How Well do Primary Care Doctors in Region Örebro County, Sweden Follow Diagnostic Guidelines of IBS?
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Type
- Observational
- Design
- Observational Model: OtherTime Perspective: Retrospective
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 40 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder. To diagnose IBS, the so-called Rome Criteria combined with limited laboratory tests should be used. However, within the primary care, too much unnecessary diagnostics, for example radiology and endoscopy, are used. This...
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder. To diagnose IBS, the so-called Rome Criteria combined with limited laboratory tests should be used. However, within the primary care, too much unnecessary diagnostics, for example radiology and endoscopy, are used. This is meaningless, stressful for the patient and they also cost a lot of money. In Örebro Region there are 29 public general health centers. Approximately 300.000 inhabitants are listed within these health centers. Approximately 150 doctors are currently working within the primary health care of Örebro Region. The software program Medrave and the electronic patient register in Örebro Region allows to search for the International Statistical Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) for IBS (K58.9 and K58.0) This allows retrospective research regarding diagnosing IBS, the used diagnostic tools, comorbidities, as well as the different treatments that were used. Patients diagnosed with IBS will be identified by ICD-code K.58. By evaluating their patient register it will be determined how the GP has made the IBS diagnosis. Patients will fall into three categories: those who received a positive IBS diagnosis using the Rome criteria, those who received a negative IBS diagnosis and those whose patient record is lacking sufficient information. Data will also include demographics, number of GP contacts and referrals to specialists, diagnostic procedures, treatments, and relevant somatic, psychological and psychiatric comorbidities. Data regarding substance abuse will be collected as well.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04859972
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Michiel van Nieuwenhoven, Associate Professor, M.D. PhD. Region Örebro County