| Source of record | UK Trials |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN11810871 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 23/01/2004 |
| Local reference number(s) | PSI11-14 |
| Public title | The impact of a specialist outreach team on the quality of residential and nursing home care: A randomised controlled trial |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Mental and behavioural disorders: Depression, anxiety, neuroses |
| Study hypothesis | To evaluate the impact of a psychogeriatric hospital outreach team on the quality of care in nursing and residential homes. |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | Nursing and residential homes in South Manchester. 12 matched nursing and residential homes were randomised to either the control or intervention group. Within each home, 10 residents were selected by staff to participate on the basis that they presented an active care management problem. The key workers to each of the participating residents took part in the training programme. There were 98 staff in total, 51 of whom worked in the homes receiving the intervention. |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/10/1995 |
| Anticipated end date | 31/08/1997 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 51 |
| Interventions | The key care staff to the participating residents in the intervention homes received a series of seminars from the hospital outreach team and weekly visits from a psychiatric nurse to assist in developing care planning skills. |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | The main outcome measures for residents were cognitive impairment and depression, behaviour disturbance, and active daily living skills. The General Health Questionnaire was used to assess levels of psychological distress amongst care staff and a modified version of the Quality of Interactions Schedule was used to code the quality of interaction between staff and residents. An economic evaluation of the intervention was performed. |
| 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 | Prof Alistair Burns |
| Contact details | School of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences
University of Manchester
Withington Hospital
Manchester
United Kingdom
M20 8LR |
| Contact telephone | +44 (0)161 291 3310 |
| Contact fax | +44 (0)161 291 3316 |
| Contact email | A_Burns@fs1.with.man.ac.uk |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN11810871 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
