Health Visitor Intervention to Reduce Days of Unplanned Hospital Re-Admission in Patients Recently Discharged from Geriatric Wards
ISRCTN | ISRCTN74878221 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN74878221 |
Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 23/01/2004
- Registration date
- 23/01/2004
- Last edited
- 23/05/2008
- 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
Dr Rebecca Dunn
Scientific
Scientific
St Martin's Hospital
Midford Road
Bath
BA2 5RP
United Kingdom
Study information
Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Not specified |
Study type | Not Specified |
Scientific title | |
Study objectives | Not provided at time of registration |
Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Unplanned hospital re-admission in patients recently discharged from geriatric Wards |
Intervention | 1. A single visit from a health visitor at 72 hours in addition to normal follow-up services 2. Normal follow-up services |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | Not provided at time of registration |
Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
Overall study start date | 10/01/1992 |
Completion date | 31/01/1993 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Senior |
Sex | Not Specified |
Target number of participants | Added as of 23/05/2008: 204 |
Key inclusion criteria | Patients of St Martin's Hospital geriatric wards that were being discharged home |
Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
Date of first enrolment | 10/01/1992 |
Date of final enrolment | 31/01/1993 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
St Martin's Hospital
Bath
BA2 5RP
United Kingdom
BA2 5RP
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Government
Government
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk | |
Website | http://www.doh.gov.uk |
Funders
Funder type
Government
NHS Executive South West (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 | 01/01/1994 | Yes | No |