At start 77 GPs in the Maastricht and Eastern-South Limburg region were invited to the intervention.
Conditions
Interventions
A clustered RCT with incomplete block design was executed in the Maastricht and Eastern-South Limburg region.
Randomisation took place on practice level into 2 blocks: 25 GPs received reminders on an
Sponsors
CAPHRI, The Research Institute of Maastricht University, Maastricht
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: One inclusion criterion for inviting GPs to the intervention was using a specific medical information system for GPs called MicroHis.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: N/A
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The central measure in our trial: prescription according to the guideline recommendation as a percentage of total prescriptions of that drug in block A and B. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Other measures are: absolute number of reminders per GP per year/ per total patient contacts per year in block A and B. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactJody Martens
Academic Hospital Maastricht, FTTO, BZe VII, P.O. Box 5800
Outcome results
None listed