Comparing a patient held reminder card to a doctor held reminder card to improve epilepsy care in the community.
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN57757215 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN57757215 |
| Protocol serial number | Imp 15-12 Thapar |
| Sponsor | Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK) |
| Funder | NHS Evaluation of Methods to Promote the Implementation of Research Findings (National Programme) (UK) |
- Submission date
- 23/01/2004
- Registration date
- 23/01/2004
- Last edited
- 20/11/2009
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Nervous System Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Ajar Thapar
Scientific
Scientific
Department of General Practice (CeReS Office)
University of Wales College of Medicine
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF4 4XN
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)29 2074 6632 |
|---|---|
| thaparak@cf.ac.uk |
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | To evaluate the effectiveness and usefulness of an epilepsy prompt and record card for the management of people with epilepsy in primary care. In addition the effectiveness of a patient held card will be compared to that of a card kept in the medical records. Evaluation was via a practice based randomised controlled trial over a period of 24 months. The card includes reminders to record key information about the clinical condition as well as prompts to carry out key tasks that have been identified as important in the research literature. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Epilepsy |
| Intervention | 1. Doctor held card (card inserted into the patients records) 2. Patient held card |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
Relate to usage of the card, recording information, the completion of key clinical tasks, seizure severity as well as measures of patient and doctor satisfaction. |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Not provided at time of registration |
| Completion date | 01/08/1999 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Not Specified |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 1275 |
| Key inclusion criteria | Patients with active epilepsy (either a seizure in the last 2 years or on anti epilepsy medication with a history of epilepsy) |
| Key exclusion criteria | Does not match inclusion criteria |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/04/1997 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/08/1999 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- Wales
Study participating centre
Department of General Practice (CeReS Office)
Cardiff
CF4 4XN
United Kingdom
CF4 4XN
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 01/02/2002 | Yes | No |
