The influence of pulse oximetry on decision-making in general practice.

The influence of pulse oximetry on decision-making by general practitioners concerning their management of patients with dyspnea.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON24542

Enrollment

Registered

2010-12-08

Start date

2010-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

dyspnoea

Interventions

In the intervention condition the study subjects (i.e., general practitioners) are provided with pulse oximetry results (SaO2) when assessing 10 standardised written case descriptions of patients with

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Possession of a pulse oximeter and/or use a pulse oximeter regularly during out of office hours.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Previous involvement in the development of the patient cases used in this research.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Percentage of change in decisions regarding patient management, including prescription of medication, change in current doses of medication, use of oxygen and referral to the hospital.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Level of confidence about the preferred decisions regarding patient management, measured on a scale of one to ten.	—

Contacts

Public ContactTjard R.J. Schermer

P.O. Box 9101

Sabelproject@umcn.nl+31 (0)24 3614611

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)