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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN30223324
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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A Comparison of Information Letters Sent to Patients Prior to Outpatient Clinic Appointments
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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N/A
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Serial number at source
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N0558125486
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Study hypothesis
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Does patient information sent prior to an appointment make patients better informed or increase the DNA (did not arrive) rate?
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Ethics approval
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Not provided at time of registration
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Study design
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Randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Not Applicable: Service delivery
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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Initial pilot of 50 patients to test methodology. Sample convenience of 200 consecutive new patients to clinic.
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Not provided at time of registration
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Anticipated start date
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01/01/2003
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Anticipated end date
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01/08/2003
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Status of trial
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Stopped
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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50
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Interventions
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Patient information sent prior to an appointment vs patient information not sent prior to an appointment
Added August 2008: trial stopped.
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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1. Reduction in DNA rate
2. Better informed patients
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Sources of funding
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Milton Keynes General NHS Trust (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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Contact name
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Mrs
V
Cook
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Address
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Milton Keynes General NHS Trust
Standing Way
Eaglestone
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City/town
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Milton Keynes
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Zip/Postcode
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MK6 5LD
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)1908 660033
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Email
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vanessa.cook@mkgeneral.nhs.uk
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Sponsor
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Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK)
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Address
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The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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SW1A 2NL
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)20 7307 2622
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Email
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
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Date applied
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30/09/2004
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Last edited
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01/08/2008
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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30/09/2004
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