Assessment of Primary Care Providers' Knowledge and Beliefs Regarding Gout Management

March 5, 2012 updated by: Leslie Harrold, University of Massachusetts, Worcester
This is a questionnaire study aimed at learning about physicians' views on the treatment of Gout.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

We seek to assess the knowledge, beliefs and reported treatment practices of primary care physicians with regard to gout.

Specifically, we will:

  • Assess the knowledge and beliefs with regard to acute and chronic gout management based on published treatment recommendations.
  • Characterize the individuals who have knowledge deficits in terms of age, specialty, number of patients seen with gout, and practice setting.
  • Assess the reported treatment practices of primary care physicians for the acute and chronic management of gout.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

838

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

    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01566
        • UMass Medical School

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Primary care practitioners, both family practice and internal medicine physicians from a nationwide sample

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • practicing primary care practitioner, either in family medicine or internal medicine,
  • must be 18 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria:

  • does not meet inclusion criteria

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

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
physicians
primary care practitioners, both family practice and internal medicine physicians from a random sample of providers nationwide

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Assess the knowledge and beliefs with regard to acute and chronic gout management based on published treatment recommendations.
Time Frame: 3 months
Assess physicians' knowledge and beliefs with regard to acute and chronic gout management based on published treatment recommendations by means of questionnaire.
3 months
Characterize the individuals who have knowledge deficits in terms of age, specialty, number of patients seen with gout, and practice setting.
Time Frame: 3 months
Characterize the individuals who have knowledge deficits in terms of age, specialty, number of patients seen with gout, and practice setting.
3 months
Assess the reported treatment practices of primary care physicians for the acute and chronic management of gout.
Time Frame: 3 months
Assess the reported treatment practices of primary care physicians for the acute and chronic management of gout.
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Leslie R Harrold, MD, UMass Medical School

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

August 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 24, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 25, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

June 28, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 7, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 5, 2012

Last Verified

March 1, 2012

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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