eTHOS: Enhancing the health of NHS Staff. A trial to assess an employee health screening clinic for NHS staff
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- HS Staff are the participants in this trial and are considered healthy, although unknown conditions may be diagnosed as a result of the intervention screeningNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN10237475
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Birmingham
- Brief Summary
2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35897113/ (added 28/07/2022) 2024 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39192689/ (added 29/08/2024)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 236
Inclusion Criteria
Must be an employee of one of the participating NHS Trusts (an employee is defined as any individual employed (i.e. undertaking work for payment) by the participating Trust)
Exclusion Criteria
1. Previous attendees of the current Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham pilot screening clinic
2. Paramedics, community NHS staff and volunteers
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Recruitment rate at 26 weeks <br>2. Referral to recommended services at 26 weeks (intervention arm only)<br>3. Uptake of recommended services at 26 weeks (self-report) (intervention arm only)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility outcomes: <br>1. Referrals to recommended services at 52 weeks <br>2. Acceptability of intervention to participants and health clinic staff measured using face to face interviews and focus groups. These will take place from randomisation to the end of 52 week follow up<br>3. Feasibility of trial processes measured using completeness of relevant data items, interviews at 52 weeks<br>4. Indication of intervention contamination measured using resource usage collected at baseline, 26 & 52 weeks<br>Outcomes related to the definitive RCT: <br>6. Absenteeism with reasons at 26 & 52 weeks (including self-report and employee records)<br>7. Presenteeism measured using WHO-HPQ questionnaire at 26 & 52 weeks (self-complete)<br>8. HRQoL measured using EuroQol EQ5D 5-level at 26 & 52 weeks (self-complete)<br>9. Healthcare and occupational health service utilisation at 26 & 52 weeks (self-reported)<br>10. Resource use/costs (questionnaire to patients & trial data) at 26 & 52 weeks