The Bliss cluster randomised control trial on the Effects of Active Dissemination of Information

ISRCTN	ISRCTN89683698
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN89683698
Protocol serial number	05/Q0605/180
Sponsor	The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (UK)
Funder	BLISS - The premature baby charity (UK)

Submission date: 14/05/2007
Registration date: 05/06/2007
Last edited: 05/12/2017

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Pregnancy and Childbirth

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Dominique Acolet
Scientific

The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health
Chiltern Court
188 Baker Street
London
NW1 5SD
United Kingdom

Study information

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Cluster randomised control trial.
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study type	Participant information sheet
Scientific title	The Bliss cluster randomised control trial on the Effects of Active Dissemination of Information
Study acronym	BEADI
Study objectives	The aim of BEADI is to assess whether an innovative active strategy for the dissemination of neonatal research findings, recommendations and national neonatal guidelines is more likely to lead to changes in policy and practice than the traditional (more passive) forms of dissemination in the UK.
Ethics approval(s)	East London and The City HA Local Research Ethics Committee 3. Ref 05/Q0605/180
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Premature babies
Intervention	Of the 181 units recruited, 87 and 94 units were randomised into the active group and the control group, respectively. The key methods involved in the Active Dissemination of Information strategy are: 1. Audit, feedback and benchmarking of units in active arm 2. Active arm lead clinicians participating in workshops with opinion leaders lectures on evidence based practice around each outcome and consensus process 3. Implementation of changes at units level with reinforcement by regional leaders trained in organisation of changes The duration of the intervention was 3 months (October - December 2006).
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Outcome measures involve detecting whether there has been a change in any of the following four indicators after the active educational intervention has taken place: 1. Experienced resuscitation team present at birth 2. Surfactant administration in labour ward and timing of intubation 3. Temperature on admission to the neonatal unit and timing of first measurement of temperature 4. Use of plastic bag to prevent heat loss at birth The four indicators will be measured at baseline and three months after the intervention.
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	No secondary outcome measures
Completion date	01/10/2008

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	60
Key inclusion criteria	Hospital staff : Lead neonatologist for clinical governance in each maternity hospital in England. Babies born in England before 27 weeks gestation between January 2006 - 31st March 2007.
Key exclusion criteria	None
Date of first enrolment	01/10/2005
Date of final enrolment	01/10/2008

Locations

Countries of recruitment

United Kingdom
England

Study participating centre

The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health

London
NW1 5SD
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	01/11/2011		Yes	No
Protocol article	protocol	08/10/2007		Yes	No
Participant information sheet	Participant information sheet	11/11/2025	11/11/2025	No	Yes

Editorial Notes

05/12/2017: internal review.