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Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

NCT number NCT02113488
Other study ID # 1978
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date October 2013
Est. completion date July 2018

Study information

Verified date August 2019
Source Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Our aim was to identify the causes non-attendance at scheduled appointments at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA).


Description:

Nonattendance at scheduled appointments at outpatient clinics is a common problem in general medical practice, representing a significant cost to the health care system, and resulting in disruption of daily work planning.Nonattendance at medical appointments has consequences not only for doctors (as it requires a greater use of resources and time), but also for patients, because there may be deterioration in the quality of care, and dissatisfaction associated with delays in obtaining a new appointment.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 450
Est. completion date July 2018
Est. primary completion date June 2018
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Over 17 years

- Adults who attended, did not attend and cancelled a scheduled appointment at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Refusal to register or to the informed consent process

Study Design


Locations

Country Name City State
Argentina Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Capital Federal

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Argentina, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Causes of nonattendance Patients who did not attend a scheduled appointment at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA) Between the scheduled appointment and 48 hours after
Secondary Causes of cancelation Patients who cancelled a scheduled appointment at the Clinical Medicine Outpatient care system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA) Between the scheduled appointment and 48 hours after
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