A randomised controlled trial (RCT) of the effect of a primary care liaison worker on shared care for drug users.
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN70625904 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN70625904 |
| Protocol serial number | PSI A-98 |
| Sponsor | Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK) |
| Funder | NHS Primary and Secondary Care Interface National Research and Development Programme (UK) |
- Submission date
- 23/01/2004
- Registration date
- 23/01/2004
- Last edited
- 18/11/2009
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Ms Eleanor Roaf
Scientific
Scientific
Bury & Rochdale Health Authority
21 Silver Street
Bury
BL9 0EN
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)161 7623188 |
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Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | Government policy is to increase the number of drug users receiving shared care between primary health care teams and secondary services. In Stockport a primary care liaison worker has been appointed to increase the number of drug users in shared care arrangements. The study will evaluate the effect of this appointment by means of a RCT and the study aims to demonstrate whether this approach is increasing shared care is effective. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Addiction |
| Intervention | 1. Services of a primary care liaison worker 2. Normal CDT services offered |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
The comparison between two groups (practices offered the services of a primary care liaison worker and those not) of the proportion of drug users in contact with the Community Drug Team who are in shared care arrangements with primary care teams 12 and 18 months post-randomisation. Hospital admissions and A&E attendances. |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Not provided at time of registration |
| Completion date | 30/11/1998 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Not Specified |
| Sex | All |
| Key inclusion criteria | Drug misusers who are in contact with the CDT and registered with a Stockport general practitioner. Participants must be opiate users of have used opiates more than once in the last 12 months. |
| Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/06/1997 |
| Date of final enrolment | 30/11/1998 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- England
Study participating centre
Bury & Rochdale Health Authority
Bury
BL9 0EN
United Kingdom
BL9 0EN
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 | 01/03/2002 | Yes | No |
