Exploratory randomised controlled trial of training general practitioners to manage patients with persistent medically unexplained symptoms

ISRCTN ISRCTN44384258
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN44384258
Secondary identifying numbers G0100809
Submission date
18/05/2001
Registration date
18/05/2001
Last edited
25/03/2009
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

Prof Richard Keith Morriss
Scientific

University Department of Psychiatry
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Liverpool
L69 3GA
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)151 706 4140
Email r.k.morriss@liv.ac.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)GP practice
Study typeDiagnostic
Scientific title
Study acronymMUST
Study objectivesTo determine efficacy, feasibility and generalisability of health facilitator delivered training to General Practitioners (GPs) for patients with medically unexplained symptoms.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedPublic health, social medicine
InterventionHealth professionals trained to train GPs in reattribution (6 h) versus no training in reattribution
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureGP communication behaviour with medically unexplained symptom patients, patient symptom beliefs, emotional distress and satisfaction with GP care.
Secondary outcome measuresNo secondary outcome measures
Overall study start date01/07/2003
Completion date30/05/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants140
Key inclusion criteriaPractices: all GPs willing to be trained in reattribution, patients with medically unexplained symptoms for 3 months or more (June 2006: previously the inclusion criteria stated 6 months or more)
Key exclusion criteria1. Under 18 years
2. Refuse consent to data collection
3. Already receiving treatment for medically unexplained symptoms
4. Definite physical pathology that explains presenting physical symptoms
Date of first enrolment01/07/2003
Date of final enrolment30/05/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

University Department of Psychiatry
Liverpool
L69 3GA
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Mersey Care NHS Trust/University of Liverpool (UK)
Hospital/treatment centre

Mersey Care NHS Trust
Trust Offices
Parkbourn
Maghull
L31 1HW
England
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)151 250 3000
Email communications@merseycare.nhs.uk
Website http://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/
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Funders

Funder type

Research council

Medical Research Council (UK)
Government organisation / National government
Alternative name(s)
Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), UK Medical Research Council, MRC
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?
Results article results: 01/07/2006 Yes No
Other publications qualitative analysis: 01/04/2009 Yes No