General practices in the Capital Region of Denmark are offered a short educational visit and are randomized to either proton pump inhibitor (intervention) or another topic (control). The change in prescription pattern from before to after the visit is compared between the intervention and control group.
General practices in the Capital Region of Denmark are offered a short educational visit. They are randomized by address to be offered a visit about either proton pump inhibitor (intervention) or another topic (control). The prescription pattern of each general practice (as seen by their regional registration number \[ydernummer\]) who receive a visit is investigated. The change in prescription pattern from before to after the visit is compared between the intervention and control group.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
360
A 15 minutes (preferable) one-on-one educational visit about deprescription of proton pump inhibitor
A 15 minutes (preferable) one-on-one educational visit about another topic (NOT asthma).
University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
RECRUITINGDifference in change of number of adult patients with redeemed prescriptions on proton pump inhibitor between asthma-group and placebo-group in a six months period
Difference in change of number of adult patients with redeemed prescriptions on proton pump inhibitor between asthma-group and placebo-group
Time frame: 6-0 months before and 6-12 months after educational visit
Difference in change of number of adult patients with redeemed prescriptions on proton pump inhibitor between asthma-group and placebo-group in a one year period
Difference in change of number of adult patients with redeemed prescriptions on proton pump inhibitor between asthma-group and placebo-group
Time frame: one year before and one year after educational visit
Difference in change of number of adult patients with redeemed prescriptions on proton pump inhibitor between asthma-group and placebo-group in a one year perioid as interrupted time series analysis
Difference in change of number of adult patients with redeemed prescriptions on proton pump inhibitor between asthma-group and placebo-group as interrupted time series analysis
Time frame: one year before and one year after educational visit
Difference in change of number of adult patients with redeemed prescriptions on proton pump inhibitor between asthma-group and placebo-group analyzed by each month in relation to the visit in one year
Difference in change of number of adult patients with redeemed prescriptions on proton pump inhibitor between asthma-group and placebo-group analyzed by each month in relation to the visit
Time frame: one year before and one year after educational visit
Difference in change of prescription (DDD) of PPI before and after educational visit in a six months period
Difference in change of defined daily dosages (DDD) of proton pump inhibitor to adult patients between asthma-group and placebo-group
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Time frame: 6-0 months before and 6-12 months after educational visit
Difference in change of prescription (DDD) of PPI before and after educational visit in one year
Difference in change of defined daily dosages (DDD) of proton pump inhibitor to adult patients between asthma-group and placebo-group
Time frame: one year before and one year after educational visit
Difference in change of prescription (DDD) of PPI before and after educational visit in one year as interrupted time series analysis
Difference in change of defined daily dosages (DDD) of proton pump inhibitor to adult patients between asthma-group and placebo-group as interrupted time series analysis
Time frame: one year before and one year after educational visit
Difference in change of prescription (DDD) of PPI before and after educational visit in one year for each month
Difference in change of defined daily dosages (DDD) of proton pump inhibitor to adult patients between asthma-group and placebo-group analyzed by each month in relation to the visit
Time frame: one year before and one year after educational visit
Difference in change of prescription (DDD) of antacid before and after educational visit in a six months period
Difference in change of defined daily dosages (DDD) of antacid to adult patients between asthma-group and placebo-group
Time frame: 6-0 months before and 6-12 months after educational visit
Difference in change of prescription (DDD) of antacid before and after educational visit in one year
Difference in change of defined daily dosages (DDD) of antacid to adult patients between asthma-group and placebo-group
Time frame: one year before and one year after educational visit
Difference in change of prescription (DDD) of antacid before and after educational visit in one year as interrupted time series analysis
Difference in change of defined daily dosages (DDD) of antacid to adult patients between asthma-group and placebo-group as interrupted time series analysis
Time frame: one year before and one year after educational visit
Difference in change of prescription (DDD) of antacid before and after educational visit in one year for each month
Difference in change of defined daily dosages (DDD) of antacid to adult patients between asthma-group and placebo-group analyzed by each month in relation to the visit
Time frame: one year before and one year after educational visit
Difference in change of numbers of big packages of PPI before and after educational visit in a six months period
Difference in change numbers of big packages (90 pcs or more) of PPI in highest dosage strength to adult patients between asthma-group and placebo-group
Time frame: 6-0 months before and 6-12 months after educational visit
Difference in change of numbers of big packages of PPI before and after educational visit in one year
Difference in change numbers of big packages (90 pcs or more) of PPI in highest dosage strength to adult patients between asthma-group and placebo-group
Time frame: one year before and one year after educational visit
Difference in change of numbers of big packages of PPI before and after educational visit in one year as interrupted time series analysis
Difference in change numbers of big packages (90 pcs or more) of PPI in highest dosage strength to adult patients between asthma-group and placebo-group as interrupted time series analysis
Time frame: one year before and one year after educational visit
Difference in change of numbers of big packages of PPI before and after educational visit in one year for each month
Difference in change numbers of big packages (90 pcs or more) of PPI in highest dosage strength to adult patients between asthma-group and placebo-group analyzed by each month in relation to the visit
Time frame: one year before and one year after educational visit