Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
SPGS632
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Is it possible to improve the health of nursing and residential home older residents by the provision of a Nurse Practitioner Service?
Hypothesis 1. There will be a measurable gain in the health and the well-being of the patients in the study group.
Hypothesis 2. There will be a reduction in GP visits to the patients in the study group.
Hypothesis 3. There will be a reduction in hospital admissions.
Hypothesis 4. There will be a reduction in pharmaceutical interventions.
Hypothesis 5. Continuous monitoring and assessment by a Nurse Practitioner will prove to be a cost-effective service for this section of the population.
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
Not specified
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Not applicable: Service delivery
Intervention
1. Nurse Practitioner Service - regular fortnightly clinic in each of the 14 homes plus access to the Nurse Practitioner 9am-5pm weekdays, for any health concern or query from either patients or staff.
2. Standard care
The intervention was found to reduce the number of GP visits per patient by an average of 1.50 visits per person per year (95% CI 0.64 to 2.36). It was also found to reduce the number of district nurse visits by an average of 1.27 visits per patient per year (95% CI:0.02-2.52). Further analysis is required to determine cost-effectiveness.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/11/1998
Overall trial end date
01/11/2000
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Residents of nursing or residential home within the catchment area.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/11/1998
Recruitment end date
01/11/2000
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Sussex Weald and Downs NHS Trust
Chichester
PO19 4FX
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
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
Government
Funder name
NHS Executive South East (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
1. 2002 results in http://www.pssru.ac.uk/pdf/uc2002/Nurse%20Practitioner.pdf