Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
C/52/94/Baker
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
The project aims to evaluate the long term effects of having counsellors working in GP practices in terms of change in patient functioning, drug prescribing, referral pattern and GP's views of their impact. The project would build on and develop an existing evaluation and employ a randomised control group.
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
GP practices
Trial type
Other
Patient information sheet
Condition
Mental and behavioural disorders: Depression, anxiety, neuroses
Intervention
Not provided at time of registration
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/04/1995
Overall trial end date
01/04/1998
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/04/1995
Recruitment end date
01/04/1998
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Poole Hospital NHS Trust
Poole
BH15 2JB
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 South West (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
1. 1998 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9624745
Publication citations
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Results
Baker R, Allen H, Gibson S, Newth J, Baker E, Evaluation of a primary care counselling service in Dorset., Br J Gen Pract, 1998, 48, 428, 1049-1053.