Nurse Practitioner Service to nursing and residential home patients.

ISRCTN ISRCTN67159382
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN67159382
Secondary identifying numbers SPGS632
Submission date
23/01/2004
Registration date
23/01/2004
Last edited
25/07/2011
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mrs Soline Jerram
Scientific

Sussex Weald and Downs NHS Trust
Directorate of Professional Standards
9 College Lane
Chichester
PO19 4FX
United Kingdom

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 objectivesIs 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(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedNot applicable: Service delivery
Intervention1. 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 typeOther
Primary outcome measureNot provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/11/1998
Completion date01/11/2000

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participantsNot provided at time of registration
Key inclusion criteriaResidents of nursing or residential home within the catchment area.
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/11/1998
Date of final enrolment01/11/2000

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Sussex Weald and Downs NHS Trust
Chichester
PO19 4FX
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 South East (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 Yes No