Evidence-Based Medicine Electronic Decision Support Study (EBMeDS)

December 17, 2012 updated by: Tiina Kortteisto, Tampere University

Patient Specific Automatic Reminders in Primary Care - the EBMeDS Randomised Trial

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of the Evidence-Based Medicine electronic Decision Support (EBMeDS) automatic reminders in primary health care.

Hypothesis (1)is that in the intervention group the total number of EBMeDS reminders will decrease compared to the control group.

Hypothesis (2) is that in the intervention group the quality measures will increase faster compared to the control group at follow-up time.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

12101

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Finland
      • Tampere, Finland, 33014
        • University of Tampere; School of Health Sciences

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All residents of Sipoo who have patient ID number in the Mediatri electronic patient record system in Sipoo Health Centre

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Those residents who's occupational health care is produced by Sipoo Health Centre

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The number of reminders triggered (in relation to the number of eligible patients, Ri/Ni) during repeated Virtual Health Checks (VHCs)
Time Frame: Follow-up time max one and half year
VHC will be performed once a week for the whole study population, beginning at baseline and before randomisation. The main outcome measure is Ri/Ni at follow-up time after commencement of the study where Ri is the total number of reminders triggered by the patient record data in intervention and in control group at the time of analysis, and Ni is the total number of patients.
Follow-up time max one and half year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Specific clinical measures compared to an intervention and a control group
Clinical measures as mean values of laboratory parameters, for example a mean level of HbA1c, a mean level of total cholesterol.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Tampere University

Collaborators

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (TEKES)
The Finnish Medical Society Duodecim
Duodecim Medical Publications Ltd.
ProWellness Ltd.

Investigators

  • Study Director: Pekka Rissanen, Professor, University of Tampere; School of Health Sciences
  • Principal Investigator: Tiina Kortteisto, MSc, University of Tampere; School of Health Sciences

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 5, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 5, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

June 8, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 18, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 17, 2012

Last Verified

December 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • EBMeDS-40344-06

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