Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
PSI C-9
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To develop, and then compare use, effect and cost of personalised computer education with community psychiatric nurse (CPN) education, for patients with schizophrenia.
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
Other
Trial type
Other
Patient information sheet
Condition
Schizophrenia and other psychoses
Intervention
Randomised trial with three groups:
1. Computer intervention combining information from patient¿s medical record with general information about schizophrenia
2. Sessions with a community psychiatric nurse (CPN)
3. (¿Combination¿) First and last sessions with the CPN and remainder with the computer. Each intervention had five educational sessions.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Patient attendance, opinions, change in knowledge and psychological state; costs of the interventions and patients¿ use of NHS community services; modelling of costs for these three, and alternative, interventions.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/01/1997
Overall trial end date
01/12/1999
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
112 patients with schizophrenia, in contact with community services; 67 completed follow up.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
112
Participant exclusion criteria
Does not match inclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
01/01/1997
Recruitment end date
01/12/1999
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Public Health
Glasgow
G12 8RZ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
NHS Primary and Secondary Care Interface National Research and Development Programme (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
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary
2001 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11290639
Publication citations
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Results
Jones RB, Atkinson JM, Coia DA, Paterson L, Morton AR, McKenna K, Craig N, Morrison J, Gilmour WH, Randomised trial of personalised computer based information for patients with schizophrenia., BMJ, 2001, 322, 7290, 835-840.