NCT01174836

Brief Summary

Hypothesis: The majority of Emergency physicians and patients do not feel that specific informed consent should be obtained for ED CT scans. Secondary Hypothesis: Emergency attending physicians and residents will have similar attitudes about CT scan consent issues. Physician attitudes toward obtaining consent for CT scans will change after an educational program about the associated risks.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
77

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2009

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2009

Completed
1 year until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 2, 2010

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 4, 2010

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2010

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

April 26, 2012

Status Verified

April 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

August 2, 2010

Last Update Submit

April 25, 2012

Conditions

Keywords

CT utilizationphysician attitudes

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Survey response to physician attitudes about ordering CT

    Before and after education physicians will be surveyed as to the attitudes about ordering ct's

    30 minutes (after lecture) resurvey

Interventions

Physicians will have a brief education session provided in powerpoint about the risks of CT

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Current ED resident and attending physicians
  • An ED patient (or their surrogate) that is able to understand and respond in writing to the questions given.

You may not qualify if:

  • Anyone who declines to participate.
  • An ED patient who is not able to understand questions or respond in writing to the questions given (and does not have a surrogate that understands questions and respond in writing to the questions given).

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Director of Emergency Medicine Research

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 2, 2010

First Posted

August 4, 2010

Study Start

August 1, 2009

Primary Completion

December 1, 2010

Study Completion

December 1, 2010

Last Updated

April 26, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-04