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Last refreshed on: 23 January 2023
Main ID:  NCT02213809
Date of registration: 08/08/2014
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Karolinska Institutet
Public title: Case Method Education on COPD to General Practitioners PRIMAIR
Scientific title: Effect of Case Method Education to General Practitioners on Their Knowledge on COPD and on the Health of Their Patients With COPD
Date of first enrolment: October 16, 2014
Target sample size: 822
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02213809
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Other. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Sweden
Contacts
Name:     Anna Nager, PhD
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Affiliation:  Karolinska Institutet
Name:     Hanna Sandelowsky, MD
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Affiliation:  Karolinska Institutet
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Primary Health Care Centers (PHCC): >10.000 patients listed. >70% permanent employed
general practitioners

- Patients: Diagnosis of COPD registered at the COPD. Grade of COPD 2-3 (GOLD) at the
latest spirometry completed since 2008.

Exclusion Criteria:

- None



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
COPD
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Traditional education in COPD
Behavioral: Case method education in COPD
Primary Outcome(s)
Difference i patients' assessment of Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ) before the intervention and 18 months later. [Time Frame: 1-2 months before the intervention and 18 months after the intervention]
Difference in questionnaire about knowledge in COPD (questionnaire created by the research group)among the general practitioners that receive the education. [Time Frame: Immediately before the intervention and 12 months later.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Difference in patients' assessment of COPD Assessment Test (CAT) before the intervention and 18 months later. [Time Frame: 1-2 months before the intervention and 18 months after the intervention]
Difference i patients' assessment of Lung Information Needs Questionnaire (LINQ) before the intervention and 18 months later. [Time Frame: 1-2 months before the intervention and 18 months after the intervention]
Secondary ID(s)
2013/232-31/5
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Dalarna County Council, Sweden
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