Transcript September 2012 PPI presentation (190kb, pdf)

Patient and Public Event
4th September 2012
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Welcome
Background & reason for meeting
Outline of the study
Your Experience & thoughts
Trial Intervention
Logo / Website
Lay Summary
Trial Steering Committee
Thank you & Next event
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Initial event in January 2011
◦ This helped to shape the application
PLEASANT initial application submitted February 2011
 Full submission November 2011
 Funding finally agreed 28th May 2012
 Study started July 2012
Now we need your help again to progress the
actual study and make sure it is still relevant,
important and appropriate for those
participating
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There is a rise in children with asthma being poorly in
September when children return to school. There is also a
drop in prescriptions being collected in August. We would
like to see if we can reduce the numbers of children having
asthma attacks by reminding them to pick up their
medication and use it as prescribed by their GP at least 2
weeks before going back to school
The Design;
 Randomised control trial
 140 general practices
◦ Approximately 14,000 children with asthma
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We will send the intervention from half of the practices, to
children with asthma, to see if it has any effect.
We will collect information on any NHS contacts for a year
after the intervention has been sent
The trial will finish at the end of January 2015
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Hospital Admissions
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Doncaster
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Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
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Prescriptions
England
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All ….. What do you think of what we are
trying to do?
Children ….
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Have you ever stopped taking your
medication as you should do over the school
holidays?
Have you ever noticed your asthma getting
worse once you go back to school?
Parents….
what are your thoughts?
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Do you have any other ideas?
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http://www.shef.ac.uk/scharr/pleasant
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On the website there will be a folder with all
the patient and public events included
Are you happy to have your names included
on the attendance lists?
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To oversee the study and to make sure it runs as it should we need a
Trial Steering Committee
Current members include; The Principal Investigator (Steven), a
GP/Respiratory Expert, a GP/Professor of Primary Care & a Primary Care
Statistician
We would also like to invite 2 parents to join the
committee
 The TSC will meet 3 or 4 times throughout the duration of the study
 The next meeting is Fri 21st September (11am-1pm), then around March
2013 and again towards the end of the trial
 Meetings will be no longer than 2 hours – with refreshments
 You will receive a list of key terms used in the trial to help in
understanding
 You will be paid £50 For attending (as out of pocket expenses)
 Travel costs are also paid
 You will get support before and after the meetings from Jonathan to talk
about any issues you might have
Any volunteers?
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You will receive a certificate of attendance
which we will send through the post (make
sure we have your correct address)
We will be holding another event to let you
know how the trial went and the results.
This will be in January 2015
Would you like to be invited to this?
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