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

University College Cork (UCC)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Appropriateness of Prescribing in Older Patients

Treatments: Other: SCRIPT

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02405975

UCC-CUH-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Registered non-consultant hospital doctor working in one of the hospitals approved by the ethics board

Exclusion criteria

• Currently working as a consultant
• Having previously worked as a pharmacist

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

These participants will not receive the educational intervention

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

These participants will receive the online educational intervention "SCRIPT"

Treatment:

Other: SCRIPT