Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
1
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
LWADRS
Study hypothesis
The use of a link-worker will improve attendance for Diabetic Retinal Screening in the Asian population of Coventry and Warwickshire.
Ethics approval
No formal approval is required as this trial is an operational research.
Study design
Group asssigned randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Screening
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Condition
Diabetic retinopathy
Intervention
The participating GP surgeries are randomised to the intervention and control groups.
Intervention group: A link worker is assigned to each participating surgery. All patients who do not attend their first screening visit have a second visit arranged. In the 48 hours prior to this the link worker contacts the patient to ensure they are aware of the appointment and remind them to attend. The link worker takes on an educational and facilitator role.
Control group: Usual care only
Duration of intervention will depend on recruitment at each surgery and the care required by participants.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Attendance at retinal screening
Secondary outcome measures
No secondary outcome measures
Overall trial start date
01/07/2007
Overall trial end date
01/07/2008
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
All patients attending retinal screening service in Coventry and Warwickshire
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
4 GP surgeries - target number 400 patients
Participant exclusion criteria
None
Recruitment start date
01/07/2007
Recruitment end date
01/07/2008
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Hospital of St Cross
Rugby
CV22 5PX
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
University of Warwick, Medical School (UK)
Sponsor details
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Coventry
CV4 7AL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
University/education
Funder name
University of Warwick, Medical School (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary
1. 2004 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15569141
Publication citations
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Results
O'Hare JP, Raymond NT, Mughal S, Dodd L, Hanif W, Ahmad Y, Mishra K, Jones A, Kumar S, Szczepura A, Hillhouse EW, Barnett AH, , Evaluation of delivery of enhanced diabetes care to patients of South Asian ethnicity: the United Kingdom Asian Diabetes Study (UKADS)., Diabet. Med., 2004, 21, 12, 1357-1365, doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2004.01373.x.