ISRCTN ISRCTN65773146
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN65773146
Secondary identifying numbers RBG 99X24
Submission date
23/01/2004
Registration date
23/01/2004
Last edited
03/12/2008
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Kamlesh Khunti
Scientific

Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care
University of Leicester
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
LE5 4PW
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0) 116 258 4873

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study objectivesA randomised controlled trial of near patient testing for glycated haemoglobin in people with diabetes mellitus in primary care.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedNutritional, metabolic and endocrine diseases: Diabetes
Intervention1. Patients in the intervention arm will have near patient testing (NPT) for their glycated haemoglobin
2. Patients in the control arm will have normal procedure for measurement of glycated haemoglobin
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureMain outcome will be the proportion of patients achieving good control. The acceptability and cost effectiveness of the NPT for glycated haemoglobin will be determined. The key measures of success will be an improvement in the number of patients having annual glycated haemoglobin measurements and improvement in glycated haemoglobin levels.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/03/2000
Completion date28/02/2002

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants780
Key inclusion criteriaBased on increasing the proportion of patients achieving good control of their HbA by 10%, from around 42%, the currently reported figure with a significance level of 5% and power of 80%, approximately 380-390 patients would be needed in each group, a study sample of 760-780.
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/03/2000
Date of final enrolment28/02/2002

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care
Leicester
LE5 4PW
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Government

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

Phone +44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website http://www.doh.gov.uk

Funders

Funder type

Government

NHS Executive Trent (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 01/07/2006 Yes No
Results article acceptability and satisfaction results 01/07/2007 Yes No