Nurse education to improve knowledge and attitude towards patients with cognitive impairment on medical and surgical wards
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN69035158 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN69035158 |
| Protocol serial number | N0155153517 |
| Sponsor | Department of Health |
| Funder | Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (UK), NHS R&D Support Funding |
- Submission date
- 30/09/2005
- Registration date
- 30/09/2005
- Last edited
- 04/10/2011
- Recruitment status
- Stopped
- Overall study status
- Stopped
- Condition category
- Nervous System Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr N Purandare
Scientific
Scientific
Department of Old Age Psychiatry
University of Manchester
2nd Floor Education and Research Centre
Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road
Manchester
M23 9LT
United Kingdom
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Clustered randomised controlled trial with a crossover |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study type | Participant information sheet |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | Does nurse education improve knowledge and attitude towards patients with cognitive impairment on medical and surgical wards? |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Nervous System Diseases: Cognitive disorders |
| Intervention | The intervention is an education programme comprising of workshops to improve verbal and non-verbal communication skills, valuing independence and respecting personhood which is combined with routine clinical advice from the liaison service. This is compared to a non intervention group which will receive routine clinical advice from the liaison service only. As of 04/10/2011 this trial has stopped due to a transfer of staff between intervention and control wards. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
Knowledge and attitudes of general nurses |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Not provided at time of registration |
| Completion date | 31/10/2005 |
| Reason abandoned (if study stopped) | Lack of staff |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Not Specified |
| Sex | Not Specified |
| Target sample size at registration | 150 |
| Key inclusion criteria | Daytime group of nursing staff on 4 acute wards - 2 medical and 2 surgical. |
| Key exclusion criteria | The study is being conducted on four inpatient acute wards and the only exclusion criteria is refusal of consent to participate. |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/10/2004 |
| Date of final enrolment | 31/10/2005 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- England
Study participating centre
Department of Old Age Psychiatry
Manchester
M23 9LT
United Kingdom
M23 9LT
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant information sheet | Participant information sheet | 11/11/2025 | 11/11/2025 | No | Yes |
