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GenetiKiT: Evaluation of an Educational Intervention on the Delivery of Genetics Services by Family Physicians

NCT00295529 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 125

Last updated 2014-12-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There is an urgent need for a knowledge translation strategy to facilitate the integration of genetics into family medicine, to improve the low knowledge base of most Canadian family physicians, ensure that the needs are met of those in the population who could benefit from genetic assessment, and facilitate evidence-based decision-making in the face of increasing patient demand.

We have developed a multi-faceted intervention incorporating three distinct knowledge translation strategies: interactive educational sessions, a portfolio of tools for use in clinical practice and an innovative, efficient, information technology-based knowledge service designed to provide timely ("just-in-time") information which reflects both topical genetics issues and the pattern of users' queries (a so-called "push-pull" approach).

We hypothesize that a multi-faceted knowledge translation intervention will improve the delivery of genetics services by family physicians.

Conditions

  • Breast Neoplasm

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Multifaceted educational intervention

Educational materials available at end of study

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • June C Carroll, MD · Mount Sinai Hospital University of Toronto

  • Judith E Allanson, MD FRCP · Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

  • Brenda J Wilson, BSc MSc MB · University of Ottawa

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-04-30
Primary Completion
2007-06-30
Completion
2007-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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