Randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a children's hospital at home service
ISRCTN | ISRCTN11421664 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN11421664 |
Secondary identifying numbers | RHC18094 |
- Submission date
- 23/01/2004
- Registration date
- 23/01/2004
- Last edited
- 23/05/2019
- 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
Dr Peter Todd
Scientific
Scientific
Wirral Hospital Trust
Arrowe Park Hospital
Upton
Wirral
L49 5PE
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)151 604 7343 |
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Peter.todd@whnt.nhs.uk |
Study information
Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Other |
Study type | Not Specified |
Scientific title | Randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a children's hospital at home service |
Study objectives | To determine the proportion of emergency admissions that can benefit from hospital at home care. To determine effects on: length of stay, readmissions/attendance at Accident and Emergency (A&E) and the primary care team within 90 days of discharge, and quality of life and experience of the service for children and their carers. To determine the cost of providing a hospital at home service. |
Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Pyrexia, diarrhoea, vomiting, respiratory difficulties |
Intervention | Hospital at home nursing care versus conventional hospital care. |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | Comparative clinical effectiveness as measured by readmission rate within three months was used as a proxy for parental coping with illness. Length of stay/care and comparative satisfaction of both patients and carers. |
Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
Overall study start date | 01/11/1998 |
Completion date | 01/10/2000 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Child |
Lower age limit | 0 Years |
Upper age limit | 15 Years |
Sex | Both |
Target number of participants | 400 |
Total final enrolment | 399 |
Key inclusion criteria | Patients of Wirral Hospital Trust aged 0-15 years, requiring: an emergency admission for pyrexia, diarrhoea and vomiting and respiratory difficulties, or considered suitable for early discharge by a Consultant. |
Key exclusion criteria | Children considered unsuitable by the GP, assessing doctor or nurse. Patients unwilling or unable to participate. Patients who do not have telephone access (unless the scheme mobile phone is available). Children registered with a GP outside the Health Authority. |
Date of first enrolment | 01/11/1998 |
Date of final enrolment | 01/10/2000 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Wirral Hospital Trust
Wirral
L49 5PE
United Kingdom
L49 5PE
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Government
Government
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk | |
Website | http://www.doh.gov.uk |
Funders
Funder type
Government
NHS Executive North West
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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Other publications | economic evaluation | 01/12/2002 | 23/05/2019 | Yes | No |
Results article | results | 01/11/2002 | 23/05/2019 | Yes | No |
Editorial Notes
23/05/2019: Publication reference and total final enrolment added.