Evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of direct triage and transportation to minor injuries units (MIUs) by ambulance crews

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN21222541

Enrollment

834

Registered

2004-01-23

Start date

1999-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-02-20

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Conditions

Emergency medicine Not Applicable

Interventions

Transportation to a MIU rather than A&E

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Fit certain medical priority dispatch system (MPDS) codes during operational hours

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Outside operating hours 2. Children

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Added 12/01/10: 1. AS job time (999 call to ??job finished?? time) 2. Time to treatment (arrival at unit to time seen by doctor) 3. Total time in unit (arrival at unit to time left unit)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Added 12/01/10: Patient reported satisfaction: 1. Ambulance care 2. Satisfaction with outcome of treatment 3. overall quality of care	—

Countries

United Kingdom, Wales

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026