Reuptake of an E-Learning Programme in General Practice

Dementia Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Use and Diffusion of an E-learning Programme in Diagnostic Evaluation of Dementia Among General Practitioners in Denmark

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00392483
• Other study ID #: CHP-06-02-FEAP
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• First received: October 25, 2006
• Last updated: June 24, 2010
• Start date: November 2006
• Est. completion date: May 2007

Study information

• Verified date: November 2006
• Source: Research Unit Of General Practice, Copenhagen
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Denmark: Danish Dataprotection Agency
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The evaluate the use and diffusion of an E-learning programme in Diagnostic Evaluation of Dementia among General Practitioners (GPs) in Denmark.

The hypothesis are:

1. The GPs do not use the guided instructions

2. The GPs using the programme are more frequently younger GPs.

3. GPs working in rural areas will use the programme more frequently

Description:

In a period from november 2006 to may 2007 all log files of those GPs who log on to the E-learning programme are kept by the Danish Medical Association. They are handed over to the principal investigator in an anonymous form.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 3632
• Est. completion date: May 2007
• Est. primary completion date: May 2007
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 30 Years and older
• Eligibility: GPs stopping working as GPs in study period

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dementia
• Education

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	Research Unit of General Practice	Copenhagen	Capital

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Research Unit Of General Practice, Copenhagen	Ministry of the Interior and Health, Denmark

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

References & Publications (1)

Waldorff FB, Steenstrup AP, Nielsen B, Rubak J, Bro F. Diffusion of an e-learning programme among Danish General Practitioners: a nation-wide prospective survey. BMC Fam Pract. 2008 Apr 25;9:24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-9-24. — View Citation