Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Liesl Osman
ORCID ID
Contact details
Chest Clinic (Clinic C)
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZN
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1224 681 818 extn 51223
l.osman@abdn.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
AM1/06/004
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
The study will compare relative benefits of the two interventions for cost effectiveness, reduction in the use of emergency services and improving patient outcomes. The study offers potential benefits to patients in improved services and reduced morbidity and to the NHS in improved efficiency and reduction of costs for emergency care. It will increase our understanding of why patients use A&E in preference to general practice care.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Respiratory tract diseases: Asthma
Intervention
1. Specialist follow-up after A&E attendance vs. no follow-up
2. Telephone follow-up with mailed asthma information vs. no telephone follow up
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Re-attendance at Accident and Emergency and hospital admission, patient attendance at GP follow up, asthma medication prescriptions over the next 12 months, patient self management, morbidity and QOL at 1 month, 6 months and 12 months. A cost benefit analysis will be carried out.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/10/1997
Overall trial end date
31/05/2001
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
300 patients attending A&E due to asthma will be entered into the study over 15 months and outcomes assessed for 12 months after entry.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
300
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/10/1997
Recruitment end date
31/05/2001
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Chest Clinic (Clinic C)
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZN
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
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
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
NHS Asthma National Research and Development Programme (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
2002 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12324673
Publication citations
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Results
Osman LM, Calder C, Godden DJ, Friend JA, McKenzie L, Legge JS, Douglas JG, A randomised trial of self-management planning for adult patients admitted to hospital with acute asthma., Thorax, 2002, 57, 10, 869-874.