| Source of record | UK Clinical Trials Gateway |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN82765705 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 25/04/2003 |
| Local reference number(s) | HTA 97/37/09 |
| Public title | What is the cost-effectiveness of endoscopy undertaken by nurses? A Multi-Institution NUrse Endoscopy Trial (MINuET) |
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| Acronym | MINuET |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Digestive system diseases |
| Study hypothesis | The project will evaluate the acceptability, effectiveness, outcome and cost of upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy undertaken by nurses in hospital. We plan to compare:
1. The acceptability to patients of these procedures when undertaken by nurses or doctors
2. The quality of the process of these procedures when undertaken by nurses or doctors
3. The outcome for, and value to, patients of these procedures when undertaken by nurses or doctors
4. The resources consumed by the NHS and patients through these procedures when undertaken by nurses or doctors.
We also plan to develop an economic model to predict the effect of nurse endoscopies on the labour market and training requirements for clinical nurse specialists. |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | Patients undergoing upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Patient information material | Not provided at time of registration |
| Anticipated start date | 01/09/2001 |
| Anticipated end date | 31/10/2004 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 1888 |
| Interventions | Endoscopy undertaken by nurses versus doctors |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | 1. Acceptability and anxiety scores, completeness of examination, incidence of technical complications, recording of clinical findings, and need for further investigation or procedure.
2. Incidence of clinical complications, quality of life (generic and disease-specific) measured pre-procedure and at one and 12 months post-procedure. |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publications | HTA monograph on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids= 17018229
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| 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 Williams |
| Contact details | University of Wales Swansea
Singleton Park
Swansea
United Kingdom
SA2 8PP |
| Contact telephone | +44 (0)1792 513402 |
| Contact fax | +44 (0)1792 513430 |
| Contact email | j.g.williams@swan.ac.uk |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN82765705 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
