Effectiveness of an integrated care guideline training programme (Primary Care 101) on the processes and outcomes of non-communicable chronic diseases compared with usual training and support in primary care in South Africa
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN20283604 |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN20283604 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 16/02/2011
- Registration date
- 24/03/2011
- Last edited
- 21/12/2015
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English Summary
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Lara Fairall
Scientific
Scientific
Knowledge Translation Unit
University of Cape Town Lung Institute
George Street
Mowbray
Cape Town
7700
South Africa
| Phone | +27 21 406 6979 |
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| Lara.Fairall@uct.ac.za |
Study information
| Study design | Pragmatic two-arm stratified cluster randomised controlled trial |
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| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Hospital |
| Study type | Treatment |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
| Scientific title | Effectiveness of an integrated care guideline training programme (Primary Care 101) on the processes and outcomes of non-communicable chronic diseases compared with usual training and support in primary care in South Africa: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial |
| Study acronym | PC 101 |
| Study hypothesis | Equipping nurse middle managers as outreach trainers to train primary care staff in integrated adult case management based on a simplified short (101 page), syndromic guideline, can simultaneously improve the quality of care for chronic diseases, chronic respiratory disease and mental health, in resource-constrained non-physician led primary care services. |
| Ethics approval(s) | University of Cape Town Human Research Ethics Committee approved on 1st February 2011, (HREC REF 119/2010) |
| Condition | Diabetes, hypertension, depression, chronic respiratory disease-Primary care management |
| Intervention | Intervention group:Primary care 101 Integrated care guideline 1. Training of existing PALSA PLUS trainers as outreach trainers for expanded guideline (one 5 day training) 2. Outreach training of all primary care staff in intervention clinics (estimated 6 sessions per clinic) 3. Expanded prescribing provisions for professional nurses trained in 101 at intervention clinics for the duration of the trial. These provisions would make the following seven drugs available for PN prescription: 3.1. Enalapril 10mg daily for hypertension (HPT) 3.2. Amlodipine 5mg daily for HPT where enalapril is contra-indicated 3.3. Glibenclamide up to 5mg bd for diabetes 3.4. Glicazide up to 40mg two times a day (bd) for diabetes where glibenclamide is contra-indicated 3.5. Simvastatin 10mg daily for diabetes or cardiovascular disease risk > 20% 3.6. Budesonide up to 200mcg bd for asthma 3.7. Prednisone 20-40mg daily for maximum 7 days for acute exacerbations of asthma/COPD PALSA PLUS maintenance training to continue in intervention group Control group: 1. Passive dissemination of integrated care guideline 2. PALSA PLUS training and guideline |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Based on target chronic condition. 1. Hypertension:Treatment intensification defined as 1.1. Increase in dose of antihypertensive medication or 1.2. Addition of new antihypertensive or 1.3. Addition of aspirin or 1.4. Addition/ increase in dose of statin 2. Diabetes: Treatment intensification defined as 2.1. Increase in dose of oral hypoglycaemic/ insulin or 2.2. Addition of new oral hypoglycaemic / insulin or 2.3. Addition/ increase in dose of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or 2.4. Addition of aspirin or 2.5. Addition/ increase in dose of statin 3. Chronic respiratory disease: Treatment intensification defined as 3.1. Addition of beta-agonist or 3.2. Addition of ipratropium bromide or 3.3. Addition of oral theophylline or 3.4. Addition/ increase in dose of inhaled corticosteroid 4. Depression:Case detection defined as 4.1. Started on antidepressant medication or 4.2. Referred for counselling or 4.3. Referred to psychiatric services All outcomes will be measured 14 months after recruitment (12-14 months after the intervention has started in intervention clinics). |
| Secondary outcome measures | Process outcomes 1. Breakdown of treatment intensification and test-ordering outcome by components 2. Appropriate prescribing for cardiovascular disease risk indicated by: 2.1. Proportion receiving aspirin 2.2. Proportion receiving simvastatin 2.3. Proportion receiving ACE inhibitor 3. Appropriate prescribing for obstructive lung disease indicated by: 3.1. Proportion receiving an inhaled corticosteroid 3.2. Ratio of beta-agonist to inhaled corticosteroid 4. Appropriate screening for complications: 4.1. Proportion reporting dilated eye exam 4.2. Proportion reporting foot exam 5. Smoking endpoints: 5.1. Proportion receiving smoking cessation advice 5.2. Proportion who quit 5.3. Number of units smoked per day 5.4. Readiness to quit smoking ( Prochaska and DiClemente model) 6. Proportion of prescriptions filled (as proxy of adherence) Intermediate outcomes 1. Cardiovascular disease risk 2. Systolic BP 3. HbA1C 10. Waist circumference 11. Body mass index (BMI) Health outcomes 1. Cardiovascular (CVS) event (acute myocardial infarction (MI) and/or stroke and/or death) 2. Mortality 3. HRQoL (EuroQol 5D, St Georges Respiratory Questionnaire, CESD-10) Economic 1. WHOs Disability Assessment Schedule II 2. Income and changes due to illness 3. Admissions 4. Inpatient days 5. Clinic visits All outcomes will be measured 14 months after recruitment (12-14 months after the intervention has started in intervention clinics). |
| Overall study start date | 22/03/2011 |
| Overall study end date | 30/11/2012 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
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| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | CLINICS: 38; PATIENTS: 4598 |
| Participant inclusion criteria | 1.Clinics: Nurse-led fixed primary care clinics in the Eden and Overberg districts of the Western Cape province, South Africa (all clinics service around or more than 10,000 attendances per year) 2. Patients -Age more than 18 years and written consent to participate in the study 3. Four cohorts are defined. Patients may fulfill inclusion criteria for more than one cohort. Inclusion criteria based on four target chronic diseases: 3.1. Hypertension: self-reported hypertension on medication 3.2. Diabetes: self-reported diabetes on medication 3.3. Chronic respiratory disease: self-reported asthma/ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) / chronic bronchitis/ emphysema or cough and/or difficult breathing for more than 2 weeks (not on TB treatment in the past 3 months) 3.4. Depression: CES-D 10 (Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale) score of 10 or more |
| Participant exclusion criteria | 1. Clinics: 1.1. Clinics with less than 9,000 attendances in the year preceding randomisation 1.2. Satellite and mobile clinics 1.3. Clinics providing exclusive antiretroviral treatment services 1.4. Clinics where chronic disease care is shared with large referral centres (to limit contamination) 2. Patients: 2.1. Inability to meet the inclusion criteria 2.2. Acute and/or terminal condition precluding participation such as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or cancer 2.3. Psychiatric diagnoses precluding participation such as schizophrenia, dementia and other cognitive impairment measured by self report or medical history 2.4. For chronic respiratory disease: patients receiving TB treatment in the past 3 months will be excluded |
| Recruitment start date | 22/03/2011 |
| Recruitment end date | 30/11/2012 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- South Africa
Study participating centre
Knowledge Translation Unit
Cape Town
7700
South Africa
7700
South Africa
Sponsor information
University of Cape Town (South Africa)
University/education
University/education
University of Cape Town Lung Institute
George Street
Mowbray
Cape Town
7700
South Africa
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/03p74gp79 |
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Funders
Funder type
Government
National Institutes of Health - National Heart, Lund and Blood institute (USA) (NHLBI-HV-09-12)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
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| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
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| Results article | results | 30/11/2015 | Yes | No |
Editorial Notes
21/12/2015: Publication reference added.
