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Register:	ISRCTN
Last refreshed on:	21 November 2022
Main ID:	ISRCTN96334088
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 changing radiology referrals across the primary secondary interface
Scientific title:	A randomised controlled trial of changing radiology referrals across the primary secondary interface
Date of first enrolment:	01/10/1997
Target sample size:	244
Recruitment status:	Completed
URL:	https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN96334088
Study type:	Interventional
Study design:	Randomised controlled trial (Screening)
Phase:	Not Specified

Countries of recruitment
England	United Kingdom

Contacts

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Affiliation:

Name:	Martin Eccles
Address:	Centre for Health Services Research University of Newcastle Upon Tyne 21 Claremont Place NE2 4AA Newcastle Upon Tyne United Kingdom
Telephone:	+44 (0)191 222 6780
Email:	martin.eccles@ncl.ac.uk
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The study was based in six radiology departments (in both district general and teaching hospitals) in the north east of England and Grampian region in Scotland. All 247 general practices, with the exception of one university practice, that were served entirely by these radiology departments were included in the study.
Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

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Gender: Not Specified

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Radiology referrals
Not Applicable

Intervention(s)

1. Control - postal paper copy of guidelines covering radiographs of the knee and lumbar spine
2. Intervention practices received in addition postal audit and feedback on use of the target investigations and investigation specific educational reminder messages about the relevant use of the investigation

Primary Outcome(s)

The main study outcome was the rate of ordering of x-rays measured over two 12 month periods, the second of which formed the intervention period.

Secondary Outcome(s)

Secondary outcomes were a costing study from the perspective of radiology departments and an assessment of the concordance of x-ray requests with criteria derived from guidelines.

Secondary ID(s)

PSI B-9

Source(s) of Monetary Support

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

Secondary Sponsor(s)

Ethics review

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Not provided at time of registration

Results

Results available:	Yes
Date Posted:
Date Completed:	31/01/2000
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