Web-based Education on Oral Cancer for Primary Care Physicians in Ohio

March 23, 2015 updated by: Creighton University

Objective:

The experimental design is a one-site, randomized experimental web-based educational feasibility intervention trial, with approximately 50% primary care physicians (PCPs) in the intervention group and approximately 50% PCPs on the control group, giving a total of 159 participants. All 159 participants have willingly provided their e-mail addresses, as part of a survey they previously completed entitled, "Survey of Health Professionals on Oral Cancer in Ohio- Intervention to Prevent Delayed Diagnosis of Oral Cancer."

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The main specific aim is to determine the short-term effectiveness of a web-based educational intervention for primary care physicians (PCPs) in Ohio to improve the following:Index of knowledge of risk factors for oral cancer, and Index of knowledge of diagnostic procedures for oral cancer

The following hypothesis will be explored: The use of a web-based educational module for PCPs in Ohio regarding oral cancer will increase the proportion of the PCPs in the high score category for the following indices: Index of knowledge of risk factors of oral cancer, and Index of knowledge of diagnostic procedures for oral cancer

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

10

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • United States
    • Nebraska
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68178
        • Creighton University School of Dentistry

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

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The PCP's who participated in Specific Aim #2 (Survey of Healthcare Professionals on Oral Cancer in Ohio ) of the NIH K23 grant proposal, "Intervention to Prevent Delayed Diagnosis of Oral Cancer", will be eligible to participate in this Web-Based Education on Oral Cancer.
  • Possessing the ability to give voluntary consent to participate. Participating in the web-based educational intervention is am implication of consent.
  • All participants are expected to be relatively healthy.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to have access to the internet to be able to participate in the web-based education.

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

  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Web-based Educational
Other: Web-based Educational Intervention
The intervention group will be invited to participate in the web-based educational program. PCPs in the intervention group will be asked to view the educational module which will be followed by an assessment. This group will be tested on the following knowledge outcomes: Index of knowledge of risk factor for oral cancer and Index of knowledge of diagnostic procedures for oral cancer.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Index of knowledge of diagnostic procedure for oral cancer
Time Frame: An average of 8 months from the time of the initial email sent on 7/21/11.
The list of participants will be sent an initial email inviting them to view the module and complete a pre test (control group) or a post test (intervention group). Reminder emails will be sent every 2 months for up to 6 months following the initial email. It is expected that at least a 15% higher proportion of Intervention group PCPs will attain the high score category for each of this index, as compared to the Control group PCPs.
An average of 8 months from the time of the initial email sent on 7/21/11.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To determine if a change in Stage of Diagnosis of Oral Cancer occurred for the particular year of Web-based Educational Intervention.
Time Frame: 3 years
Three years post-web-based education intervention data will be requested from Ohio Cancer Incidence Surveillance System (OCISS). OCISS's cleaning and processing of the data takes approximately three years. Comparison using Chi-square will be carried out pre- and post- intervention years.
3 years
Index of knowledge of risk factors for oral cancer.
Time Frame: An average of 8 months from the time of the initial email sent on 7/21/11.
The list of participants will be sent an initial email inviting them to view the module and complete a pre test (control group) or a post test (intervention group). Reminder emails will be sent every 2 months for up to 6 months following the initial email. It is expected that at least a 15% higher proportion of Intervention group PCP's will attain the high score category for this index, as compared to the Control group PCP's.
An average of 8 months from the time of the initial email sent on 7/21/11.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Creighton University

Collaborators

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Alvin G Wee, DDS, MS, MPH, Creighton University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 22, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 25, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

August 29, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 24, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 23, 2015

Last Verified

December 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 11-16008
  • 7K23DE016890-07 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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