Assessment of anticoagulant control in primary care using near patient testing and computerised decision support.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN92166461

Enrollment

368

Registered

2004-01-23

Start date

1994-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Thromboembolic disease Circulatory System Arterial embolism and thrombosis

Interventions

A randomised controlled trial using 12 primary care practices in Birmingham, UK (9 intervention and 3 control). The study used 2 control populations

patients individually randomly allocated as controls in the intervention practices (intra-practice controls), and all patients in the 3 control practices (inter-practice controls), included to estimat

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients receiving warfarin therapy (n=368)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The main outcome measure used was INR control determined by; number of tests performed within target INR range; point prevalence of patients achieving individual therapeutic INR targets; and individual proportion of time spent within therapeutic target range.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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