NCT00140283

Brief Summary

There is a great variability in the different primary care teams referral rate. And variability means inappropriateness somewhere in the process of care. The most important determinants of the variability are the attitude and knowledge of the professional, the existence and availability of evidence, the resources available and the professionals practice style. To improve the knowledge of the professionals could be a way to decrease the variability. Because of this, we have the aim to determinate the effectiveness of an educational intervention to improve the primary care teams from the city of Barcelona referral rate.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
48

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2004

Shorter than P25 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2004

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2005

Completed
4 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 31, 2005

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 1, 2005

Completed
Last Updated

September 1, 2005

Status Verified

August 1, 2005

First QC Date

August 31, 2005

Last Update Submit

August 31, 2005

Conditions

Referral and Consultation

Keywords

EffectivenessEducational interventionPrimary health care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Total number of referrals of the selected condition done by the primary care professionals to specialized consultants by 100 patients attended in 1 year.

Interventions

Educational interactive interventionPROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Primary care teams who agree to participate.
  • Primary care teams attending adult population (older than 14).

You may not qualify if:

  • Primary care teams where the intervention would be difficult to take place.
  • Primary care teams where the referral rate is not available.
  • Primary care teams with a percentage of reform lower than 40%.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Àmbit Barcelona (Catalan Institute of Health)

Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Location

Study Officials

  • Josep Casajuana, Physician

    Catalan Institute of Health

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
ECT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 31, 2005

First Posted

September 1, 2005

Study Start

July 1, 2004

Study Completion

May 1, 2005

Last Updated

September 1, 2005

Record last verified: 2005-08

Locations

ES(1)