Contact information
Type
Scientific
Contact name
Dr Jill Morrison
ORCID ID
Contact details
Department of General Practice
University of Glasgow
4 Lancaster Crescent
Glasgow
G12 0RR
United Kingdom
+44 (0)141 211 1666
jmm4y@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT/CTIS number
IRAS number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
PSI02-09
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
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
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)
Hospital
Study type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
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
Overall study end date
31/12/2000
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant 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.
Participant type(s)
Patient
Age group
Adult
Sex
Both
Target number of participants
689
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/01/1997
Recruitment end date
31/12/2000
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Scotland, United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Department of General Practice
Glasgow
G12 0RR
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
NHS Primary and Secondary Care Interface National Research and Development Programme (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) sharing plan
IPD sharing plan summary
Not provided at time of registration
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | Results | 26/05/2001 | Yes | No |