The ARRISA-UK Study
At-Risk Registers Integrated into primary care to Stop Asthma crises in the UK
Information for GP Practices considering participation in ARISSA-UK
Information to Review
Please find below useful documents about the study - Where applicable, please click on your region
- A Research Information Sheet for Practices (RISP) form: Eastern, Kent, South West Peninsula, North Thames, Wessex, Greater Manchester, East Midlands, North East, Scotland and Wales.
- The Practice information sheet.
- A Timeline of the study's activities and data collection as they occur in each participating practice.
- Assurance Letter: Eastern, Kent, South West Peninsula, North Thames (coming soon), Wessex, Greater Manchester, Scotland and Wales.
Interested to participate in the study? Signing up is just 2-3 simple steps
Please complete and return the following essential documents:
1. For Eastern region: The practice agreement form on the last page of the RISP, which is to be sent to the Research Network Office (see link above)
2. ARRISA-UK Practice Survey: This is available as an online form at the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit website (works best with Internet Explorer 9 onward, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or on an iOS device) or as either a Word or PDF document to download, fill, and email or post to us. To fill the online form you will need to know your practice's NHS ID (which looks like: "D12345"; if you are uncertain about yours, call us and we can tell it to you.)
Once we've received your completed survey, we will contact you to confirm your eligibility
3. Site Agreement (a mini-contract with UEA - a Word document) by region: Eastern, Kent, South West Peninsula, North Thames (to be available soon), Wessex, Greater Manchester, Scotland and Wales.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about the study or these documents.
We will then contact you to discuss further details, answer any questions and give you a schedule for the next steps.
Is your practice eligible?
Almost all GP practices in the UK ARE eligible. (Practices using Microtest Evolution will not be able to have anonymous data extraction via Optimum Patient Care (OPC) and thus cannot participate)
However, the list below represents the exclusion criteria:
- Practices already implementing a formal prospective process of identification of patients with at-risk asthma AND practice wide targeting of asthma care on every approach to patient or their record.
- Practices hosting or affected by research which might significantly influence the practice wide process of care of patients with ‘at risk’ asthma.
If your practice was an intervention practice in previous ARRISA research, please contact the study office.
Alternatively, a document detailing practice eligibility can be found here.
Contact for any questions.
Please contact the study office on 01603 593309 if you have any questions regarding practice eligibility or the use of any of the documents on this page.