Guatemala Internal Medicine Physicians' Knowledge of Non-communicable Disease Clinical Preventive Services
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| First Received Date ICMJE | January 13, 2012 | ||||
| Last Updated Date | January 18, 2012 | ||||
| Start Date ICMJE | April 2011 | ||||
| Primary Completion Date | August 2011 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||
| Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Recommendations of clinical preventive services for non-communicable diseases. [ Time Frame: After accepting to participate in the study, participants will be followed the time necesary to complete the structured questionnaire, an average of 1 hour. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] Recommendations on eleven clinical preventive services for non-communicable diseases were evaluated considering:
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| Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | ||||
| Change History | Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01515111 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site | ||||
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| Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | ||||
| Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
| Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
| Descriptive Information | |||||
| Brief Title ICMJE | Guatemala Internal Medicine Physicians' Knowledge of Non-communicable Disease Clinical Preventive Services | ||||
| Official Title ICMJE | Knowledge and Recommendations on Tobacco Cessation and Other Preventive Interventions Among Internal Medicine Staff in Guatemala Teaching Hospitals | ||||
| Brief Summary | A national cross-sectional survey was conducted to evaluate recommendations on clinical preventive services and additional information on non-communicable disease prevention. Trained surveyors interviewed interns, residents and attendings of the Internal Medicine departments of all teaching hospitals in Guatemala. Analysis compared recommendation practices within and between hospitals. |
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| Detailed Description | A voluntary, anonymous, self-completed, cross-sectional survey was administered to all available internal medicine staff in Guatemalan teaching hospitals. The questionnaire included: physician's demographics, work time dedicated to outpatients, knowledge of leading causes of death in Guatemala, guidelines used for non-communicable disease prevention, simulated cases asking for recommendation(s) on different preventive services for asymptomatic adults (i.e. whether they recommended them or not, appropriate frequency and starting age, preferred screening method, and availability of the service(s) at their hospital). The survey also assessed barriers faced in providing adequate services, and opinions on who should implement changes in national health care and in medical education. The answers given by the internal medicine staff were compared with the United States Preventive Services Task Forces (USPSTF) Recommendations and Guatemalan Ministry of Health Guidelines. Analysis compared recommendation practices within and between hospitals. |
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| Study Type ICMJE | Observational | ||||
| Study Design ICMJE | Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional | ||||
| Target Follow-Up Duration | Not Provided | ||||
| Biospecimen | Not Provided | ||||
| Sampling Method | Non-Probability Sample | ||||
| Study Population | Internal medicine interns, residents or attendings of any of the teaching hospitals in Guatemala. |
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| Condition ICMJE | Non-communicable Diseases | ||||
| Intervention ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
| Study Group/Cohort (s) | Internal Medicine Staff
All interns, residents and attendings training (or working) at an Internal Medicine department of a Guatemalan teaching hospital. |
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| Publications * | Corral JE, Arnold LD, Argueta EE, Ganju A, Barnoya J. Clinical preventive services in Guatemala: a cross-sectional survey of internal medicine physicians. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e48640. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048640. Epub 2012 Oct 31. | ||||
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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| Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | ||||
| Enrollment ICMJE | 394 | ||||
| Completion Date | January 2012 | ||||
| Primary Completion Date | August 2011 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||
| Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Gender | Both | ||||
| Ages | 18 Years and older | ||||
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers | No | ||||
| Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | ||||
| Location Countries ICMJE | Guatemala | ||||
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| NCT Number ICMJE | NCT01515111 | ||||
| Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | IDRC-006, RITC of IDRC | ||||
| Has Data Monitoring Committee | No | ||||
| Responsible Party | Juan Enrique Corral, Unidad de Cirugía Cardiovascular | ||||
| Study Sponsor ICMJE | Unidad de Cirugía Cardiovascular | ||||
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| Information Provided By | Unidad de Cirugía Cardiovascular | ||||
| Verification Date | January 2012 | ||||
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ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |
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