Impact of Diabetes Continuing Education on Primary Health Care Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice
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interventional
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Brief Summary
The main objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of a continuing education program on the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of primary health care physicians towards a high quality of diabetes care in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Aug 2019
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 17, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 19, 2019
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2019
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2020
CompletedJuly 19, 2019
July 1, 2019
4 months
July 17, 2019
July 18, 2019
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Percent of change of knowledge, attitude and practice of primary healthcare physicians
the primary outcome will be the difference between pre- and post-intervention regarding knowledge, attitude and practice of primary healthcare physicians. the knowledge and attitude will be assessed by questionnaire while the practice will be assessed through a retrospective review of patient's files.
4 months
Study Arms (1)
Diabetes Continuing Education Program
OTHERthe physicians will be assessed before and after intervention the intervention group will be enrolled to the intervention program proposed to be (lecture + interactive workshop + group discussion + role play)
Interventions
The program will follow the International Curriculum for Diabetes Health Professional Education, which developed by the International Diabetes Federation (IFD) The key components of the proposed program content are Diabetes presentation and complications, Lifestyle, Nutrition, and Fitness. the intervention will be carried out by group of Diabetes educators from a different discipline, such as an Endocrinologist, Family physician, the dietitian will teach the attended physicians.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- all PHC physicians registered in health sectors of Abha and Khamis musheet cities, Aseer Region
- willing to provide informed consent to participate in the study
You may not qualify if:
- physicians worked at hospital
- other health care professional (non-physicians)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
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Conditions
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Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 17, 2019
First Posted
July 19, 2019
Study Start
August 1, 2019
Primary Completion
December 1, 2019
Study Completion
January 1, 2020
Last Updated
July 19, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-07