Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0229094132
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
What is a Balint Group? What is their principal contribution to medical training?
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
Other
Trial type
Other
Patient information sheet
Condition
Training in general practice and psychiatry
Intervention
Two stage project. Initial postal survey of all current case discussion groups known to the British Balint Society to establish operational definition of Balint method. Second stage is prospective randomised comparison of Balint training experience versus participation in evidence-based medicine seminars for trainees in general practice and psychiatry.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Brief postal questionnaire.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
09/01/2000
Overall trial end date
30/09/2003
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Group leaders of ongoing Balint seminars with medical participants. Second stage is prospective randomised comparison of Balint training experience versus participation in evidence-based medicine seminars for trainees in general practice and psychiatry.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Other
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Does not match inclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
09/01/2000
Recruitment end date
30/09/2003
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Department of Psychotherapy
Leamington Spa
CV31 1JQ
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
Hospital/treatment centre
Funder name
South Warwickshire Combined Care 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