Evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of direct triage and transportation to minor injuries units (MIUs) by ambulance crews
ISRCTN | ISRCTN21222541 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN21222541 |
Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 23/01/2004
- Registration date
- 23/01/2004
- Last edited
- 08/02/2023
- 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
Prof Helen Snooks
Scientific
Scientific
School of Post-graduate Studies
University of Wales Swansea
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)1792 513418 |
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ha.snooks@swan.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, Paramedicine |
Study type | Other |
Scientific title | Evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of direct triage and transportation to minor injuries units (MIUs) by ambulance crews |
Study objectives | Patients will be safely triaged to MIUs and will be satisfied with their care |
Ethics approval(s) | Added 12/01/10: Ethical approval granted by the Multi Centre Research Ethics Committee and by 10 local research ethics committees responsible for the A&E and MIU sites that took part in the study |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Emergency medicine |
Intervention | Transportation to a MIU rather than A&E |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | Added 12/01/10: 1. AS job time (999 call to job finished time) 2. Time to treatment (arrival at unit to time seen by doctor) 3. Total time in unit (arrival at unit to time left unit) |
Secondary outcome measures | Added 12/01/10: Patient reported satisfaction: 1. Ambulance care 2. Satisfaction with outcome of treatment 3. overall quality of care |
Overall study start date | 01/09/1999 |
Completion date | 01/09/2001 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Adult |
Sex | Both |
Target number of participants | 834 (added 12/01/10; see publication) |
Total final enrolment | 834 |
Key inclusion criteria | Fit certain medical priority dispatch system (MPDS) codes during operational hours |
Key exclusion criteria | 1. Outside operating hours 2. Children |
Date of first enrolment | 01/09/1999 |
Date of final enrolment | 01/09/2001 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- Wales
Study participating centre
School of Post-graduate Studies
Swansea
SA2 8PP
United Kingdom
SA2 8PP
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 |
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk | |
Website | http://www.doh.gov.uk |
Funders
Funder type
Government
NHS Executive South East (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 | Not provided at time of registration |
Study outputs
Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
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Results article | 01/01/2004 | Yes | No |
Editorial Notes
08/02/2023: The study setting has been changed from ‘Other’.
09/11/2022: Total final enrolment added.