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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN24622874
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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Can preoperative information reduce patient's fears about patient controlled analgesia? A randomised controlled study.
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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N/A
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Serial number at source
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REC00085
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Study hypothesis
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The aims of this project are to determine firstly whether preoperative information improves patients' satisfaction with patient controlled analgesia (PCA), and secondly if this information is more effective when it is provided by a trained individual, or by a written information pack.
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Lay summary
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Ethics approval
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Not provided at time of registration
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Study design
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Randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Symptoms and general pathology: Pain
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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Not provided at time of registration
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Not provided at time of registration
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Anticipated start date
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20/07/1997
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Anticipated end date
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20/07/2000
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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Added December 2008: 225
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Interventions
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Not provided at time of registration
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Sources of funding
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NHS Executive London (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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2004 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15023106
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Contact name
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Dr
Gillian
Chumbley
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Address
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Pain Management Centre,
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust,
Charing Cross Hospital
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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W6 8RF
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Sponsor
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NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
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Address
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The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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SW1A 2NL
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)20 7307 2622
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Fax
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+44 (0)20 7307 2623
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Email
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.doh.gov.uk
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Date applied
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23/01/2004
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Last edited
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13/10/2010
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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23/01/2004
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