NCT02405975

RCT Assessing the Impact of Online Training on Doctors' Prescribing for Older Patients

A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Impact of an Online Educational Tool on Doctors' Knowledge and Confidence With Regards to Prescribing for Older Patients

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University College Cork · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will assess, by means of a randomized controlled trial, the impact of an online educational tool, on doctors' knowledge and confidence with regards to prescribing for older patients.

Detailed description

Both control and intervention groups will complete assessments at baseline, 4 weeks post intervention and 8 weeks post intervention. Differences in mean test scores will be the primary outcome measure. Qualitative information exploring doctors' attitudes and confidence, pre and post intervention will also be collected and will be a secondary outcome

Conditions

• Appropriateness of Prescribing in Older Patients

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	SCRIPT	An online tool designed to train doctors in all areas of prescribing

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-08-01
• Primary completion: 2015-05-01
• Completion: 2015-05-01
• First posted: 2015-04-01
• Last updated: 2015-04-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Ireland