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Note: This record shows only the 20 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register. |
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Register:
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ClinicalTrials.gov |
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Last refreshed on:
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17 October 2012 |
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Main ID: |
NCT00147849 |
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Date of registration:
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02/09/2005 |
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Public title:
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A Cluster Controlled Trial Comparing Three Methods of Disseminating Practice Guidelines for Children With Croup
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Scientific title:
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A Cluster Controlled Trial Comparing Three Methods of Disseminating Practice |
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Date of first enrolment:
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September 2000 |
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Target sample size:
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Recruitment status: |
Terminated |
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URL:
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http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00147849 |
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Study type:
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Interventional |
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Study design:
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Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training
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Contacts
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Name:
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David W Johnson, MD |
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Affiliation:
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University of Calgary |
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Alberta hospitals were rank ordered based on the number of disease episodes and rates
of hospitalization for a six-year period. We then approached in this order each of
the hospital administrators and clinical staff for permission to include their
hospital in our study until a total of 24 hospitals consented
Exclusion Criteria:
- Refusal by hospital staff to participate in this trial
Age minimum:
N/A
Age maximum:
N/A
Gender:
Both
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
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Croup
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Intervention(s)
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Behavioral: a combination of interactive educational meetings, educational outreach visits, and reminders
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Behavioral: identification of local opinion leaders and establishment of local consensus processes
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Behavioral: mailing of printed educational materials
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Primary Outcome(s)
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Rate of hospital days per 1,000 disease episodes
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Secondary Outcome(s)
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An economic analysis conducted from a societal perspective with costs classified as either payer (costs born by the province) or non-payer (costs born by individuals or the families of children with croup).
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Proportion of patients evaluated in ED for at least three hours after treatment with corticosteroids before the decision to admit to hospital is made.
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Proportion of patients treated in the ED and hospital with a corticosteroid.
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Time to treatment with corticosteroids in both ED and hospital patients.
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Secondary ID(s)
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CIHR App No. 110642
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MCT-63141
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U Calgary Acct. No. 73-1051
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Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
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