A cluster randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of statin facilitation in primary care

ISRCTN	ISRCTN61233866
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN61233866
Secondary identifying numbers	03PH02

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Mr Richard Lowrie
Scientific

Primary Care Research and Development Directorate
Gartnavel Royal Hospital
1055 Great Western Road
Glasgow
Scotland
G12 OXH
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)141 211 3690
Email	Richard.lowrie@gartnavel.glacomen.scot.nhs.uk

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	GP practice
Study type	Other
Scientific title	A cluster randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of statin facilitation in primary care
Study objectives	An intervention involving pharmacists providing a new form of outreach visit to general practitioners and practice nurses is effective and cost effective.
Ethics approval(s)	December 2002, Greater Glasgow Primary Care Local Research Ethics Committee
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Vascular disease
Intervention	Three educational outreach visits delivered by pharmacists to general practitioners and practice nurses in study practices, with the aim of improving the prescribing of statins for patients with vascular diseases. Control group receive normal care: annual dissemination of Health Board guideline in paper format. They did not receive pharmacist led prescribing support during the trial.
Intervention type	Drug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
Phase	Not Specified
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)	Simvastatin
Primary outcome measure	The proportion of patients with cholesterol in target range
Secondary outcome measures	The proportion of patients prescribed an evidence based dose of statin
Overall study start date	20/05/2003
Completion date	01/07/2006

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	30 General Practices
Key inclusion criteria	Target: 30 general practices in National Health Service (NHS) Glasgow with patients with vascular diseases (where a statin is indicated).
Key exclusion criteria	N/A
Date of first enrolment	20/05/2003
Date of final enrolment	01/07/2006

Primary Care Research and Development Directorate

Scotland
G12 OXH
United Kingdom

Greater Glasgow Primary Care NHS Trust (UK)
Hospital/treatment centre

Primary Care Research and Development Directorate
Gartnavel Royal Hospital
1055 Great Western Road
Glasgow
Scotland
G12 OXH
United Kingdom

"ROR"	https://ror.org/05kdz4d87

Hospital/treatment centre

Greater Glasgow NHS Primary Care Division

No information available

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

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Protocol article	protocol	01/07/2010		Yes	No
Results article	results	18/11/2014		Yes	No

25/01/2016: Publication reference added.