Improving quality of referral: a cost-effectiveness evaluation of clinical guidelines for infertility management across the interface
ISRCTN | ISRCTN15571556 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN15571556 |
Secondary identifying numbers | PSI02-09 |
- Submission date
- 23/01/2004
- Registration date
- 23/01/2004
- Last edited
- 13/10/2014
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Pregnancy and Childbirth
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Jill Morrison
Scientific
Scientific
Department of General Practice
University of Glasgow
4 Lancaster Crescent
Glasgow
G12 0RR
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)141 211 1666 |
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jmm4y@clinmed.gla.ac.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) | Hospital |
Study type | Treatment |
Scientific title | |
Study objectives | How do clinical guidelines affect the management of infertility in general practice? Clinical guidelines were developed locally by consensus and informed by available evidence. Their dissemination included educational meetings. |
Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Pregnancy and childbirth: Pregnancy |
Intervention | The guidelines were evaluated in a cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT). General practices in the intervention arm received the guidelines and those in the control arm were told they would receive them after one year. |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | 1. The time from presentation to referral 2. Investigations completed in general practice 3. Number and content of hospital outpatient visits 4. The time to reach a management plan 5. Costs for referrals from the two groups |
Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
Overall study start date | 01/01/1997 |
Completion date | 31/12/2000 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Adult |
Sex | Both |
Target number of participants | 689 |
Key inclusion criteria | The sample comprised all general practices in Greater Glasgow Health Board Area (n = 621,at the beginning of the study). All referrals to each of five hospitals in Glasgow managing infertility were collected for one year. |
Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
Date of first enrolment | 01/01/1997 |
Date of final enrolment | 31/12/2000 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Department of General Practice
Glasgow
G12 0RR
United Kingdom
G12 0RR
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 | 26/05/2001 | Yes | No |