: 1. The readiness for the participation in two internet-based training dates (each two hours) in a computer work space, and 2. The readiness for the treatment of domestic search tasks of two hours
Key exclusion criteria	GPs without any previous internet knowledge
Date of first enrolment	01/01/2006
Date of final enrolment	30/06/2007

University of Marburg

Marburg
35032
Germany

University of Marburg (Germany)
University/education

Department of General Practice and Family Medicine
Robert-Koch-Strasse 5
Marburg
35032
Germany

Government

German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung [BMBF]) (Germany)

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

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Abstract results		16/02/2007	06/08/2021	No	No

06/08/2021: Link to abstract added.