Registry-Driven, Community-Based Immunization Outreach: A Randomized Controlled Trial

A randomized controlled trial of a pediatric asthma outreach program.

BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that asthma education and case management may reduce asthma emergency care, hospitalizations, and expenditures. OBJECTIVE We sought to study the effect of an asthma outreach program (AOP), a team-based, case-management intervention, on emergency ward (EW) and hospital use. METHODS Fifty-seven patients aged 1 to 15 years with the diagnosis of asthma bas...

A community-based randomized controlled trial in sedentary adults

Age-specific strategies for immunization reminders and recalls: a registry-based randomized trial.

BACKGROUND Although previous studies have found reminder/recall to be effective in increasing immunization rates, little guidance exists regarding the specific ages at which it is optimal to send reminder/recall notices. PURPOSE To assess the relative effectiveness of centralized reminder/recall strategies targeting age-specific vaccination milestones among children in urban areas during June...

Comparing live lecture, internet-based & computer-based in-struction: A randomized controlled trial

  Background :Comparing computer and internet based instruction with traditional giving lecture would provide enough evidence to identify best teaching practice. In this study, we compared lecture, interactive internet based and computer based learning regarding medical students' knowledge acquisition and satisfaction in teaching pathophysiology of hematology and oncology.   Methods : Eighty fo...

An outreach intervention to implement evidence based practice in residential care: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN67855475]

BACKGROUND The aim of this project was to assess whether outreach visits would improve the implementation of evidence based clinical practice in the area of falls reduction and stroke prevention in a residential care setting. METHODS Twenty facilities took part in a randomized controlled trial with a seven month follow-up period. Two outreach visits were delivered by a pharmacist. At the firs...