| Source of record | UK Clinical Trials Gateway |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN93632835 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 23/01/2004 |
| Local reference number(s) | AM1/08/007 |
| Public title | A Controlled Evaluation of Benefits of Discharge Planning after Hospitalisation for Acute Asthma. |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Respiratory tract diseases: Asthma |
| Study hypothesis | Respiratory liaison nurses are being increasingly used in hospital management of asthma patients, but there has been little evaluation of discharge planning by controlled randomised studies. This controlled study will be carried out in all medical ward (respiratory and non respiratory) in a major teaching hospital, to assess whether a protocol for discharge planning enacted by a trained respiratory nurse can improve clinical management, patient outcomes and GP-hospital exchange of information. |
| Design/methodology | Controlled study |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration. |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration. |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration. |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/03/1998 |
| Anticipated end date | 30/06/2001 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | Not provided at time of registration. |
| Interventions | 1. Provision of discharge planning by respiratory liaison nurse
2. Standard care |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Assessment at 1 month and 12 months after discharge of symptom free days, quality of life, re-admission and emergency attendances, attitudes and beliefs about asthma, self care and satisfaction with hospital care.
There will also be a telephone follow up assessing morbidity at 6 months. GP satisfaction with the information provided through discharge planning and its use in GP follow up is also assessed. Clinical outcomes, morbidity and patient resource use are used to estimate the cost effectiveness of discharge planning. |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration. |
| Sources of funding | NHS Asthma National Research and Development Programme (UK) |
| 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 James Friend |
| Contact details | Chest Clinic
City Hospital
University of Aberdeen
Urquhart Road
Aberdeen
United Kingdom
AB24 5AU |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN93632835 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
