| Source of record | UK Clinical Trials Gateway |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN30223324 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 30/09/2004 |
| Local reference number(s) | N0558125486 |
| Public title | A Comparison of Information Letters Sent to Patients Prior to Outpatient Clinic Appointments |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Not Applicable: |
| Study hypothesis | Does patient information sent prior to an appointment make patients better informed or increase the DNA (did not arrive) rate. |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | Initial pilot of 50 patients to test methodology. Sample convenience of 200 consecutive new patients to clinic. |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/01/2003 |
| Anticipated end date | 01/08/2003 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 50 |
| Interventions | A randomised prospective trial of 200 patients |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Reduction in DNA rate.
Better informed patients. |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Sources of funding | Milton Keynes General NHS Trust |
| Sponsor name | Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - 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 email | dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
| Contact name | Mrs V Cook |
| Contact details | Milton Keynes General NHS Trust
Standing Way
Eaglestone
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
MK6 5LD |
| Contact telephone | +44 (0)1908 660033 |
| Contact email | vanessa.cook@mkgeneral.nhs.uk |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN30223324 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
