Prospective randomised controlled trial to assess the effect of patient information leaflets on Hickman lines on patients' knowledge and anxiety

ISRCTN	ISRCTN33138878
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN33138878
Protocol serial number	N0263104856
Sponsor	Department of Health (UK)
Funder	University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

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Not provided at time of registration

Miss C J Vaizey
Scientific

Department of Surgery
Charles Bell House
67-73 Riding House Street
London
W1P 7LD
United Kingdom

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study type	Participant information sheet
Scientific title	Prospective randomised controlled trial to assess the effect of patient information leaflets on Hickman lines on patients' knowledge and anxiety
Study objectives	That detailed patient information leaflets make no differences to patients' knowledge, satisfaction and anxiety.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Surgery: Hickman lines
Intervention	1. Questionnaire before treatment 2. Questionnaire after treatment
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	1. Patient comprehension scores 2. Patient satisfaction scores 3. Patient anxiety levels
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	01/06/2007

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target sample size at registration	120
Key inclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/11/2001
Date of final enrolment	01/06/2007

Department of Surgery

London
W1P 7LD
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?
Participant information sheet	Participant information sheet	11/11/2025	11/11/2025	No	Yes

02/11/2016: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.