Evidence-Based Medicine Electronic Decision Support Study (EBMeDS)

Tampere University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Decision Support Systems, Clinical

Treatments: Behavioral: The EBMeDS reminders

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00915304

EBMeDS-40344-06

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of the Evidence-Based Medicine electronic Decision Support (EBMeDS) automatic reminders in primary health care.

Hypothesis (1)is that in the intervention group the total number of EBMeDS reminders will decrease compared to the control group.

Hypothesis (2) is that in the intervention group the quality measures will increase faster compared to the control group at follow-up time.

Enrollment: 12,101 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All residents of Sipoo who have patient ID number in the Mediatri electronic patient record system in Sipoo Health Centre

Exclusion criteria

• Those residents who's occupational health care is produced by Sipoo Health Centre

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Double Blind