A Randomised Controlled Trial of service level agreements between GPs and secondary services for the care of the long term mentally ill.
ISRCTN | ISRCTN14818560 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN14818560 |
Secondary identifying numbers | PSI A-88 |
- Submission date
- 23/01/2004
- Registration date
- 23/01/2004
- Last edited
- 03/12/2008
- 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
Dr Richard Byng
Scientific
Scientific
Department of General Practice
UMDS (Guy's and St Thomas')
80 Kennington Road
London
SE11 6SP
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)20 7735 8881 |
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Study information
Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Not specified |
Study type | Not Specified |
Scientific title | |
Study objectives | Service level agreements (SLAs) are a means of improving communication and collaboration between primary and secondary care. They reflect local needs and resources and specify the services to be provided, including guidelines for communication, referral and shared care. This study will use a randomised controlled trial to examine the effect of locally negotiated SLAs on the health and quality of care of the long term mentally ill. |
Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Mental and behavioural disorders: Schizophrenia and other psychoses |
Intervention | 1. Locally negotiated service level agreements 2. Standard care |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | The principal outcome measures will include levels of disability, mental ill health, self care and quality of life. Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), Health of the Nation Outcome Scale (HoNOS), Verona Satisfaction Scales (VECS and VSSS), GHQ for patient carers, Client Service Receipt Interview (CSRI) to assess cost, questionnaires to evaluate staff views on the clarity of roles and attitudes to the primary/secondary care interface. |
Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
Overall study start date | 01/02/1997 |
Completion date | 01/10/2000 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Not Specified |
Sex | Not Specified |
Target number of participants | Not provided at time of registration |
Key inclusion criteria | Practices: General practices with a majority of their patients within the Mental Health Trust boundaries, with a computerised repeat prescribing system. Patients: Patients with long term mental illness based on the criteria of duration, diagnosis and disability. Patients with diagnoses of schizophrenia and related disorders and bipolar affective disorder will be included, in addition to those with chronic relapsing depression or on prophylactic antidepressants for more than six months. Those disabled by chronic neurotic disorders will also be included. |
Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
Date of first enrolment | 01/02/1997 |
Date of final enrolment | 01/10/2000 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Department of General Practice
London
SE11 6SP
United Kingdom
SE11 6SP
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Government
Government
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Website | http://www.doh.gov.uk |
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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 | |
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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 | 01/04/2004 | Yes | No |