| Source of record | UK Trials |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN51268626 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 25/04/2003 |
| Local reference number(s) | HTA 95/25/03 |
| Public title | A prospective randomised comparison of minor surgery in primary and secondary care |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Not applicable |
| Study hypothesis | Increasingly with the move towards a "primary care led NHS" services previously provided within hospitals are being provided within primary care settings. One such service is minor surgery. Although minor surgery is widely practised in primary care it has not been subjected to critical analysis in a randomised study in terms of its safety, quality and cost effectiveness. This study is a prospective, randomised controlled trial comparing the treatment of minor surgical conditions in primary and secondary care in terms of these variables. |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration. |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | Patients requiring minor surgery. |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration. |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/05/1999 |
| Anticipated end date | 30/04/2002 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | Not provided at time of registration. |
| Interventions | Quality of surgery performed in primary care vs surgery performed in hospital |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Safety, quality and cost effectiveness. |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration. |
| Sources of funding | NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme - HTA (UK) |
| Sponsor name | Department of Health (UK) |
| Sponsor details | Quarry House
Quarry Hill
Leeds
United Kingdom
LS2 7UE |
| Sponsor email | Sheila.Greener@doh.gsi.gov.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm |
| Contact name | Prof John Primrose |
| Contact details | University Surgical Unit
University of Southampton
F Level, Centre Block (816)
Southampton General Hospital
Tremona Road
Southampton
United Kingdom
SO16 6YD |
| Contact telephone | +44 (0)23 80 796144 |
| Contact fax | +44 (0)23 80 794020 |
| Contact email | j.n.primrose@soton.ac.uk |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN51268626 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
