The effect of a personalised letter on response rates to a postal questionnaire: a randomised controlled trial
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN45665423 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN45665423 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N0311114507 |
- Submission date
- 30/09/2004
- Registration date
- 30/09/2004
- Last edited
- 22/02/2008
- 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 R A Harrison
Scientific
Scientific
Bolton Primary Care Trust
St Peter's House
Silverwell Street
Bolton
BL1 1PP
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)1204 907728 |
|---|---|
| Roger.Harrison@bolton.nhs.uk |
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Not specified |
| Study type | Screening |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | Does a personalised addressed letter compared with a standard letter increase response rate to a postal questionnaire on service quality sent to people referred to an exercise referral scheme? |
| Ethics approval(s) | Approval for the study was received in advance from the local research ethics committee and the research governance committee. |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Exercise referral |
| Intervention | A two-group randomised trial of a personalised letter versus a standard letter. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | The number of completed questionnaires returned after completing all methods of follow-up. |
| Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
| Overall study start date | 01/06/2002 |
| Completion date | 30/06/2003 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Not Specified |
| Sex | Not Specified |
| Target number of participants | 627 |
| Key inclusion criteria | People living in the community of Bolton who had been referred to the exercise referral scheme over a three year period. |
| Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/06/2002 |
| Date of final enrolment | 30/06/2003 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Bolton Primary Care Trust
Bolton
BL1 1PP
United Kingdom
BL1 1PP
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Department of Health
Government
Government
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
| Website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
|---|
Funders
Funder type
Government
Bolton Primary Care Trust (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 | 10/11/2004 | Yes | No |
