A prospective randomised controlled trial (RCT) to assess the effect of implementing a trauma nurse co-ordinator (TNC)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal injury; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

• Registration Number: ISRCTN76476654
• Lead Sponsor: HS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 1998-10-14
• Study Start: 2004-01-23
• Last Update Posted: 25 November 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1080

Inclusion Criteria

During a one month mapping exercise, 42% of surviving patients had a hospital stay 3 days or less. Therefore 1080 patients will be required to detect a difference of 10% between the study groups in the proportion of the patients discharged within 3 days of admission for a study power of 90% at the 5% two sided significance level. This is assuming a 5% death rate and a recruitment rate of 90%.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Refusal to participate
2. Missed patients (information not collected by research assistant)
3. Fractured neck of femur
4. Died in A&E
5. Transfer out of hospital from A&E

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified