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Assessment of the knowledge base of the primary physicians in diagnosing and treating rheumatoid arthritis and its improvement with short-term training program

Assessment of the Knowledge Gaps of Primary Care Physicians in the Diagnosis and Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Impact of a Short-Term Training Course

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/10/028735
Enrollment
2000
Registered
2020-10-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Short term information course: The information course would be a 3-4 hours program where relevant information about diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis would be provided. I

Sponsors

Pfizer Inc
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Faculty/Resident doctors/Practitioners who have either completed MD/DNB (Internal Medicine) or MS/DNB (Orthopaedics) or DM/DNB (i.e. fellowship program) (Rheumatology) or currently pursuing these courses

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwilling to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Effectiveness of a short training course in improving such knowledge gaps of the PCPs. 2. We would be able to assess the retention of the information among the PCPs that was provided 3 months back to know the long-term effectiveness of such courses. 3. Information on the impact of technology enabled remote learning (an online reinforcement course) in improving the retention of the information for the knowledge gaps Timepoint: Baseline and 3 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Systematic information would be generated on the knowledge gaps about RA in various domains from almost 2000 PCPs who are the first point of contact in community 2. We would better understand the determinants and correlates of the existing knowledge bank/gaps of the PCPs.Timepoint: Baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRanjan Gupta

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

dr.guptaranjan@gmail.com9868396940

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026