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NCT Number: NCT01339364

Impact of Three Continuing Education Meetings for Community Pharmacists on Weight Management

This study is a three-arm randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of 1-day continuing educational meetings for community pharmacists with three distinct educational methods: 1) Didactic lecture 2) Didactic lecture plus case discussion in a large group 3) Didactic lecture plus small group education with simulated patient

Knowledge and attitude of the participants would be measured as the study outcome in three periods: pre-education, post-education and 1 month after the meetings.

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Key information

Conditions

Continuing Pharmacy Education Body Weight Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

25 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of Pharmacy-Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

About this study

The study is designed as an Instructor blinded-Randomized Controlled Trial.

An educational need assessment is undergone prior to educational content preparation by interviewing 5 community pharmacists. After educational content preparation by instructors, the outcome assessment tool (knowledge, attitude questionnaire) would be designed by a distinct investigator. Closed and Open-ended questions are included to investigate different levels of Bloom's taxonomy.

The questionnaire would be validated by specialists other than the instructors and it will piloted to investigate the reliability( Cronbach's Alfa > 0.7).

Community pharmacists of Tehran,Capital city of Iran, would be invited to participate in the study. The participants would be randomly assigned to 3 groups by random number table. Each group receives the same education content with a different method:

  • Didactic lecture
  • Didactic lecture plus case discussion in a large group
  • Didactic lecture plus small group education with simulated patient(SP). Interviewing with SP is conducted by small group facilitators with Brain Storming Technic.

Each participant receives a compact disk which includes the educational material and he/she would be able to contact the instructors by phone or e-mail during the follow-up period. (Reinforcement Phase)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Community Pharmacist

Exclusion criteria

  • Less than four hours of daily work in community pharmacy

Treatment and study plan

Didactic Lecture

Other

2 sessions of didactic lecture with PowerPoint presentations each delivered by a special lecturer. whole education period lasts 3 hours.

Interactive Lecture

Other

2 sessions of brief interactive lectures followed by case discussion sections.

Lecture plus Small Group Education

Other

A 1.5 hours session of didactic lecture followed by a session of small group education with 3 simulated patients.

Primary outcomes

  1. Knowledge Grade Points and Attitudes(Phase 1)

    Time frame: One day

    Obtained through a validated knowledge and attitude questionnaire.

  2. Knowledge Grade Points and Attitudes(Phase 2)

    Time frame: One month(average of 4 weeks after the day of training)

    Obtained through a validated knowledge and attitude questionnaire.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Satisfaction of Participants

    Time frame: One day

    Obtained by a Satisfaction Evaluation Questionnaire.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of Three 1-day Educational Intervention to Promote Knowledge and Attitude of Community Pharmacists About Evidence-based Weight Management

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Apr 20, 2011
Registry last updated
Jul 26, 2011

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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