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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN61776448
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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A study to investigate what question styles psychologists can use with people with learning disabilities to assess mental state.
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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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N0584135430
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Study hypothesis
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To establish what are the most effective question styles psychologists can use to assess the emotional state of clients (with learning disabilities). The objective being to investigate if one method is more effective than others and therefore a more useful tool within the assessment and therapeutic setting.
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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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Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Learning difficulties
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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30 males and females aged between 18-60 having mild to moderate learning disabilities and an IQ of between 40-69.
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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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01/09/2003
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Anticipated end date
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01/09/2004
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
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Target number of participants
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30
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Interventions
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Randomised trial within and between groups. Structured interview following presentation of five film clips. The structured interview will include five different styles of questions (line drawings, photographs, open-ended, closed and either/or questions). The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) will be used to analyse the data.
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Questionnaire. Improved understanding of the effectiveness of various methods used to assess the state of people with learning disabilities emotions. To inform psychologists of the most effective strategy to elicit emotional state within therapeutic sessions.
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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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Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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Not published - part of degree
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Contact name
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Ms
Catherine
Evers
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Address
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Church Hill House
51-52 Turing Drive
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City/town
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Bracknell
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Zip/Postcode
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RG12 7FR
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)1344 823 222
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Email
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catherine.evers@berkshire.nhs.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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29/06/2010
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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30/09/2004
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