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Evaluation of an educational online intervention aiming to improve primary care physicians’ awareness of addressing social determinants of health in clinical care in Saudi Arabia

A protocol for a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial for the evaluation of an educational online intervention aiming to improve primary care physicians’ awareness of addressing social determinants of health in clinical care in Saudi Arabia

Status
Unknown
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN14600984
Enrollment
288
Registered
2021-01-13
Start date
2018-05-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-07-26

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Conditions

Social determinant of health approach to clinical care Not Applicable

Interventions

Educational online intervention: A one-page Riyadh-specific insert within the two-page leaflet of the locally adapted Arabic-translation of the CLEAR toolkit will reflect the culture of practice and l

Sponsors

McGill University Health Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Saudi and non-Saudi trained primary health care physicians of both sexes 2. Either Family Medicine Physicians (FM) or General Practitioners (GP) 3. Clinically active, serving patients within Riyadh and registered at the Saudi Committee for Health Specialties Primary health care centers excluded from this study are those located outside Riyadh city where local support organizations and community referrals are not within reach for patients in need.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Non clinically active physicians and training residents with less than 3 years of experience with patients

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Knowledge of primary care provision measured using a novel research survey at baseline and one year

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Measured at baseline and one year: 1. Empathy is measured by using The Jefferson Empathy Scale for health physicians 2. Intention to change is measured by using Theory of Planned Behavior Questionnaire

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Outcome results

None listed

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