Care of minor injuries by emergency nurse practitioners or junior doctors: a randomised controlled trial
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN12392192 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN12392192 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 23/01/2004
- Registration date
- 23/01/2004
- Last edited
- 01/06/2009
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr J Wardrope
Scientific
Scientific
Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine
Northern General Hospital
Sheffield
S5 7AU
United Kingdom
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Hospital |
| Study type | Treatment |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | To compare the package of the care for patients with minor injuries provided by nurse practitioners with that provided by junior doctors. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Ethical approval was obtained for the study from the local research ethics committee. |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Burns |
| Intervention | Care by junior doctor versus care by nurse practitioner |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Adequacy of care provided by the nurse practitioner or junior doctor. |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. Patient's satisfaction with the quality of their care 2. Improvement and return to usual activities 3. Need for unplanned follow-up |
| Overall study start date | 10/02/1997 |
| Completion date | 04/08/1997 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Not Specified |
| Sex | Not Specified |
| Target number of participants | Not provided at time of registration |
| Key inclusion criteria | Patients presenting at accident and emergency department with minor injuries. |
| Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Date of first enrolment | 10/02/1997 |
| Date of final enrolment | 04/08/1997 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine
Sheffield
S5 7AU
United Kingdom
S5 7AU
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 |
|---|---|
| dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk | |
| Website | http://www.doh.gov.uk |
Funders
Funder type
Government
NHS Executive Trent (UK)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 16/10/1999 | Yes | No |
