A Question Prompt Sheet for patients attending an epilepsy clinic
ISRCTN | ISRCTN49657745 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN49657745 |
Secondary identifying numbers | Version 3/January 2009 |
- Submission date
- 05/02/2009
- Registration date
- 05/03/2009
- Last edited
- 14/06/2016
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Nervous System Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Paul Kinnersley
Scientific
Scientific
Department of Primary Care and Public Health
Floor 3, Neuadd Meirionydd
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XN
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 29 20687638 |
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kinnersley@cf.ac.uk |
Study information
Study design | Single centre randomised controlled trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Hospital |
Study type | Quality of life |
Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
Scientific title | A randomised controlled trial of a Question Prompt Sheet for patients attending an epilepsy clinic |
Study acronym | QPS Study |
Study objectives | To identify whether for patients presenting to an epilepsy clinic use of a question prompt sheet leads to an increase in patients' perceptions of clinician empathy. |
Ethics approval(s) | North West Wales Ethics Committee, January 2009, ref: 07/WNo01/42 |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Epilepsy |
Intervention | The intervention is a Question Prompt sheet. The Prompt sheet briefly explains to patients that it may be helpful for them to consider what questions they want to ask at their consultation before they come to the clinic. It will encourage them to identify questions and to ask these in their consultation. It will provide examples of 'frequently asked questions' that patients may want to ask. The Prompt sheet will be piloted in advance to ensure readability. In addition, the clinicians will receive three one hour training sessions on general communication skills and answering patients' questions. Both intervention and control patients will get a package providing general information about the epilepsy clinic. The study materials will be posted to patients two weeks before their appointment at the clinic. Data will be collected when the patients consult and at four weeks after their consultation. |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | Patient perception of clinician empathy, measured immediately after consultation. |
Secondary outcome measures | 1. Patient anxiety, measured with the Short Form Spielberger State Anxiety Scale before, immediately after and 4 weeks after the consultation 2. Patient satisfaction, measured immediately after the consultation 3. Patient enablement, measured 4 weeks after the consultation 4. Patient quality of life, measured using the QOL in Epilepsy Scale 4 weeks after the consultation |
Overall study start date | 01/04/2009 |
Completion date | 01/04/2010 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Adult |
Lower age limit | 16 Years |
Sex | Both |
Target number of participants | 200 participants |
Key inclusion criteria | Patients aged 16 years and over (either sex) attending the epilepsy clinic |
Key exclusion criteria | 1. On attending the clinic, they appear unable to understand the study materials (in English or Welsh) 2. Too ill to take part in the study |
Date of first enrolment | 01/04/2009 |
Date of final enrolment | 01/04/2010 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- Wales
Study participating centre
Department of Primary Care and Public Health
Cardiff
CF14 4XN
United Kingdom
CF14 4XN
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust (UK)
Hospital/treatment centre
Hospital/treatment centre
University Hospital of Wales
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XN
Wales
United Kingdom
Website | http://www.cardiffandvale.wales.nhs.uk/ |
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https://ror.org/0489f6q08 |
Funders
Funder type
Industry
UCB Pharma Ltd (UK)
No information available
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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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 |
Editorial Notes
14/06/2016: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.