Status:
COMPLETED
Computer-Based Decision Support in Managing Asthma in Primary Care
Lead Sponsor:
McGill University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Conditions:
Asthma
Eligibility:
All Genders
5+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Asthma is a health problem that afflicts many Canadians. Better methods are needed to provide primary care physicians with ways of implementing current guidelines into regular practice for optimal dis...
Detailed Description
Background: Asthma is a chronic condition that is responsible for substantial morbidity. Direct costs for physicians, hospital care and medications in Canada are conservatively estimated at $306 milli...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Physicians are eligible for inclusion if they are general practitioners or family physicians in full-time (≥ 4 days/week), fee-for-service practice in Quebec
- Patients where the study physician has written or dispensed prescriptions for beta2-agonists, anti-leukotrienes, or inhaled corticosteroids, and has verified the diagnosis of asthma
Exclusion
- Younger than 5 years old
- Diagnosis of COPD
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
4447 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00170248
Start Date
October 1 2006
End Date
June 1 2009
Last Update
April 8 2014
Active Locations (1)
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McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 1A3