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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN94837505
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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The provision of written information on the management of illness: a cluster randomised trial to examine the impact on primary care services and patient empowerment.
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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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N0096067462
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Study hypothesis
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To determine the impact of providing written patient information on the frequency, duration and type of patient contact with the primary healthcare team.
To establish the views of both patient and primary care staff on the implications of providing written information in terms of patient empowerment, the patients' level of self care, and the patients' confidence in deciding when to consult a health professional.
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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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Not Applicable: Service delivery
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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The patients to be involved in the study will be randomly selected households from the population of 16,500 patients registered with the Parkbury House Surgery. 800 patients will be invited to participate in each intervention arm, and all occupants of each household will be included (approximately 10% of households.)
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Patients under the age of 16 will not be used in the random allocation process, and households in which English is not clearly understood will be excluded as the information to be used in the study is available in English only.
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Anticipated start date
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01/04/1998
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Anticipated end date
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31/12/2003
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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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Not provided at time of registration
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Interventions
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The study is a cluster randomised trial. Patients will be allocated to one of the intervention arms or the control arm of the trial by the relevant health professional according to the contents of a prepared unmarked envelope.
Patients in the intervention arms will receive a book describing how to best manage by self care or by contact with a health professional a wide range of common illnesses. Information on supplementary sources of health information will also be available. Those in the control group will receive usual care which may include information or other sources of health information.
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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The primary outcome measures will be the number of contacts (consultations and telephone calls) between the patient and the primary health care team over a one year period. The length of consultation will be logged using data from the computerised appointment system.
Semi-structured interviews mine the usefulness of the self care book from both patient and practice perspectives.
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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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University of Hertfordshire Research Network (HertNet) / Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care (CRIPACC) (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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2005 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16162465
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Contact name
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Dr
Amanda
Platts
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Address
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Parkbury House Surgery
St Peters Street
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City/town
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St Albans
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Zip/Postcode
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AL1 3HD
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)1727 851589
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Fax
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+44 (0)1727 854372
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Email
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amanda.platts@gp-e82060.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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13/08/2010
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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30/09/2004
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