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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04736992
Other study ID # HKUCTR-2916
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date March 7, 2021
Est. completion date August 31, 2022

Study information

Verified date October 2022
Source The University of Hong Kong
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Background: Information about the health problems of patients presenting in primary care is crucial to understanding the health of the general community for the planning and allocation of health care resources. Practice-based morbidity studies conducted in primary care settings have proven to be helpful in documentation of disease prevalence and for service planning. With the change in morbidity pattern and the aging population, our study will help to inform primary health care policy and guide work force and service planning. Method: This is a prospective practice-based study of health problems presenting in primary care. Doctors who agree to participate in the study will record the health problem and type of management performed in consecutive patient encounters for one of the designated weeks during each season over the course of one year. Analysis: Data collected will be analysed by descriptive statistics, comparison with data from previous morbidity study, and by non-linear mixed effects for factors associated with morbidity and management patterns in primary care. Results: Findings will will 1) provide evidence to support the allocation of resources to continue and to expand primary care initiatives that support the provision of quality chronic disease care in private sector, 2) enable continued surveillance of the morbidity trends in Hong Kong by providing data for comparison with past and future studies, and 3) inform the content of educational curricula for medical and health care students and practitioners to prepare them to better meet the needs of the community.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 49
Est. completion date August 31, 2022
Est. primary completion date August 31, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Consented primary care doctors in Hong Kong who are working in: - the public sector (GOPC), or - Department of Health Clinic, or - private solo or group practices, or - university health services, or - non-profit organizations, or - private hospital family medicine clinics Exclusion Criteria: - Doctors who do not consent - Doctors who are not working as primary care doctors

Study Design


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Intervention

Other:
No intervention involved
No intervention involved

Locations

Country Name City State
Hong Kong Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Hong Kong Hong Kong

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
The University of Hong Kong

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hong Kong, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Prevalence of health problems and diseases presenting in primary care immediately after completion of data collection, up to 6 months
Primary Rates of management activities including referral, investigation, prescription and preventive care intervention by primary care doctors immediately after completion of data collection, up to 6 months
Primary Distribution of health problems and diseases presenting in the public compared with the private primary care setting immediately after completion of data collection, up to 6 months
Primary Factors which affect the proportion and distribution of health problems in the public sector compared with the private sector immediately after completion of data collection, up to 6 months
Secondary Prescription rates of specific classes of drugs including benzodiazepines, antidepressants, NSAIDs, and antibiotics immediately after completion of data collection, up to 6 months
Secondary Seasonal variation in primary care morbidity pattern immediately after completion of data collection, up to 6 months
Secondary Relationship between patient's presenting problem and doctor's diagnosis immediately after completion of data collection, up to 6 months
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