The use of publicity as an intervention to increase the use of Library services by GPs in Cornwall.

ISRCTN	ISRCTN17892253
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN17892253
Protocol serial number	N0202140093
Sponsor	Department of Health
Funder	Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Mrs Katy Oak
Scientific

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Treliske
Truro
TR1 3LJ
United Kingdom

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Not Applicable: Service delivery
Intervention	1. A visit to the practice to put a poster on the staff notice board and to give individual GPs a folder containing publicity material for the library 2. An email to each GP publicising library services 3. Control group - no publicity
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	To check databases to see if there has been an increased use by GPs and to establish the most effective intervention.
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	30/03/2004

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Key inclusion criteria	GP practices will be randomly selected to receive one of 3 interventions.
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/03/2004
Date of final enrolment	30/03/2004

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro
TR1 3LJ
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	01/09/2008		Yes	No