Adolescent HealthNCT06694961
Knowledge of Adolescent Well-care Visits and Attitudes Amongst Physicians
An observational study of Adolescent Health, run by Abu Dhabi Health Services Company at 1 site in United Arab Emirates.
Trial summary
The goal of this observational study is to be a quality improvement project to assess the knowledge, attitude towards adolescent well visit screening and preventing counseling amongst pediatrician and family medicine physicians in Al-Ain city. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Adolescent Health
- What is being tested?
- Online Educational Material
- How many people
- 100 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited Arab Emirates
- Study dates
- 25 Apr 2024to 30 Jun 2025
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Study population: Pediatricians and family medicine physicians
Who may be able to join
- Pediatricians and family medicine physicians at Al Ain City SEHA Hospitals.
Who cannot join
- Pediatricians and family medicine physicians who are not part of Al Ain City SEHA Hospitals.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United Arab Emirates1 site
Tawam Hospital
Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi Emirate
About this study
Official title: Knowledge of Adolescent Well-care Visits and Attitudes Amongst Pediatricians and Family Medicine Physicians Across Al-Ain City
The goal of this observational study is to be a quality improvement project to assess the knowledge, attitude towards adolescent well visit screening and preventing counseling amongst pediatrician and family medicine physicians in Al-Ain city. We will be conducting an online survey covering general aspects regarding adolescent well-being visits, before and after providing necessary education to the participants
Read the detailed description
This is a quality improvement project with the following fields to be studied:
- Knowledge of recommendations regarding adolescent well-care visits amongst pediatricians \& primary care physicians in Al-Ain City.
- Compliance of pediatricians \& primary care physicians towards adolescent well-care visits.
- Effectiveness in conducting educatory sessions for physicians to improve the quality of adolescent well-care visits.
- Adolescent behaviour \& knowledge of the availability of well-care visits.
- Adolescent \& family satisfaction in attendance of well-care visits.
- An online survey covering general aspects regarding adolescent well-being visits will be shared with pediatricians and family medicine physicians, before and after providing necessary education to the participants.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Health
- Being tested
- Online Educational Material
- Keywords
- knowledge, Attitude, Pediatricians, family medicine, Physician, Adolescent, well-care visits
- Medical subject headings
- Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Online Educational MaterialOther
Online educational material will be an easy way to reach large number of physicians
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Knowledge of physicians towards adolescent well care visits
The study will assess various aspects of physician's knowledge towards adolescents care including the required anticipatory guidance based on age including the Bright Futures Guidelines as per the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended screening and investigations through an online qualitative survey. The survey had 36 questions, with a mix of knowledge-based multiple choice questions and opinion questions ranging from strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree.
Measured: 1 year
Attitudes of physicians towards adolescent well-care visits
This study aims to highlight the attitude of pediatricians and family medicine physicians towards approaching adolescents for well-care visits. The survey had 36 questions, with a mix of knowledge-based multiple choice questions and opinion questions ranging from strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree.
Measured: 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted19 Nov 2024
- Study start25 Apr 2024
- Primary completion30 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Jun 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Adolescent HealthStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Abu Dhabi Health Services Company
- Sponsor type
- Other government
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Alaa Sattar Mehair, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company
- Investigators
- Alaa S Mehair, MD, Principal investigator, Abu Dhabi Health Services Co. -SEHANajla S AlKuawiti, MD, Study chair, Abu Dhabi Health Services Co-SEHA
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06694961
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- SEHA_Tawam-IRB KD/AJ/1072
- Status last verified
- Nov 2024
- First submitted
- 4 Nov 2024
- Last updated
- 19 Nov 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 19 Nov 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Knowledge of Adolescent Well-care Visits and Attitudes Amongst Pediatricians and Family Medicine Physicians Across Al-Ain City
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06694961
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SEHA_Tawam-IRB KD/AJ/1072
- Conditions
- Adolescent Health
- Keywords
- knowledge, Attitude, Pediatricians, family medicine, Physician, Adolescent, well-care visits
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Abu Dhabi Health Services CompanyOther government
- Study start
- 25 Apr 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 19 Nov 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this observational study is to be a quality improvement project to assess the knowledge, attitude towards adolescent well visit screening and preventing counseling amongst pediatrician and family medicine physicians in Al-Ain city. We will be conducting an online survey covering general aspects regarding adolescent well-being visits, before and after providing necessary education to the participants
Detailed description
This is a quality improvement project with the following fields to be studied:
- Knowledge of recommendations regarding adolescent well-care visits amongst pediatricians \& primary care physicians in Al-Ain City.
- Compliance of pediatricians \& primary care physicians towards adolescent well-care visits.
- Effectiveness in conducting educatory sessions for physicians to improve the quality of adolescent well-care visits.
- Adolescent behaviour \& knowledge of the availability of well-care visits.
- Adolescent \& family satisfaction in attendance of well-care visits.
- An online survey covering general aspects regarding adolescent well-being visits will be shared with pediatricians and family medicine physicians, before and after providing necessary education to the participants.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Pediatricians and family medicine physicians
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Pediatricians and family medicine physicians at Al Ain City SEHA Hospitals.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Pediatricians and family medicine physicians who are not part of Al Ain City SEHA Hospitals.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Online Educational MaterialOnline educational material will be an easy way to reach large number of physicians | Other | – |
Primary outcome
Knowledge of physicians towards adolescent well care visits
Time frame: 1 year
The study will assess various aspects of physician's knowledge towards adolescents care including the required anticipatory guidance based on age including the Bright Futures Guidelines as per the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended screening and investigations through an online qualitative survey. The survey had 36 questions, with a mix of knowledge-based multiple choice questions and opinion questions ranging from strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree.
Attitudes of physicians towards adolescent well-care visits
Time frame: 1 year
This study aims to highlight the attitude of pediatricians and family medicine physicians towards approaching adolescents for well-care visits. The survey had 36 questions, with a mix of knowledge-based multiple choice questions and opinion questions ranging from strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 19 Nov 2024.
- Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 4th EditionLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Alaa S Mehair, MD principal investigator
Abu Dhabi Health Services Co. -SEHA
Najla S AlKuawiti, MD study chair
Abu Dhabi Health Services Co-SEHA
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Adolescent Health, run by Abu Dhabi Health Services Company at 1 site in United Arab Emirates.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Nov 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United Arab Emirates. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Knowledge of physicians towards adolescent well care visits (time frame: 1 year). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Nov 2024.