Assessment and management of elderly people in the community: a multicentre randomised controlled trial

ISRCTN ISRCTN23494848
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN23494848
Secondary identifying numbers G9328038; G9328051; G9319839
Submission date
25/10/2000
Registration date
25/10/2000
Last edited
31/03/2009
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 Astrid Fletcher
Scientific

Department of Epidemiology and Population Sciences
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Keppel St
London
WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study objectivesTo determine:
1. The optimum methods of assessing the elderly (aged 75 years and over) in primary care as required by the GP contract (through identifying disease and need)
2. The optimum model of management of elderly participants identified by the above assessment process.

The study will compare assessments at different levels (brief health interview and detailed health assessment) and by different methods of administration (postal, lay interviewer, practice nurse). Two different management models will be compared: the primary care team and a multidisciplinary geriatric team.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedGerentology
InterventionBrief health interview/detailed health assessment.
Postal/lay interviewer/practice nurse.
Primary care team/multidisciplinary geriatric team.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureMortality, hospital and institutional admissions, quality of life (in a random sample of 24 practices) and use of services (in a random cross sectional samples measures at different time periods).
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/04/1994
Completion date31/12/2001

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupSenior
SexBoth
Target number of participants50,000
Key inclusion criteriaAll people on the GP register eligible for the over 75 check in the year following practice randomisation and training.
Key exclusion criteriaPatients in long stay care, Nursing Homes or patients who are terminally ill.
Date of first enrolment01/04/1994
Date of final enrolment31/12/2001

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Department of Epidemiology and Population Sciences
London
WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Research council

20 Park Crescent
London
W1B 1AL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7636 5422
Email clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Website http://www.mrc.ac.uk

Funders

Funder type

Research council

Medical Research Council (UK)
Government organisation / National government
Alternative name(s)
Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), UK Medical Research Council, MRC
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article Study protocol: 25/10/2002 Yes No
Results article Results: 01/11/2004 Yes No