Managing Homeless People Better

ISRCTN	ISRCTN06481116
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN06481116
Protocol serial number	11278
Sponsor	Queen Mary, University of London (UK)
Funder	NIHR (UK) - Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) RfPB PB-PG-0110-21014

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Not provided at time of registration

Prof Graham Foster
Scientific

Institute of Cell and Molecular Science
Medical College
Turner Street
London
E1 2AD
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 20 7882 2483
Email	g.r.foster@qmul.ac.uk

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Interventional randomised open label controlled clinical trial; Design type: Process of Care, Treatment
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title	Discharge planning for the homeless, examining The London Pathway. Does a GP led discharge team reduce the inpatient burden and improve quality of care?
Study objectives	The London Pathway model of care for people who are homeless improves the quality of care and reduces overall length of hospital stay. http://public.ukcrn.org.uk/search/StudyDetail.aspx?StudyID=11278
Ethics approval(s)	London South East ethics committee, ref:11/LO/0755
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Topic: Primary Care Research Network for England, Oral and Gastrointestinal, Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting Themes; Subtopic: Oral and Gastrointestinal (all Subtopics), Generic Health Relevance (all Subtopics); Disease: All Diseases, Hepatology, Health Services Research
Intervention	Randomised trial of enhanced vs normal care for people who are homeless. GP assisted care, GP to assist in management Follow Up Length: 6 months
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Length of stay; Timepoint: Duration of in-patient stay
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	30/06/2013

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Lower age limit	18 Years
Upper age limit	100 Years
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	800
Key inclusion criteria	1. People admitted to one of the hospitals involved in the study who do not have a home of their own where they usually sleep at night 2. Male & Female, Lower Age Limit 18 years, Upper Age Limit 100 years
Key exclusion criteria	1. Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent 2. Temporarily homeless (defined as likely to be without accommodation for less than 2 weeks)
Date of first enrolment	01/12/2011
Date of final enrolment	30/06/2013

Institute of Cell and Molecular Science

London
E1 2AD
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	01/06/2016		Yes	No

09/06/2016: Publication reference added.