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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN44384258
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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Exploratory randomised controlled trial of training general practitioners to manage patients with persistent medically unexplained symptoms
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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MUST
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Serial number at source
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G0100809
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Study hypothesis
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To determine efficacy, feasibility and generalisability of health facilitator delivered training to GPs for patients with medically unexplained symptoms
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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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Public health, social medicine
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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Practices: all GPs willing to be trained in reattribution, patients with medically unexplained symptoms for 3 months or more (June 2006: previously the inclusion criteria stated 6 months or more)
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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1. Under 18 years
2. Refuse consent to data collection
3. Already receiving treatment for medically unexplained symptoms
4. Definite physical pathology that explains presenting physical symptoms
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Anticipated start date
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01/07/2003
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Anticipated end date
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30/05/2006
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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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140
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Interventions
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Health professionals trained to train GPs in reattribution (6 h) versus no training in reattribution
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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GP communication behaviour with medically unexplained symptom patients, patient symptom beliefs, emotional distress and satisfaction with GP care.
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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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Medical Research Council (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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Results: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16814635
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Contact name
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Prof
Richard Keith
Morriss
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Address
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University Department of Psychiatry
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
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City/town
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Liverpool
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Zip/Postcode
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L69 3GA
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)151 706 4140
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Fax
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+44 (0)151 709 3765
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Email
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r.k.morriss@liv.ac.uk
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Sponsor
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Mersey Care NHS Trust/University of Liverpool (UK)
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Address
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Mersey Care NHS Trust
Trust Offices
Parkbourn
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City/town
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Maghull
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Zip/Postcode
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L31 1HW
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)151 250 3000
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Email
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communications@merseycare.nhs.uk
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/
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Date applied
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18/05/2001
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Last edited
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03/07/2007
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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18/05/2001
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