| Source of record | UK Trials |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN55477154 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 02/08/2002 |
| Local reference number(s) | QRD/98/01/Dykes |
| Public title | Dementia: Diagnosis and management in primary care - a primary care based education/research project |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Alzheimer's disease |
| Study hypothesis | The project aims to investigate the effectiveness of different educational interventions in enabling primary care practitioners to respond to the needs of older people with dementia and their families. There are three study hypotheses:
1. Practitioners in practices which receive an educational intervention will demonstrate an increase in knowledge about recommended practice regarding the diagnosis and management of dementia compared to those who receive no such education
2. Medical records of people with a diagnosis of dementia in practices which receive an educational intervention will have a greater increase in concordance with North of England Evidence Based Guidelines on The Primary Care Management of Dementia compared to those who receive no such intervention
3. Families attending practices which receive an educational intervention will fare better on a range of outcomes including knowledge of dementia, knowledge and use of support services, satisfaction and stress |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | Being a general practice |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/07/1999 |
| Anticipated end date | 31/03/2003 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | Not provided at time of registration |
| Interventions | Four groups:
1. Computer assisted learning
2. Decision support software
3. Small group practice learning
4. No intervention |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publications | Results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=16565124 |
| Sources of funding | Alzheimer's Society (UK) - through the Dykes Bequest |
| Sponsor name | Alzheimer's Society (UK) |
| Sponsor details | Gordon House
10 Greencoat Place
London
United Kingdom
SW1P 1PH |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7306 0606 |
| Sponsor fax | +44 (0)20 7306 0808 |
| Sponsor email | enquiries@alzheimers.org.uk |
| Contact name | Professor Murna Downs |
| Contact details | Professor in Dementia Studies
Head of Bradford Dementia Group
School for Health Studies
Unity Building
University of Bradford
Bradford
United Kingdom
BD5 OBB |
| Contact telephone | +44 (0)1274 233991 |
| Contact fax | +44 (0)1274 236395 |
| Contact email | M.Downs@Bradford.ac.uk |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN55477154 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
