Pilot to develop and evaluate the role of a nurse specialist delivering information to newly diagnosed epileptics

ISRCTN	ISRCTN42816774
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN42816774
Secondary identifying numbers	REC00077

Submission date: 23/01/2004
Registration date: 23/01/2004
Last edited: 02/12/2008

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Nervous System Diseases

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Leone Ridsdale
Scientific

Academic Neuroscience Centre
King's College Hospital
King's - Denmark Hill campus
London
SE5 9RS
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 020 7848 5150

Study information

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Not specified
Study type	Not Specified
Scientific title
Study objectives	Epilepsy affects one in 200 people. Their need for information and counselling have not generally been met either in primary or secondary care. Consumer groups have been less effective in drawing attention to gaps in the service than in the case of diabetes, probably due to the stigma attached associated with epilepsy. We have trialled the introduction of clinics in primary care in which a nurse specialist monitored patients and provided information and advice on self-management. The patient feedback was the benefit of this would have been greater earlier, preferably from the time of diagnosis. We propose to offer a randomly selected half of patients who have been newly diagnosed an appointment with a nurse specialist. They will receive a package of information and advice. Patients in the intervention and in the comparison groups will be assessed before and after the intervention using qualitative and quantative methods.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Nervous system diseases: Epilepsy
Intervention	1. Appointment with nurse specialist and receipt of information package and advice 2. Standard care
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	Increase in patient knowledge; Qualitative data on patient knowledge, coping and satisfaction, as well as questions and gaps perceived in service.
Secondary outcome measures	Not provided at time of registration
Overall study start date	31/12/1995
Completion date	30/06/1999

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	104
Key inclusion criteria	104 patients newly diagnosed with epilepsy, and antiepileptic drugs initiated.
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	31/12/1995
Date of final enrolment	30/06/1999

Locations

Countries of recruitment

England
United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Academic Neuroscience Centre

London
SE5 9RS
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Government

The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email	dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website	http://www.doh.gov.uk

Funders

Funder type

Government

NHS Executive London (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	01/08/2000		Yes	No