Primary care genetics education and clinic location: a cluster randomised trial
ISRCTN | ISRCTN68167690 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN68167690 |
Secondary identifying numbers | SUHT R&D ref: RHM CHI 0250 - UoS ref: 3348 |
- Submission date
- 23/08/2005
- Registration date
- 16/09/2005
- Last edited
- 08/01/2009
- 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
Ms Greta Westwood
Scientific
Scientific
Wessex Clinical Genetics Service
Princess Anne Hospital
Southampton
SO16 5YA
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)2380 796168 |
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greta.westwood@suht.swest.nhs.uk |
Study information
Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Hospital |
Study type | Screening |
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 | Education: GP referral rate to clinical genetics Location: clinic attendance rate |
Secondary outcome measures | 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 |
Overall study start date | 01/07/2002 |
Completion date | 01/05/2005 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Other |
Sex | Both |
Target number of participants | Referral rate 0.0003 per 18 months from a population of 523,262 |
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 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Wessex Clinical Genetics Service
Southampton
SO16 5YA
United Kingdom
SO16 5YA
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Southampton University Hospitals Trust and University of Southampton (UK)
University/education
University/education
Research Governance Office
Legal Services
Rm 4033, Building 37
University Road
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
England
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)2380 598848 |
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greta.westwood@suht.swest.nhs.uk | |
https://ror.org/0485axj58 |
Funders
Funder type
Government
Genetics Policy Unit, Department of Health (UK)
No information available
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
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Results article | Results | 01/03/2006 | Yes | No |