Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Mrs Tracey Clay
ORCID ID
Contact details
Scunthorpe General Hospital
Cliff Gardens
Scunthorpe
DN15 7BH
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1724 282282
abc@email.com
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0672163950
Study information
Scientific title
A Randomised Study of Educational Intervention: an Evaluation of Ward Nurse Knowledge and Attitude toward the referral to the Podiatry Department of 'At Risk Foot' of In-Patients with Diabetes
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Does education of secondary care qualified nurses (nurses on part 1 & 2 of the Nursing & Midwifery Council Register) improve their attitudes to make appropriate referrals for the in-patient with an 'at risk foot' in diabetes mellitus?
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
Hospitals
Trial type
Diagnostic
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Condition
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine: Diabetic foot
Intervention
There will be an initial pilot of 10 nurses to ensure the questionnaires are appropriate, the 10 nurses used in the pilot will not be included in the full study.
Following discussion with all relevant ward managers on site covering letters will be left in each ward area. Participants, namely qualified permanently employed nurses working in the ward environments at SGH of the NL&G Trust will be invited to participate in the research. Those who agree will complete the first questionnaire pre-education. Randomisation of those nurses who return the questionnaire will be placed into a group who receive immediate education or delayed education.
Qualified nurses will be asked to complete a pre-education questionnaire on an individual basis and return it in a post box provided on the ward. Consent to participation will be implied by the returned completed questionnaire. If there are a low number of returns the investigator will visit the wards and make a general request for them to be completed. Questionnaires and post boxes will be left wards for a period of two weeks.
Post education to the intervention group a second questionnaire will be provided and request to be completed on an individual basis and handed to the Diabetes Specialist Nurse providing the education. Once all education is complete the questionnaires will be handed to the investigator for analysis. The control group will be requested to complete the second questionnaire on an individual basis, offered delayed education and receive the presentation in booklet format. The completed form will be placed into the post boxes on the wards, there will be a two weeks collection period for this.
Discussions will occur with each ward manager or nurse in charge with at least two months notice regarding the educational sessions. This will allow for preparation of rotas to enable an adequate release of staff for the uptake of education. Any other necessary communications will be posted onto the intranet within the hospital site, emailed to all relevant departments and discussed at meetings.
The education will consist of a two-hour presentation with a practical session and handouts, (appendix 1). A Podiatrist and a Diabetes Specialist Nurse, but not the investigator will lead the educational sessions. If uptake for education is less than adequate further sessions will be arranged.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
It will identify a knowledge deficit in one specific area of diabetes and may provide evidence to support an application for funding for a diabetes ward nurse facilitator/educator for the hospital.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
03/05/2005
Overall trial end date
02/11/2005
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
This is convenience sampling of all qualified nurses working as permanently employed within the SGH site (total n=220).
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
10
Participant exclusion criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
03/05/2005
Recruitment end date
02/11/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Scunthorpe General Hospital
Scunthorpe
DN15 7BH
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
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
Hospital/treatment centre
Funder name
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
NHS R&D Support Funding (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