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Note: This record shows only 22 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register. |
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Last refreshed on:
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13 January 2015 |
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Main ID: |
ISRCTN15571556 |
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Date of registration:
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23/01/2004 |
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Prospective Registration:
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Public title:
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Improving quality of referral: a cost-effectiveness evaluation of clinical guidelines for infertility management across the interface
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Date of first enrolment:
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01/01/1997 |
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Target sample size:
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689 |
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Recruitment status: |
Completed |
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URL:
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http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN15571556 |
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Study type:
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Interventional |
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Study design:
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Randomised controlled trial (Treatment)
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Contacts
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Affiliation:
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Name:
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Jill
Morrison |
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Address:
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Department of General Practice
University of Glasgow
4 Lancaster Crescent
G12 0RR
Glasgow
United Kingdom |
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Telephone:
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+44 (0)141 211 1666 |
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jmm4y@clinmed.gla.ac.uk |
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: The sample comprised all general practices in Greater Glasgow Health Board Area (n = 621,at the beginning of the study). All referrals to each of five hospitals in Glasgow managing infertility were collected for one year.
Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration
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Gender:
Both
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
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Pregnancy and childbirth: Pregnancy
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conception
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Intervention(s)
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The guidelines were evaluated in a cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT). General practices in the intervention arm received the guidelines and those in the control arm were told they would receive them after one year.
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Primary Outcome(s)
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1. The time from presentation to referral
2. Investigations completed in general practice
3. Number and content of hospital outpatient visits
4. The time to reach a management plan
5. Costs for referrals from the two groups
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Secondary Outcome(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Source(s) of Monetary Support
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NHS Primary and Secondary Care Interface National Research and Development Programme (UK)
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Results
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Results available:
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