Patient involvement in education and training: a randomised cluster trial of a patient-led training programme to improve patient safety

ISRCTN ISRCTN94241579
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN94241579
Secondary identifying numbers 8835
Submission date
21/10/2010
Registration date
21/10/2010
Last edited
11/02/2019
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 Vikram Jha
Scientific

Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust
Duckworth Lane
Bradford
BD9 6RJ
United Kingdom

Email v.jha@leeds.ac.uk

Study information

Study designMulticentre non-randomised observational prevention qualitative study
Primary study designObservational
Secondary study designCohort study
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typePrevention
Scientific titlePatient involvement in education and training: a randomised cluster trial of a patient-led training programme to improve patient safety
Study objectivesThe study is a randomised cluster trial with control conducted in the former Yorkshire Deanery. In North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire (NEYNL) Foundation school the intervention and control arm will run in parallel sessions, trainees and participants will be randomly assigned to either group on the day of teaching. In the West Yorkshire Foundation School, teaching takes place on two sites, one site will receive the intervention (Harrogate) and a second site will receive the control (Airedale). Participants will be allocated to either site pre-intervention based on their on-call rota.
Ethics approval(s)MREC approved (ref: 10/H1302/6)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedTopic: Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting Themes; Subtopic: Generic Health Relevance (all Subtopics); Disease: Health Services Research
InterventionControl: Foundation Year 1 junior doctors will receive their standard mandatory patient safety training
Intervention: Foundation Year 1 junior doctors will listen to two patients talk about their experiences of a patient safety incident as part of their mandatory patient safety training
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureChange attitudes and culture among the doctors, measured with the Attitudes to Patient Safety Questionnaire (APSQ)
Secondary outcome measuresIn depth interviews with a purposive sample of ten trainees from each group, at 4 - 6 weeks following the teaching session
Overall study start date01/01/2010
Completion date30/11/2012

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Mixed
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participantsPlanned sample size: 438
Key inclusion criteria1. Foundation year one trainee doctors undertaking the patient safety module as part of their mandatory training in East and West Yorkshire.
2. Patients that have been involved in a patient safety incident in the NHS
3. Aged 18 years or older, either sex
Key exclusion criteria1. Trainee doctors - we anticipate that all those enrolled on the safety training module will be eligible to take part in the research study
2. Patients under the age of 18 years
3. Unable to give consent to participate
Date of first enrolment01/01/2010
Date of final enrolment30/11/2012

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust
Bradford
BD9 6RJ
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

NHS Bradford and Airedale (UK)
Government

Douglas Mill
Bowling Old Lane
Bradford
BD5 7JR
United Kingdom

Website http://www.bradfordairedale-pct.nhs.uk

Funders

Funder type

Government

Programme Grants for Applied Research
Government organisation / National government
Alternative name(s)
NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research, PGfAR
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article protocol 03/12/2010 Yes No
Results article results 01/09/2013 11/02/2019 Yes No

Editorial Notes

11/02/2019: Publication reference added.
29/08/2018: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.