Clinical Trial: Web-based Education on Oral Cancer for Primary Care Physicians in Ohio

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

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 Summary:

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


Sponsor: Creighton University

Current Primary Outcome: Index of knowledge of diagnostic procedure for oral cancer [ Time Frame: An average of 8 months from the time of the initial email sent on 7/21/11. ]

The list of participants will be sent an initial email inviting them to view the module and complete a pre test (control group) or a post test (intervention group). Reminder emails will be sent every 2 months for up to 6 months following the initial email. It is expected that at least a 15% higher proportion of Intervention group PCPs will attain the high score category for each of this index, as compared to the Control group PCPs.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • To determine if a change in Stage of Diagnosis of Oral Cancer occurred for the particular year of Web-based Educational Intervention. [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
    Three years post-web-based education intervention data will be requested from Ohio Cancer Incidence Surveillance System (OCISS). OCISS's cleaning and processing of the data takes approximately three years. Comparison using Chi-square will be carried out pre- and post- intervention years.
  • Index of knowledge of risk factors for oral cancer. [ Time Frame: An average of 8 months from the time of the initial email sent on 7/21/11. ]
    The list of participants will be sent an initial email inviting them to view the module and complete a pre test (control group) or a post test (intervention group). Reminder emails will be sent every 2 months for up to 6 months following the initial email. It is expected that at least a 15% higher proportion of Intervention group PCP's will attain the high score category for this index, as compared to the Control group PCP's.


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Creighton University

Dates:
Date Received: August 22, 2011
Date Started: July 2011
Date Completion:
Last Updated: March 23, 2015
Last Verified: December 2012