Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Prof Norbert Donner-Banzhoff
ORCID ID
Contact details
University of Marburg
Department of General Practice and Family Medicine
Robert-Koch-Strasse 5
Marburg
35032
Germany
+49 (0)64 2128 65119
donnerba@med.uni-marburg.de
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
PERLEN (Patientenorientierte evidenzbasierte Recherchestrategie Lernen Entwickeln und Nutzen)
Study hypothesis
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
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.
Study design
A two-arm parallel, controlled, cluster, randomised intervention study
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Diagnostic
Patient information sheet
Condition
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
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
GPs will correctly answer questions more frequently
Secondary outcome measures
1. GPs get a quicker result
2. GPs are more self-assured
Overall trial start date
01/01/2006
Overall trial end date
30/06/2007
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant 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
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
80
Participant exclusion criteria
GPs without any previous internet knowledge
Recruitment start date
01/01/2006
Recruitment end date
30/06/2007
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Trial participating centre
University of Marburg
Marburg
35032
Germany
Sponsor information
Organisation
University of Marburg (Germany)
Sponsor details
Department of General Practice and Family Medicine
Robert-Koch-Strasse 5
Marburg
35032
Germany
+49 (0)64 2128 65120
baum@med.uni-marburg.de
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung [BMBF]) (Germany)
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