Comparing a patient held reminder card to a doctor held reminder card to improve epilepsy care in the community.

ISRCTN ISRCTN57757215
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN57757215
Secondary identifying numbers Imp 15-12 Thapar
Submission date
23/01/2004
Registration date
23/01/2004
Last edited
20/11/2009
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Nervous System Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Ajar Thapar
Scientific

Department of General Practice (CeReS Office)
University of Wales College of Medicine
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF4 4XN
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)29 2074 6632
Email thaparak@cf.ac.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)GP practice
Study typeOther
Scientific title
Study objectivesTo evaluate the effectiveness and usefulness of an epilepsy prompt and record card for the management of people with epilepsy in primary care. In addition the effectiveness of a patient held card will be compared to that of a card kept in the medical records. Evaluation was via a practice based randomised controlled trial over a period of 24 months. The card includes reminders to record key information about the clinical condition as well as prompts to carry out key tasks that have been identified as important in the research literature.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedEpilepsy
Intervention1. Doctor held card (card inserted into the patients records)
2. Patient held card
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureRelate to usage of the card, recording information, the completion of key clinical tasks, seizure severity as well as measures of patient and doctor satisfaction.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/04/1997
Completion date01/08/1999

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexBoth
Target number of participants1275 patients, 82 practices (added 20/11/09)
Key inclusion criteriaPatients with active epilepsy (either a seizure in the last 2 years or on anti epilepsy medication with a history of epilepsy)
Key exclusion criteriaDoes not match inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment01/04/1997
Date of final enrolment01/08/1999

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • United Kingdom
  • Wales

Study participating centre

Department of General Practice (CeReS Office)
Cardiff
CF4 4XN
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Government

The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Website http://www.doh.gov.uk

Funders

Funder type

Government

NHS Evaluation of Methods to Promote the Implementation of Research Findings (National Programme) (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/02/2002 Yes No