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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN29111144
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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Improving the quality of information dermatologists receive from primary care: a multidisciplinary educational outreach
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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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N0530128900
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Study hypothesis
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This study will investigate whether General Practitioners and Primary Care Nurses who take part in a multidisciplinary educational outreach intervention, designed to foster observational skills, display an increased accuracy of identification of diagnostic features in images of pigmented skin lesions. It will assess the feasibility of delivering such an intervention in primary care. Any improvement in observational skills would have direct implications for the quality of information received by dermatologists from primary care, with the potential to allow for improved prioritisation of out-patient appointments, and shorter waiting times for patients with potentially cancerous skin lesions.
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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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Practice level-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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Dermatologist training; developing observational skills
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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12 General Practices in Camden, Islington, Barnet Enfield and Haringey
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Does not meet inclusion criteria
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Anticipated start date
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13/02/2003
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Anticipated end date
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12/02/2004
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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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12
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Interventions
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12 Practices will be randomised to either:
1. Intervention Group (Educational outreach)
2. Control Group
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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This pilot project, based in primary care, addresses the national priority of Cancer Service Provision, and focuses on the importance of the flow of good information from primary care to secondary care, when referrals of suspicious skin lesions are made. Whilst this study focuses on one area of clinical practice - dermatology referrals from primary to secondary care, it is anticipated that any improvements in observational skills would have widespread implications for clinical practice. It is anticipated that the clinical area of concern of this work be broadened in further studies.
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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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North Central London Research Consortium (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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Contact name
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Dr
Deborah
Kirklin
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Address
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Royal Free and University College Medical School
Centre for Medical Humanities, Archway Campus
2nd Floor Holborn Union Building
2-10 Highgate Hill
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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N19 5LW
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)20 7288 3467/3597
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Fax
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+44 (0)20 7288 3306
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Email
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d.Kirklin@pcps.ucl.ac.uk
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Sponsor
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Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - 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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Email
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
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Date applied
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30/09/2004
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Last edited
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20/04/2010
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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30/09/2004
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