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NCT number NCT03312621
Other study ID # Pro2500
Secondary ID R40MC23627
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received October 3, 2017
Last updated October 12, 2017
Start date July 12, 2012
Est. completion date March 31, 2015

Study information

Verified date October 2017
Source Children's Research Institute
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Special opportunities exist in vulnerable populations with chronic conditions to better understand what life course factors can facilitate attainment of optimal health and development. One such opportunity arises in the life of an adolescent or young adult when they transition their care from pediatric to adult health providers and systems, referred to as "health care transition". Experts generally agree that health care transition is often unsuccessful and associated with a variety of adverse outcomes. Adverse outcomes of unsuccessful health care transition include foregone or delayed medical care and having no identified adult medical home after leaving pediatrics. This foregone and delayed care can result in potentially preventable costly utilization of hospital emergency and inpatient services. Particularly concerning is increasing evidence that for some youth, transition from pediatric to adult medical care is a high-risk period for mortality. In addition to the adverse effects on individuals, unsuccessful health care transition also likely has economic consequences, particularly given that the majority of health care spending is already allotted to individuals with chronic conditions. These problems are even greater for low income and minority youth, with the District of Columbia having the highest level of unmet transition needs in the U.S.


Description:

Special opportunities exist in vulnerable populations with chronic conditions to better understand what life course factors can facilitate attainment of optimal health and development. One such opportunity arises in the life of an adolescent or young adult when they transition their care from pediatric to adult health providers and systems, referred to as "health care transition". Experts generally agree that health care transition is often unsuccessful and associated with a variety of adverse outcomes. Adverse outcomes of unsuccessful health care transition include foregone or delayed medical care and having no identified adult medical home after leaving pediatrics. This foregone and delayed care can result in potentially preventable costly utilization of hospital emergency and inpatient services. Particularly concerning is increasing evidence that for some youth, transition from pediatric to adult medical care is a high-risk period for mortality. In addition to the adverse effects on individuals, unsuccessful health care transition also likely has economic consequences, particularly given that the majority of health care spending is already allotted to individuals with chronic conditions. These problems are even greater for low income and minority youth, with the District of Columbia having the highest level of unmet transition needs in the U.S.

In light of these facts, it becomes urgent to implement recommended standards for health care transition and evaluate their impact on transition outcomes. This research quantifies the impact of recommended health care transition practices using a randomized trial design and analysis following the intention-to-treat paradigm. The investigators do so by comparing aspects of 1) health care transition effectiveness (i.e., care coordination, timing, and services received); 2) experience of care (i.e., satisfaction and quality of chronic illness care); and 3) health care utilization in a population of 18-22 year-old African-American adolescents with special health care needs, receiving primary care in an urban academic adolescent medicine practice, using standardized outcome measures. Half of participants received usual care enhanced by written transition information, and half received a health care transition intervention modeled on the joint American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American College of Physicians best practices report, released July 2011 that identified six recommended core components for transition programs. These include both practice based components (i.e. written transition policy, transitioning youth registry, and transfer of care) and patient level components (i.e. transition planning and completion). This report makes available an important standard for establishing transition practices but also demands careful evaluation.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 209
Est. completion date March 31, 2015
Est. primary completion date March 31, 2015
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 16 Years to 22 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- African-American, 16-22 years old at enrollment, receiving primary care at Adolescent Health Center, Recipient of Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. insurance.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Exclusion criteria include individuals who have already been transferred from the adolescent health center to another practice and those with insufficient knowledge of English to participate in the telephone interviews.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Health Care Transition Care Coordination
These services included 1) a face-to-face systematic review of the readiness assessment with the participant/caregiver 2) a status assessment of ongoing healthcare transition planning and preparation; 3) monthly phone calls with the participant/caregiver to update and fill gaps in the healthcare transition action plan.

Locations

Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Lisa Tuchman Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Care Coordination Mean score of Client Perceptions of Coordination Questionnaire (CPCQ) 2 years
Secondary Patient-level experiences of care Mean score of Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care Questionnaire (PACIC) 2 years
Secondary Healthcare utilization Summary statistics of healthcare utilization 2 years
Secondary Healthcare cost Summary statistics of healthcare cost 2 years
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