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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN59466986
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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Randomised controlled trial of nurse versus doctor management of patients with minor medical conditions in general practice
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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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SPGS585
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Study hypothesis
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To assess formally whether practice nurse care for minor illness is acceptable and safe.
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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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Patient management
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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1060 patients requesting same day appointments in general practice; agreement to randomisation to doctor or nurse.
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Children <1 yr, pregnant women, those presenting with chest pain, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, fitting, significant bleeding, stroke, collapse, severe abdominal pain, psychiatric problem, not fluent in English.
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Anticipated start date
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31/12/1998
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Anticipated end date
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31/12/2000
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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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1060
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Interventions
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Usual practice nurse, with 3 months extra training versus GP.
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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The key outcome is patient satisfaction.
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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Other outcomes include patient-reported health outcome, process measure (e.g. treatment, referral, consultation length), and outcome relating to health education.
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Sources of funding
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NHS Executive South East (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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2000 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10764365
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Contact name
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Dr
Chau
Shum
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Address
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Walderslade Village Surgery
62a Robin Hood Lane
Walderslade
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City/town
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Chatham
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Zip/Postcode
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ME5 9LD
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)1634 687250
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Email
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cmshum@blueyonder.co.uk
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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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08/12/2010
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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23/01/2004
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