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NCT Number: NCT01784731

User Charges for General Practitioner Services in Denmark

Currently, office visits at general practitioners is free of charge for patients. However, public commissions and the Danish Economic Council have suggested to implement user charges for services that currently is free of charge. The aim of this study is to examine the consequences of introducing user charges for general practitioner services. Data for the project will be collected from patients who have an appointment with a general practitioner. Patients will be asked whether they are willing to pay a specified amount for the consultation that they have scheduled. After the consultation, the GP register diagnoses.

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Key information

Conditions

Consequences of User Charges

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Lægerne Nyenstad

Nyborg, 5800, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with an appointment for a visit in a general practitioner clinic
  • Reads and understand Danish

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

Willingness to pay

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Willingness to pay

    Time frame: once

    Whether a patient accept a specified amount for a GP consultation

Secondary outcomes

  1. Diagnoses

    Time frame: Once

    Diagnoses according to the Danish version of the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC9

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Southern Denmark

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Brugerbetaling i Almen Praksis (In Danish: User Charges for General Practitioner Services)

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Feb 6, 2013
Registry last updated
Mar 12, 2013

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