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Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

NCT number NCT01949831
Other study ID # MVAprojekt
Secondary ID
Status Terminated
Phase N/A
First received September 13, 2013
Last updated February 28, 2014
Start date October 2013

Study information

Verified date February 2014
Source Aarhus University Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Denmark: Danish Dataprotection Agency
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of systematic assessment of functional ability, development of rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home for elderly medical patient's risk of readmission. The effect of the intervention is examined in a randomized controlled trial.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Terminated
Enrollment 52
Est. completion date
Est. primary completion date February 2014
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 65 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients admitted to, Medical Visitation Section (MVA) Aarhus University Hospital

- aged 65+

- resident in City of Aarhus.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients admitted from a psychiatric institution or nursing home

- patients without walking ability

- patients who do not speak or read Danish

- terminally ill patients

- patients transferred to other hospital departments

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Assessment of functional ability in combination with follow-up at home


Locations

Country Name City State
Denmark Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Aarhus University Hospital Institute of public health, department of nursing sciences, Århus University, Denmark, VIA University College

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Re-admission *Primary outcome was originally set to readmissions within 26 weeks but due to clerical error it has been written as 30 days. The error has now been corrected. Re-admission in 26 weeks No
Secondary Mortality 30 day mortality No
Secondary Functional ability Functional ability measured with World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) and Barthel-20 4 and 26 weeks after intervention No
Secondary Re-admission Re-admission within 30 days No
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