Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Prof M Anne Chamberlain
ORCID ID
Contact details
University of Leeds
Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Unit
36 Clarendon Road
Leeds
LS2 9NZ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)113 233 4937
M.A.Chamberlain@leeds.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
PCC103
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Therapy levels in our inpatient rehabilitation unit are among the lowest nationally, and approximately half those suggested to be optimal. However, rehabilitation therapists are expensive and in short supply. Would potential benefits in patient outcome, primarily measured by duration of stay, justify changes to current practice and staffing levels? With backing from the University of Leeds Clinical Trials Unit, we will undertake the first UK randomised, controlled trial designed to answer this important question.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Not applicable
Intervention
Not provided at time of registration
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Duration of stay
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
04/01/1995
Overall trial end date
31/03/1997
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
04/01/1995
Recruitment end date
31/03/1997
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
University of Leeds
Leeds
LS2 9NZ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
NHS Executive Northern and Yorkshire (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
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
2004 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12440799
Publication citations
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Results
Slade A, Tennant A, Chamberlain MA, A randomised controlled trial to determine the effect of intensity of therapy upon length of stay in a neurological rehabilitation setting., J Rehabil Med, 2002, 34, 6, 260-266.