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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  PACTR201201000346141
Date of registration: 20/01/2012
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Dr. Helen Buchanan
Public title: Occupational therapy evidence-based practice trial
Scientific title: Occupational therapy evidence-based practice trial
Date of first enrolment: 07/08/2006
Target sample size: 110
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=346
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Parallel: different groups receive different interventions at same time during study,Randomised,coin-tossing,No concealment  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
South Africa
Contacts
Name: Helen    Buchanan
Address:  Dept of Health & Rehab. Sciences, F45 Old Groote Schuur Hospital Building, Observatory 7925 Cape Town South Africa
Telephone: +2721 406 6383
Email: helen.buchanan@uct.ac.za
Affiliation:  Senior lecturer
Name: Helen    Buchanan
Address:  Dept of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, F45 Old Groote Schuur Hospital Buidling, Observatory 7925 Cape Town South Africa
Telephone: 27214066386
Email: helen.buchanan@uct.ac.za
Affiliation:  Senior Lecturer
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Occupational therapists employed by the Western Cape Department of Health
Minimum of a 20-hour working week

Exclusion criteria: Travelling distance greater than 1.5 hours from Cape Town
Leaving the employ of the Department of Health before December 2008
Taking leave during the time of the intervention


Age minimum: 21 Year(s)
Age maximum: 65 Year(s)
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Musculoskeletal Diseases
Evidence-based practice knowledge, attitudes, behaviour
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Evidence-based practice knowledge, attitudes, behaviour
Intervention(s)
Didactic educational intervention
Interactive educational intervention
Primary Outcome(s)
Evidence-based practice knowledge
Secondary Outcome(s)
Attitudes towards evidence-based practice
Evidence-based practice behaviour
Secondary ID(s)
REC REF: 259/2006
NCT01512823
Ref. 19/18/RP37/2008
Source(s) of Monetary Support
National Research Foundation
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 14/07/2006
Contact:
University of Cape Town Health Sciences Faculty Human Research Ethics Committee
Results
Results available:
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