Does receiving a leaflet about the symptoms of gynaecological cancers affect women's attendance at their GP practice?

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer; Gynaecological cancers

• Registration Number: ISRCTN61738692
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Northampton

Brief Summary

2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30092768

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2014-10-31
• Study Start: 2017-08-23
• Last Update Posted: 3 September 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 16054

Inclusion Criteria

1. Women registered with one of the study GP practices
2. Aged 40 years or over

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women on the oncology and palliative care registers
2. Learning difficulties
3. Mental health problems

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The proportion of eligible women who consult their GP for symptoms indicative of<br>gynaecological cancers. This was measured by the presence, and dates, of one or more Read codes in the women's electronic patient record that related to the symptoms described in the educational leaflet and which were indicative of gynaecological cancers. The data was extracted for the 4-month time period starting on the day after the GP practice mail out date (for both experimental and control groups)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The proportions of eligible women whose GP practice electronic record contained evidence of referrals, diagnostic tests and diagnoses assosiated with gynaecological cancers. These was measured by the presence, and dates, of one or more Read codes in the women's electronic patient record that related to referrals, diagnostic tests and diagnoses associated with gynaecological cancers. The data was extracted for the 4-month time period starting on the day after the GP practice mail out date (for both experimental and control groups)