Feasibility study for NATTINA

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  A feasibility study to explore patient, clinician and GP decision making of acute recurrent tonsillitis for NATTINA: The NAtional Trial of Tonsillectomy IN Adults: A Clinical and Cost Effectiveness Study

• IRAS ID

  157042

• Contact name

  Janet Wilson

• Contact email

  janet.wilson@newcastle.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Research summary

  The NATTINA feasibility study will use qualitative and cognitive interviews to assess the practicality of the planned NATTINA internal pilot and full scale randomised controlled trial and will address any key issues raised. Interviews carried out on referred ENT patients, ENT staff and GPs will be able to evaluate the recruitment process, design and delivery of usual care, the experiences and acceptability of the treatments, acceptability of the questionnaire design and the outcome measures.

• REC name

  London - Fulham Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  14/LO/1115

• Date of REC Opinion

  18 Jun 2014

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion