Developing and evaluating the effectiveness of educational prompts in improving diabetes care
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN21863140 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN21863140 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | 2005DIAB002 |
- Submission date
- 05/07/2005
- Registration date
- 25/07/2005
- Last edited
- 17/08/2018
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English Summary
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Robbie Foy
Scientific
Scientific
Centre for Health Services Research
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
21 Claremont Place
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4AA
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)191 222 7214 |
|---|---|
| R.C.Foy@ncl.ac.uk |
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | GP practice |
| Study type | Not Specified |
| Scientific title | Developing and evaluating the effectiveness of educational prompts in improving diabetes care |
| Study hypothesis | In general practices receiving glycaemic educational messages attached to laboratory test reports, compared to those practices not, the number of HbA1c test requests will be higher and the mean HbA1c value will be lower. Similarly for cholesterol messages the number of cholesterol tests will be higher and the mean cholesterol value will be lower. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Condition | Diabetes mellitus |
| Intervention | Short educational messages added to paper and electronic general practice laboratory test reports of Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). Practices, stratified by list size, will be randomly allocated to each intervention (glycaemic control educational messages and cholesterol control educational messages) independently. In the first randomisation, practices will be allocated to receive the glycaemic educational messages or control (no glycaemic educational messages). In the second randomisation, practices will be allocated to receive the cholesterol educational messages or control (no cholesterol educational messages). This will result in four groups: 1. Practices receiving glycaemic and cholesterol educational messages 2. Practices receiving only glycaemic educational messages 3. Practices receiving only cholesterol educational messages 4. Practices receiving no educational messages This will allow comparisons of the separate and combined effects of the two educational message interventions. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Number of HbA1c and cholesterol tests requested (standardised for practice size) and the general practice mean levels of HbA1c and cholesterol. |
| Secondary outcome measures | No secondary outcome measures |
| Overall study start date | 01/07/2005 |
| Overall study end date | 31/07/2006 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Other |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 39 practices |
| Participant inclusion criteria | General practices in Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Participant exclusion criteria | Does not meet inclusion criteria |
| Recruitment start date | 01/07/2005 |
| Recruitment end date | 31/07/2006 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Centre for Health Services Research
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4AA
United Kingdom
NE2 4AA
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Newcastle Primary Care NHS Trust (UK)
Hospital/treatment centre
Hospital/treatment centre
Research and Development Department
Benfield Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 4PF
England
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)191 219 6132 |
|---|---|
| alison.emslie@newcastle-pct.nhs.uk |
Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
Newcastle Primary Care NHS Trust (UK) (ref: 2005DIAB002) - The funding comes from service development rather than NHS R&D monies.
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protocol article | protocol | 24/07/2007 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | results | 16/12/2011 | Yes | No |
Editorial Notes
17/08/2018: Publication reference added.
