Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0072119581
Study information
Scientific title
A project to study the feasibility and practicality of nurses in a Day Surgery Unit giving protocol based post operative prospective advice to patients about recovery periods on Form Med 10
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Surgery
Intervention
Prospective cohort study. Randomised selection of patients prior to surgery. Selected patients (no operative complications, no other significant disease or disability) will be offered a Med 10 instead of statement Med 3 from a specialist.
Intervention type
Procedure/Surgery
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/04/2002
Overall trial end date
01/10/2002
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
All patients admitted to day hospital aged 16-65 years.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/04/2002
Recruitment end date
01/10/2002
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Countess of Chester NHS Trust
Chester
CH2 1UL
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Trust (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
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary