To examine how medicines use may be improved in elderly patients
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN81524227 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN81524227 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N0569131272 |
- Submission date
- 30/09/2004
- Registration date
- 30/09/2004
- Last edited
- 20/10/2011
- Recruitment status
- Stopped
- Overall study status
- Stopped
- Condition category
- Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Mr - Care of Salford Primary Care Trust (UK)
Scientific
Scientific
Salford PCT
Sandringham House
Castle Courts Windsor Street
Salford
Manchester
M5 4DG
United Kingdom
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Not specified |
| Study type | Not Specified |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | An investigation into the outcomes of intensive pharmaceutical input into the care of patients in an intermediate care facility. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Not Applicable: Service delivery |
| Intervention | Randomised sample of intermediate care patients receive either standard or intensive pharmaceutical input to their care. Added June 2008: trial stopped due to lack of funding. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Numbers of patients readmitted to and time to readmission into secondary care for failure to adequately control existing medical conditions |
| Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
| Overall study start date | 01/10/2003 |
| Completion date | 01/06/2005 |
| Reason abandoned (if study stopped) | Lack of funding. |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Senior |
| Sex | Not Specified |
| Target number of participants | 500 patients approximately |
| Key inclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/10/2003 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/06/2005 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Salford PCT
Manchester
M5 4DG
United Kingdom
M5 4DG
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Department of Health
Government
Government
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
| Website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
|---|
Funders
Funder type
Government
Salford Primary Care Trust (UK)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
