Does an intensive development procedure of multidisciplinary guidelines improve prescribing behaviour: a pre/post study with concurrent control group and a randomised subgroup

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN53308138

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-28

Start date

2001-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Improving rational prescribing behaviour among GPs in the Netherlands Not Applicable

Interventions

The randomised intervention concerns the intensified involvement of GPs in the development procedure of a set of prescription guidelines. A randomised subgroup of GPs were invited for a more intense r

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Completeness of the GPs? data (no missing data per GP for more than one year) and at least 500 patients in the GPs? practice

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: GPs outside the region

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Drug volumes and pre/post changes between groups on short-term and long term (one and two years after).	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prescription data, gathered retrospectively per GP per month during the period 2001-2004. Expected directions of change have been defined based on the detailed recommendations contained in the guidelines, in combination with estimates based on the expertise of the initially involved key regional representatives.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

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