Managing Homeless People Better
ISRCTN | ISRCTN06481116 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN06481116 |
Secondary identifying numbers | 11278 |
- Submission date
- 25/04/2013
- Registration date
- 26/04/2013
- Last edited
- 09/06/2016
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Prof Graham Foster
Scientific
Scientific
Institute of Cell and Molecular Science
Medical College
Turner Street
London
E1 2AD
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 20 7882 2483 |
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g.r.foster@qmul.ac.uk |
Study information
Study design | Interventional randomised open label controlled clinical trial; Design type: Process of Care, Treatment |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Not specified |
Study type | Quality of life |
Scientific title | Discharge planning for the homeless, examining The London Pathway. Does a GP led discharge team reduce the inpatient burden and improve quality of care? |
Study objectives | The London Pathway model of care for people who are homeless improves the quality of care and reduces overall length of hospital stay. http://public.ukcrn.org.uk/search/StudyDetail.aspx?StudyID=11278 |
Ethics approval(s) | London South East ethics committee, ref:11/LO/0755 |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Topic: Primary Care Research Network for England, Oral and Gastrointestinal, Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting Themes; Subtopic: Oral and Gastrointestinal (all Subtopics), Generic Health Relevance (all Subtopics); Disease: All Diseases, Hepatology, Health Services Research |
Intervention | Randomised trial of enhanced vs normal care for people who are homeless. GP assisted care, GP to assist in management Follow Up Length: 6 months |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | Length of stay; Timepoint: Duration of in-patient stay |
Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
Overall study start date | 01/12/2011 |
Completion date | 30/06/2013 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Adult |
Lower age limit | 18 Years |
Upper age limit | 100 Years |
Sex | Both |
Target number of participants | UK Sample Size: 800; Description: Based on projected 20% reduction in length of stay |
Key inclusion criteria | 1. People admitted to one of the hospitals involved in the study who do not have a home of their own where they usually sleep at night 2. Male & Female, Lower Age Limit 18 years, Upper Age Limit 100 years |
Key exclusion criteria | 1. Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent 2. Temporarily homeless (defined as likely to be without accommodation for less than 2 weeks) |
Date of first enrolment | 01/12/2011 |
Date of final enrolment | 30/06/2013 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Institute of Cell and Molecular Science
London
E1 2AD
United Kingdom
E1 2AD
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Queen Mary, University of London (UK)
University/education
University/education
School of Medicine and Dentistry
Clinical Sciences Research Centre
Rutland Place
Charterhouse Square
London
EC1M 6BQ
England
United Kingdom
Website | http://www.qmul.ac.uk/ |
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https://ror.org/026zzn846 |
Funders
Funder type
Government
NIHR (UK) - Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) RfPB PB-PG-0110-21014
No information available
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
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Results article | results | 01/06/2016 | Yes | No |
Editorial Notes
09/06/2016: Publication reference added.