Clinical trials: General Practitioners
Education, Dementia
Reuptake of an E-Learning Programme in General Practice
The evaluate the use and diffusion of an E-learning programme in Diagnostic Evaluation of Dementia among General Practitioners (GPs) in Denmark. The hypothesis are: 1. The GPs do not use the guided instructions 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00392483
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 3,632 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Unit Of General Practice, Copenhagen
Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Audit and Feedback for General Practitioners in the Intego Network
Audit and feedback is an extensively investigated quality intervention, which according to the last Cochrane review leads to small but potentially important improvements in professional practice.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04388228
- Testing
- Extended audit and feedback in GPs electronic health record
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tine De Burghraeve
Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
COGSCREEN II: Early Detection of Cognitive Impairment
While knowledge about dementia and its causes is increasing rapidly, healthcare systems remain ill-equipped to detect cognitive decline in the early stages of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Trial name
- COGSCREEN II (NCT07466394)
- Testing
- Early Detection
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Robert Perneczky
Dyspepsia
Low-value Chronic Prescription of Acid Reducing Medication Among Dutch General Practitioners
Dyspepsia is a commonly encountered clinical condition in Dutch general practice, which is often treated through the prescription of acid-reducing medication (ARM).
- Trial name
- NCT06108817
- Testing
- Information material, No Intervention
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Inappropriate Drug Prescription and Use
Educational and Informative Interventions to Tackle Inappropriate Use of Drugs in Italy
Pharmacological intervention is an essential step in health promotion. However, lots of drugs are often used in inappropriate ways, especially in elderly patients.
- Trial name
- EDUREDRUG (NCT04030468)
- Testing
- Educational intervention addressed to general practitioners, Informative intervention addressed to patients
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 4,840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Milan
Cognitive Impairment, Mood Disorders
Performances of a Brief Assessment Tool for the Early Diagnosis of Geriatric Syndromes by Primary Care Physicians
The AGE (Active Geriatric Evaluation) aims to develop a brief assessment tool adapted to the primary care setting.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Mood Disorders, Urinary Incontinence, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT01816087
- Testing
- brief geriatric assessment
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne
Heart Diseases, Lung Diseases
The Usefulness of Patients Receiving Their Own Letter After an Outpatient Attendance
As part of the NHS plan it has been proposed to extend some consultants' usual practices and to send all patients copies of the letters sent to their general practitioners (GPs) following outpatient consultations.
- Trial name
- NCT00129636
- Testing
- Additional specific letter written to patient
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Aged (80 or More), Healthy
Development of General Practitioners Screening Tool of Frail Older Old Community
The comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidimensional, interdisciplinary diagnostic process to determine the medical, psychological, and functional capabilities of an elderly person, in order to develop a coordinated…
- Trial name
- ReperAge (NCT02087982)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gerontopôle des Pays de la Loire
Anxiety
Prevalence of Anxiety Symptoms Among French General Practitioners
Mental health is a major public health issue in the general population, but few studies seem to focus on the mental health of self-employed healthcare professionals, and GPs in particular.
- Trial name
- Psy-MG (NCT06774092)
- Testing
- Data collection
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Patient Safety, Inappropriate Prescribing
A Randomised Pilot Study of the REVISiT Intervention
In 2012, the General Medical Council (GMC) funded PRACtICe (PRevalence And Causes of prescrIbing errors in general practiCe) study, reported that 1 in 20 prescriptions in general practice were found to have a prescribing or…
- Conditions
- Patient Safety, Inappropriate Prescribing, Medication Errors
- Trial name
- NCT04586595
- Testing
- REVISiT intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Menopause, Overweight
Epidemiology of Urinary Functional Disorders in Women of 40 and More
Assess prevalence of urinary functional disorders in women of 40 and more, visiting a general practitioner, occupational medicine or health examination center in Puy-de-Dôme.
- Conditions
- Menopause, Overweight, Surgical Antecedent, Gestity
- Trial name
- NCT03586765
- Testing
- Female urinary incontinence
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Healthy Participants
Personalized Virtual Reality for Promoting Well-Being and Psychological Flexibility in General Practitioners
General Practitioners (GPs) face significant daily challenges, and promoting their well-being is essential. In particular, psychological flexibility (PF) is a key indicator of well-being.
- Trial name
- NCT07140705
- Testing
- Transformative Virtual Reality Experience and ACT for General Practitioners
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Malignant Tumor of Cervix, Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Participation in Screening for Cervical Cancer: Interest of a Self-sampling Device Provided by the General Practitioner
This study evaluates the benefit in women aged from 30 to 65 years, who do not participate to the French opportunistic cervical cancer screening program, of an organized screening with the proposition by the family physician of a…
- Trial name
- PaCUDAHL-Gé (NCT02749110)
- Testing
- Vaginal self-sampling brush
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Anxiety, Prescription Drug Abuse and Dependency
Prescription of Benzodiazepines by General Practitioners: Characteristics of Prescribing Trend and Implementation of an Online Educational Program
Portugal has the highest benzodiazepine utilization compared to other European countries. The high utilization of benzodiazepines has been a concern due to reported side effects of long-term use and dependence.
- Trial name
- NCT04925596
- Testing
- ePrimaPrescribe online educational program, ComunicaSaudeMental online educational program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Ultrasound Training
Ultrasound Simulation or Traditional Ultrasound Training for General Practitioners?
The goal of this study is to compare two different educational methods for training general practitioners (GPs) in point-of-care ultrasound.
- Trial name
- NCT07127588
- Testing
- Simulation based clinical ultrasound education, Traditional ultrasound education
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Bleeding Peptic Ulcer
Prevention of Gastric Ulcer Bleeding by Using "Computer-alert" in General Practice
The purpose of this study is to investigate if a computerised decision-support tool used in general practice, can reduce the frequency of peptic ulcer bleeding related to the use of NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal-antiinflammatory-drug)…
- Trial name
- NCT01845168
- Testing
- Computer-alert, A computer alerts which pops up when the GP presribes NSAID/ASA to a patient with risk-factors
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Heart Failure
Handheld Ultrasound at Remote Locations
Heart failure causes a large patient and financial burden on the health care system. Pocket ultrasound imaging devices are utilized to improve time to correct diagnosis.
- Trial name
- NCT03547076
- Testing
- Focused ultrasound diagnostics
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Dementia
Implementation Study of Dementia Guidelines in Primary Care
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a specially developed Dementia Training Program for duos of general practitioners and primary care nurses is able to increase the number dementia diagnoses in elderly people…
- Trial name
- NCT00459784
- Testing
- Dementia Training Program
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
Development and Evaluation of Hygie, a New Serious Game for Continuing Medical Education of General Practitioners
We produced a prototype video game called Hygie on the 5 most common reasons of consultation in general practice using 9 articles from independent journals based on evidence (reviews by Prescrire and Minerva).
- Trial name
- NCT03486275
- Testing
- Hygie, Source articles
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3,398 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hygie
Polypharmacy
Appropriate Polypharmacy in Older People in Primary Care
In the past, prescribing many medicines (polypharmacy) was seen in a negative light. However, because people are living longer and have several medical conditions at the same time, views on polypharmacy have changed.
- Trial name
- PolyPrime (NCT04181879)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast