Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
9502057 R120/05272 RRD/7/1/2/1195
Study information
Scientific title
A randomised study of pre-operative assessment and discharge planning
Acronym
Study hypothesis
A single-site preliminary randomised study comparing a pre-admission clinic and nurse practitioner intervention for surgical patients aged 65 years and above with standard care. The nurse practitioner intervention will involve assessment of informational, nutritional, functional and social needs and mobilisation of appropriate pre-admission and post-discharge services.
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
Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Condition
Surgery
Intervention
1. Nurse practitioner intervention
2. Standard care
Intervention type
Procedure/Surgery
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Outcomes related to health and social status, satisfaction with discharge and service provision, length of hospital stay, service use and costs will be ascertained up to 3 months post-operatively.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
08/01/1995
Overall trial end date
31/08/1997
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Surgical patients aged >65 years
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Senior
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
08/01/1995
Recruitment end date
31/08/1997
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
CHSR
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4AA
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
NHS Executive Northern and Yorkshire (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
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list