| Source of record | UK Trials |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN46767423 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 23/01/2004 |
| Local reference number(s) | PSI B-28 |
| Public title | The evaluation of guidelines on referral of patients with suspected heart failure for echocardiography. |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Cardiovascular diseases: Heart disease |
| Study hypothesis | The objective of the study is to determine, by means of an randomised control trial, the effectiveness of local guidelines for use of hospital based echocardiography on general practitioners' management of patients with heart failure and on patient outcome. |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | General practices within Leicestershire with computerised prescribing registers will be admitted to the study. |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/04/1997 |
| Anticipated end date | 01/12/2000 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | Not provided at time of registration |
| Interventions | Not provided at time of registration |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Effectiveness of guidelines measured as changes in number of cases of suspected heart failure receiving appropriate diagnostic tests, costs of investigations and drugs, prescribing patterns and patient bourne costs. |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Sources of funding | NHS Primary and Secondary Care Interface National Research and Development Programme |
| Sponsor name | Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK) |
| Sponsor details | The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
United Kingdom
SW1A 2NL |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
| Sponsor fax | +44 (0)20 7307 2623 |
| Sponsor email | dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.doh.gov.uk |
| Contact name | Dr Gill Grimshaw |
| Contact details | Eli Lilley National Clinical Audit Centre
Department of General Practice & Primary Health Care
University of Leicester
Leicester General Hospital
Leicester
United Kingdom
LE5 4PW |
| Contact telephone | +44 (0)116 2584394 |
| Contact fax | +44 (0)116 258 4982 |
| Contact email | Gill.Grimshaw@warwick.ac.uk |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN46767423 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
