Primary care genetics education and clinic location: a cluster randomised trial

ISRCTN	ISRCTN68167690
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN68167690
Protocol serial number	SUHT R&D ref: RHM CHI 0250 - UoS ref: 3348
Sponsor	Southampton University Hospitals Trust and University of Southampton (UK)
Funder	Genetics Policy Unit, Department of Health (UK)

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Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Ms Greta Westwood
Scientific

Wessex Clinical Genetics Service
Princess Anne Hospital
Southampton
SO16 5YA
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)2380 796168
Email	greta.westwood@suht.swest.nhs.uk

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	Primary care genetics education will increase the referral rate to clinical genetics and nurse counsellor genetics clinics in primary care will be acceptable to patients seen.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Family history of a genetic condition
Intervention	Randomised GP practices to receive genetics education and patients referred with trial GP practices to receive a genetics clinic appointment in primary or secondary care
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Education: GP referral rate to clinical genetics Location: clinic attendance rate
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Education: referral type, referral practice and attitudes to clinical genetics Location: Patient satisfaction, patient clinic travel costs, NHS clinic costs, clinic waiting times, patients remaining in primary care
Completion date	01/05/2005

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Other
Sex	All
Key inclusion criteria	All patients referred to the Wessex Clinical Genetics Service (WCGS) registered with a trial GP practice. All patients of all ages. If a child is referred one parent/guardian will complete the questionnaire, both sexes, all ethic groups.
Key exclusion criteria	1. Any patient who has previously been seen by the WCGS 2. Non GP referrals will be excluded from the education comparison 3. Urgent and ward referrals will be excluded from the location comparison 4. Patients receiving a home visit as a pre-clinic contact will be excluded from the location comparison
Date of first enrolment	01/07/2002
Date of final enrolment	01/05/2005

Wessex Clinical Genetics Service

Southampton
SO16 5YA
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	Results	01/03/2006		Yes	No