Trial Outcomes & Findings for Initial Specialist Telephone Consultation With New Patients in Secondary Care (NCT NCT00988000)

NCT ID: NCT00988000

Last Updated: 2019-10-25

Results Overview

Patient Satisfaction assessed by MISS scale, Medical interview satisfaction score. The score 0-7, 0 means dissatisfaction, higher scores indicate higher satisfaction.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

157 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

First clinic appointment (Month 0) and Follow-up appointment (6 months

Results posted on

2019-10-25

Participant Flow

Patients' who attending respiratory outpatient clinics

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Agree to Alternative Study Invitation
Patients Respond to study invitation - agree to alternative consultation
Declined the Alternative Study Invitation
Patients respond to study invitation - declined/ non-responders for the invitation
Comparator
Patients - choose and book
Overall Study
STARTED
49
51
57
Overall Study
COMPLETED
49
51
57
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Respond to Study Invitation - Agree to Alternative Consultatio
n=49 Participants
participants agreed to have an alternative consultation i.e. telephone consultation for their first hospital appointment
Respond to Study Invitation - Declined/ Non-responders
n=51 Participants
Participants declined or did not respond to the invitation to participate in the study
Comparator - Choose and Book
n=57 Participants
participants in this group booked their appointment through the choose and book system
Total
n=157 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Sex: Female, Male
Male
22 Participants
n=49 Participants
23 Participants
n=51 Participants
29 Participants
n=57 Participants
74 Participants
n=157 Participants
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
0 Participants
Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.
Region of Enrollment
United Kingdom
49 participants
n=49 Participants
51 participants
n=51 Participants
57 participants
n=57 Participants
157 participants
n=157 Participants
Age, Continuous
62 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.7 • n=49 Participants
57.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.7 • n=51 Participants
50.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 17.0 • n=57 Participants
56.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.8 • n=157 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
27 Participants
n=49 Participants
28 Participants
n=51 Participants
28 Participants
n=57 Participants
83 Participants
n=157 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: First clinic appointment (Month 0) and Follow-up appointment (6 months

Population: Incomplete data and those that had an alternative consultation did not need a follow up appointment

Patient Satisfaction assessed by MISS scale, Medical interview satisfaction score. The score 0-7, 0 means dissatisfaction, higher scores indicate higher satisfaction.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Agree to the Alternative Consultation
n=44 Participants
Patients respond to study invitation and agree
Declined the Alternative Study Invitation
n=29 Participants
Declined/non-responders for the invitation
Comparator
n=41 Participants
Patients choose and book
Patient Satisfaction of the Alternative Consultation
first clinic appointment
5.85 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.73
5.67 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.68
5.26 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.70
Patient Satisfaction of the Alternative Consultation
follow-up appointment
5.47 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.53
5.36 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.98

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 0-6 months

reduction in number of required investigations

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Agree to the Alternative Consultation
n=49 Participants
Patients respond to study invitation and agree
Declined the Alternative Study Invitation
n=51 Participants
Declined/non-responders for the invitation
Comparator
n=57 Participants
Patients choose and book
Number of Required Investigations
Planned investigations
147 number of investigation
117 number of investigation
128 number of investigation
Number of Required Investigations
Completed investigations
145 number of investigation
105 number of investigation
116 number of investigation

Adverse Events

Agree to Alternative Study Invitation

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Declined the Alternative Study Invitation

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Comparator

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Professor Martyn Partridge

Imperial College

Phone: +44 (0)20 7594 7959

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place