Overnight Calls in Primary Care - Randomized Controlled Trial of Management Using Nurse Telephone Consultation
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN16629331 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN16629331 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 23/01/2004
- Registration date
- 23/01/2004
- Last edited
- 17/12/2007
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Steve George
Scientific
Scientific
Health Care Research Unit
Southampton General Hospital
Southampton
SO16 5NH
United Kingdom
| pluto@soton.ac.uk |
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | GP practice |
| Study type | Not Specified |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | Not provided at time of registration |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Not applicable |
| Intervention | A nurse telephone consultation service integrated within a general practice cooperative. The out of hours period was 6.15pm to 11.15pm from Monday to Friday, 11.00am to 11.15pm on Saturday, and 8.00am to 11.15pm on Sunday. Experienced and specially trained nurses received, assessed, and managed calls from patients or their carers. Management options included telephone advice; referral to the general practitioner on duty (for telephone advice, an appointment at a primary care centre, or a home visit); referral to the emergency service or advice to attend accident and emergency. Calls were managed with the help of decision support software. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Not provided at time of registration |
| Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
| Overall study start date | 01/01/1998 |
| Completion date | 31/12/1998 |
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 | All patients contacting the out of hours service or about whom contact was made during specified times over the trial year |
| Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/01/1998 |
| Date of final enrolment | 31/12/1998 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Health Care Research Unit
Southampton
SO16 5NH
United Kingdom
SO16 5NH
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 South West (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 | 27/11/1999 | Yes | No |
