The impact of a specialist outreach team on the quality of residential and nursing home care: A randomised controlled trial

ISRCTN ISRCTN11810871
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN11810871
Secondary identifying numbers PSI11-14
Submission date
23/01/2004
Registration date
23/01/2004
Last edited
17/12/2009
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Alistair Burns
Scientific

School of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences
University of Manchester
Withington Hospital
Manchester
M20 8LR
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)161 291 3310
Email A_Burns@fs1.with.man.ac.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeQuality of life
Scientific title
Study objectivesTo evaluate the impact of a psychogeriatric hospital outreach team on the quality of care in nursing and residential homes.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedMental and behavioural disorders: Depression, anxiety, neuroses
InterventionThe key care staff to the participating residents in the intervention homes received a series of seminars from the hospital outreach team and weekly visits from a psychiatric nurse to assist in developing care planning skills.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureThe main outcome measures for residents were cognitive impairment and depression, behaviour disturbance, and active daily living skills. The General Health Questionnaire was used to assess levels of psychological distress amongst care staff and a modified version of the Quality of Interactions Schedule was used to code the quality of interaction between staff and residents. An economic evaluation of the intervention was performed.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/10/1995
Completion date31/08/1997

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants51
Key inclusion criteriaNursing and residential homes in South Manchester. 12 matched nursing and residential homes were randomised to either the control or intervention group. Within each home, 10 residents were selected by staff to participate on the basis that they presented an active care management problem. The key workers to each of the participating residents took part in the training programme. There were 98 staff in total, 51 of whom worked in the homes receiving the intervention.
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/10/1995
Date of final enrolment31/08/1997

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

School of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences
Manchester
M20 8LR
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Government

The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Website http://www.doh.gov.uk

Funders

Funder type

Government

NHS Primary and Secondary Care Interface National Research and Development Programme (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 03/07/1999 Yes No