Quality circles on rational prescribing (project SA4)
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN88343067 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN88343067 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 08/07/2006
- Registration date
- 28/03/2007
- Last edited
- 05/01/2021
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Prof Joachim Szecsenyi
Scientific
Scientific
AQUA - Institute for Applied Quality Improvement and Research in Health Care
Göttingen
37073
Germany
Study information
| Study design | Non-randomised, clustered, controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Non randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | GP practice |
| Study type | Other |
| Scientific title | Quality circles on rational prescribing (project SA4) |
| Study objectives | Participation of general practitioners in quality circles on rational prescribing, including feedback of prescribing data, leads to improvement of performance. |
| Ethics approval(s) | The trial is aimed at implementing evidence-based guidelines into general practice. The intervention is based on peer review groups for GPs, evidence based guidelines and individual feedback of prescription data to the GPs. In Germany, by the Social Code Book (SGB V) both the regional associations of statutory sick fund doctors (KV) and the regional statutory sick funds like the AOK are obliged to inform doctors about prescribing and to support them about the use of prescription budgets. In this trial, we tried to optimise implementation of what is already asked by the law and measure the effect against a control group. In a contract signed on June 1st, 2001, between the AOK, the KV (which are both statuatory legal institutions) and the research institute it is formulated that the regulations of the law about data protection and protection of patients are to be followed by all partners. A data approval committee of the KV and AOK gave positive approval of the contract before it was signed. |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | N/A |
| Intervention | Nine meetings of approximately two hours, each in a quality circle (eight to 12 members), individual feedback of own prescribing data compared to all practices in the project and compared to all practices in the control group. Background information on prescription drugs, price-comparison lists based on defined daily doses, evidence-based guidelines of the German College of General Practitioners (DEGAM) and the Drug Committee of the German Chamber of Physicians (AKdÄ). |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Mean prescription costs in Euros |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. Percentage of patients who received a prescription 2. Percentage of generic drugs prescription of all prescriptions 3. Percentage recommended lipid lowering drugs of all lipid lowering drugs prescriptions 4. Percentage of recommended antibiotics of all antibiotic prescriptions 5. Percentage of recommended antidiabetics of all antidiabetic prescriptions |
| Overall study start date | 01/09/2001 |
| Completion date | 30/08/2004 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Other |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 120 general practitioners and 50000 patients |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Convenience sample of General Practitioners (GPs) 2. Patients who were insured by the AOK Saxony Anhalt sick fund and treated by the participating GPs |
| Key exclusion criteria | Patients who were not insured by the AOK Saxony Anhalt sick fund |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/09/2001 |
| Date of final enrolment | 30/08/2004 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Germany
Study participating centre
AQUA - Institute for Applied Quality Improvement and Research in Health Care
Göttingen
37073
Germany
37073
Germany
Sponsor information
AOK Saxony-Anhalt (Germany)
Hospital/treatment centre
Hospital/treatment centre
Lüneburger Straße 2
Magdeburg
39106
Germany
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/004cmqw89 |
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Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
AOK sick fund Saxony-Anhalt (Germany)
No information available
Association of sickness fund doctors (KV) Saxony-Anhalt (Germany)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 01/09/2009 | 05/01/2021 | Yes | No |
Editorial Notes
05/01/2021: Publication reference added.
