ISRCTN ISRCTN67566265
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN67566265
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
09/05/2005
Registration date
10/05/2005
Last edited
17/11/2010
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Surgery
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Peter Brocklehurst
Scientific

National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit
University of Oxford
Old Road Campus
Headington
Oxford
OX3 7LF
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)1865 226 966
Email peter.brocklehurst@perinat.ox.ac.uk

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 acronymCAST
Study objectivesEffect of hand-signed versus scanned signatures on a covering letter on response rates to postal surveys.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedCaesarean section surgical techniques
InterventionHand-signed versus scanned signatures on a covering letter asking for the return of a questionnaire enquiring about currently used caesarean section techniques
Intervention typeProcedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measureResponse rate
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/02/1999
Completion date31/10/1999

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexFemale
Target number of participantsNot provided at time of registration
Key inclusion criteriaAll practicing members of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/02/1999
Date of final enrolment31/10/1999

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit
Oxford
OX3 7LF
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Sponsor not defined - Record supplied by the University of Oxford (UK)
Not defined

National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit
University of Oxford
Old Road Campus
Headington
Oxford
OX3 7LF
United Kingdom

Website https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/052gg0110

Funders

Funder type

Government

Part of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) grant, funded by the Department of Health

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 09/08/2005 Yes No