A randomised controlled trial (RCT) of the effect of a primary care liaison worker on shared care for drug users.

• Register: ISRCTN
• Last refreshed on: 13 January 2015
• Main ID: ISRCTN70625904
• 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 (RCT) of the effect of a primary care liaison worker on shared care for drug users.
• Date of first enrolment: 01/06/1997
• Target sample size: 0
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN70625904
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Randomised controlled trial (Other)

Countries of recruitment

United Kingdom

Contacts

• Name: Eleanor Roaf

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

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.
Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Addiction
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opiods

Intervention(s)

1. Services of a primary care liaison worker
2. Normal CDT services offered

Primary Outcome(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.

Secondary Outcome(s)

Not provided at time of registration

Secondary ID(s)

PSI A-98

Source(s) of Monetary Support

NHS Primary and Secondary Care Interface National Research and Development Programme (UK)