Assessment and management of elderly people in the community: a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Completed
- Conditions
- GerentologyNot ApplicablePrimary care
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN23494848
- Lead Sponsor
- Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50000
Inclusion Criteria
All people on the GP register eligible for the over 75 check in the year following practice randomisation and training.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients in long stay care, Nursing Homes or patients who are terminally ill.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mortality, hospital and institutional admissions, quality of life (in a random sample of 24 practices) and use of services (in a random cross sectional samples measures at different time periods).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration