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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2015
Main ID:  ISRCTN31675962
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: Helicobacter testing to rationalise use of endoscopy
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Date of first enrolment: 01/05/1995
Target sample size: 232
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN31675962
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised controlled trial (Treatment)  
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Contacts
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Affiliation: 
Name: Roger    Jones
Address:  General Practice & Primary Care Guy?s, King?s & St Thomas? School of Medicine 5 Lambeth Walk SE11 6SP London United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)207 735 8881/2
Email: roger.jones@kcl.ac.uk
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: A control group of practices in south east London pursuing 'usual' management of Helicobacter pylori, including endoscopy compared with a study group in which a near-patient test kit for Helicobacter pylori was provided for use on all patients under the age of 45 with persistent dyspepsia.
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet with inclusion criteria

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Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Peptic ulcer disease
Digestive System
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Intervention(s)
Randomised trial comparing a Helicobacter pylori test-and-treat strategy with referral to direct access endoscopy in the management of dyspepsia in general practice.
Primary Outcome(s)
1. Health care utilisation
2. Consulting rates
3. Prescribing rates
Secondary Outcome(s)
No secondary outcome measures
Secondary ID(s)
PSI03-32
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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