ED Patients With Chronic Medical Illnesses Clinical Trial
Official title:
Implementing an Emergency Department to Home Care Transition Intervention
Verified date | January 2015 |
Source | University of Florida |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Study type | Interventional |
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new way of educating/coaching chronically ill patients discharged from the Emergency Room will help them receive post-ER health care and strengthen their links to a regular, personal doctor.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 62 |
Est. completion date | December 2014 |
Est. primary completion date | December 2014 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 60 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - 60 years of age or older, - are on Medicare, - are community dwelling, - reside within the geographical area defined by specific zip codes (to enable home visits), - have a working telephone, and - have at least one of the following conditions documented in their medical record: congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, diabetes, stroke, pneumonia, medical and surgical back conditions (predominantly spinal stenosis), hip fracture, peripheral vascular disease, cardiac arrhythmias, deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, peptic ulcer disease or hemorrhage. - health literacy will be assessed with the 66-item Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM)(Davis, Crouch et al.) Exclusion Criteria: - current diagnosis of psychosis, - active substance abuse related to alcohol or drugs, - cancer, - dialysis - history of organ transplantation, - have dementia without a live-in caregiver, or - in hospice care, - reside outside the defined geographical area, - reside in a skilled nursing facility, or - assisted living will be excluded |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | UF Health | Gainesville | Florida |
United States | UF Health | Jacksonville | Florida |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Florida | Emergency Medicine Foundation |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Timely and appropriate outpatient medical follow-up | The purpose of this aim is to determine if the ED to home care transition intervention improves patients' access to timely and appropriate outpatient medical follow-up. Patient response to telephone questionnaire will be used to determine time to physician follow-up and type of physician encounter. | 31-60 days after Emergency Department (ED) visit | No |
Secondary | Patient activation measure (PAM) level | The purpose of this aim is to determine if the ED to home care transition intervention improves patients' self management skills as assessed by increased PAM scores. | 31-60 days following ED visit | No |
Status | Clinical Trial | Phase | |
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Completed |
NCT02079987 -
An Emergency Department-To-Home Intervention to Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Hospital Use
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