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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2015
Main ID:  ISRCTN14818560
Date of registration: 23/01/2004
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Public title: A Randomised Controlled Trial of service level agreements between GPs and secondary services for the care of the long term mentally ill.
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Date of first enrolment: 01/02/1997
Target sample size: 0
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN14818560
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised controlled trial (Not Specified)  
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Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Contacts
Name: Richard    Byng
Address:  Department of General Practice UMDS (Guy's and St Thomas') 80 Kennington Road SE11 6SP London United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7735 8881
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Practices: General practices with a majority of their patients within the Mental Health Trust boundaries, with a computerised repeat prescribing system.
Patients: Patients with long term mental illness based on the criteria of duration, diagnosis and disability. Patients with diagnoses of schizophrenia and related disorders and bipolar affective disorder will be included, in addition to those with chronic relapsing depression or on prophylactic antidepressants for more than six months. Those disabled by chronic neurotic disorders will also be included.

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Age minimum:
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Gender: Not Specified
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Mental and behavioural disorders: Schizophrenia and other psychoses
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Schizophrenia
Intervention(s)
1. Locally negotiated service level agreements
2. Standard care
Primary Outcome(s)
The principal outcome measures will include levels of disability, mental ill health, self care and quality of life. Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), Health of the Nation Outcome Scale (HoNOS), Verona Satisfaction Scales (VECS and VSSS), GHQ for patient carers, Client Service Receipt Interview (CSRI) to assess cost, questionnaires to evaluate staff views on the clarity of roles and attitudes to the primary/secondary care interface.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary ID(s)
PSI A-88
Source(s) of Monetary Support
NHS Primary and Secondary Care Interface National Research and Development Programme (UK)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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