Primary care genetics education and clinic location: a cluster randomised trial
Completed
- Conditions
- Family history of a genetic conditionNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN68167690
- Lead Sponsor
- Southampton University Hospitals Trust and University of Southampton (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All patients referred to the Wessex Clinical Genetics Service (WCGS) registered with a trial GP practice. All patients of all ages. If a child is referred one parent/guardian will complete the questionnaire, both sexes, all ethic groups.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Any patient who has previously been seen by the WCGS
2. Non GP referrals will be excluded from the education comparison
3. Urgent and ward referrals will be excluded from the location comparison
4. Patients receiving a home visit as a pre-clinic contact will be excluded from the location comparison
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Education: GP referral rate to clinical genetics<br>Location: clinic attendance rate
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Education: referral type, referral practice and attitudes to clinical genetics<br>Location: Patient satisfaction, patient clinic travel costs, NHS clinic costs, clinic waiting times, patients remaining in primary care