Clinical trial NCT01398696: Impact of Four Patient Information Leaflets (PIL) on Patient Behaviour
Official title: Impact of Four Patient Information Leaflets (PIL) on Patient Behaviour : a Randomised Controlled Trial in Primary Care.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE4
Conditions: Gastroenteritis
Pharyngitis
Keywords: Patient Information Leaflets
primary care
patient behaviour
pharyngitis
gastroenteritis
Lead sponsor: University Hospital, Grenoble
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2011-07-20
Enrollment: 400
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: To assess the impact of four Patient Information Leaflets (PIL) on patient behaviour in primary care.

Detailed description: A patient who visited, for a gastroenteritis or a pharyngitis, one GP of the intervention group, received a Patient Information Leaflets (PIL) related to his disease and his age: either the gastroenteritis leaflet for adult or the one for child, either the pharyngitis leaflet for adult or the one for child.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult patient.
* Minor child accompanied by a responsible adult.
* The patient or the caregiver must be reachable by telephone within ten to fifteen days following the consultation.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Illiterate patient
* Patient refusing follow-up call.
* Patient with visual or hearing impairment.
* Patient non-Francophone.
* Private patient of liberty by judicial or administrative.
* Person being a measure of legal protection.

Primary outcomes:
measure: The primary outcome measure was the mean behaviour score
timeFrame: In ten to fifteen days after patient after the visit
Secondary outcomes:
measure: the mean comprehension score
timeFrame: in ten to fifteen days after the visit
measure: number of visit of patient's family for the same pathology
timeFrame: in ten to fifteen days after the visit
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Antibes Juan Les Pins
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Beaulieu Sur Mer
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Chambery
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Charolles
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Chirens
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Coublevie
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Echirolles
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Grenoble
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Grenoble
country: France
facility: University Hospital Grenoble
city: La Buisse
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: La Murette
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Lyon
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Massy
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Megeve
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Plessis Robinson
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Saint Etienne de Crossey
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Saint Marcellin
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Saint Martin D'heres
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Saint Priest
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Saint Sorlin
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Ugine
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Valence
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
city: Voiron
country: France
facility: General practitioner office
Study officials:
affiliation: University Hospital, Grenoble
name: Melanie Sustersic, GP
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: University Hospital, Grenoble
name: Jean-Luc Bosson, PHD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: University Hospital, Grenoble
name: LUCILE REIN, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: University Hospital, Grenoble
name: EVA JEANNET, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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