Trial name | Population | Host trial intervention and comparison | Design of the host trial | Design of SWAT |
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CASPER [10] | Patients at least 65 years of age with sub-threshold depression | Intervention: collaborative care including screening for depression, collaborative care and low intensity psychological intervention plus usual GP care Comparator: usual GP care alone | Individually randomised two-arm parallel group trial | Individually randomised two-arm parallel group trial |
ECLS [8] | Current or ex-smokers aged 50 to 75 years | Intervention: A new blood test named EarlyCDT-Lung test to detect seven autoantibodies to aid in the risk assessment and early detection of lung cancer Comparator: standard care | Individually randomised two-arm parallel group trial | Individually randomised two-arm parallel group trial |
Healthlines CVD [7] | Those aged 40 to 74 years with increased risk of cardiovascular disease | Intervention: NHS Direct-delivered telehealth intervention including telephone support and computer-based self-management to support patients Comparator: usual care | Individually randomised two-arm parallel group trial | Individually randomised two-arm parallel group trial |
Healthlines Depression [7] | Those at least 18 years of age and having a confirmed diagnosis of clinical depression | Intervention: NHS Direct-delivered telehealth intervention including telephone support and computer-based self-management to support patients Comparator: usual care | Individually randomised two-arm parallel group trial | Individually randomised two-arm parallel group trial |
HeLP Diabetes [unpublished] | Adults aged 18 or over, with type 2 diabetes | Intervention: facilitated and supported access (1—an introductory session with nurse introducing HeLP Diabetes web-based programme, 2—supportive follow-up phone calls, and 3—on-going discussion of patient’s self-management goals in routine appointments for diabetes-related matters) to healthcare for patients with diabetes) Comparator: an introductory session with nurse and follow-up phone calls | Individually randomised two-arm parallel group trial | Two-arm randomised trial, clustered by general practice |
ISDR [9] | People with diabetes undergoing annual screening for diabetic retinopathy | Intervention: personalised risk based screening intervals Comparator: annual screening | Individually randomised two-arm parallel group trial | Two-arm randomised trial, clustered by week of recruitment |
REFORM [6] | Podiatry patients over the age of 65 years | Intervention: multifaceted foot and lower limb intervention for prevention of falls Comparator: a leaflet with fall prevention advice plus continue with current podiatry treatment | Two-arm open randomised cohort controlled trial | Individually randomised three-arm cohort trial |