Brief Title
Web-based Education on Oral Cancer for Primary Care Physicians in Ohio
Official Title
Web-based Education on Oral Cancer for Primary Care Physicians in Ohio
Brief Summary
Objective: The experimental design is a one-site, randomized experimental web-based educational feasibility intervention trial, with approximately 50% primary care physicians (PCPs) in the intervention group and approximately 50% PCPs on the control group, giving a total of 159 participants. All 159 participants have willingly provided their e-mail addresses, as part of a survey they previously completed entitled, "Survey of Health Professionals on Oral Cancer in Ohio- Intervention to Prevent Delayed Diagnosis of Oral Cancer."
Detailed Description
The main specific aim is to determine the short-term effectiveness of a web-based educational intervention for primary care physicians (PCPs) in Ohio to improve the following:Index of knowledge of risk factors for oral cancer, and Index of knowledge of diagnostic procedures for oral cancer The following hypothesis will be explored: The use of a web-based educational module for PCPs in Ohio regarding oral cancer will increase the proportion of the PCPs in the high score category for the following indices: Index of knowledge of risk factors of oral cancer, and Index of knowledge of diagnostic procedures for oral cancer
Study Type
Interventional
Primary Outcome
Index of knowledge of diagnostic procedure for oral cancer
Secondary Outcome
To determine if a change in Stage of Diagnosis of Oral Cancer occurred for the particular year of Web-based Educational Intervention.
Condition
Oral Cancer
Intervention
Web-based Educational Intervention
Study Arms / Comparison Groups
Web-based Educational
Description:
Publications
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status
Other
Estimated Enrollment
10
Start Date
July 2011
Completion Date
September 2013
Primary Completion Date
September 2013
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: - The PCP's who participated in Specific Aim #2 (Survey of Healthcare Professionals on Oral Cancer in Ohio ) of the NIH K23 grant proposal, "Intervention to Prevent Delayed Diagnosis of Oral Cancer", will be eligible to participate in this Web-Based Education on Oral Cancer. - Possessing the ability to give voluntary consent to participate. Participating in the web-based educational intervention is am implication of consent. - All participants are expected to be relatively healthy. Exclusion Criteria: • Unable to have access to the internet to be able to participate in the web-based education.
Gender
All
Ages
18 Years - N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Contacts
Alvin G Wee, DDS, MS, MPH, ,
Location Countries
United States
Location Countries
United States
Administrative Informations
NCT ID
NCT01424358
Organization ID
11-16008
Secondary IDs
7K23DE016890-07
Responsible Party
Sponsor
Study Sponsor
Creighton University
Collaborators
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Study Sponsor
Alvin G Wee, DDS, MS, MPH, Principal Investigator, Creighton University
Verification Date
December 2012