Telephone Call From Acute Care Physicians to Long Term Care Physicians: Impact on Transitional Care of Elderly Patients

Parkinson Disease Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00281749
• Other study ID #: 05/12/VA03
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• First received: January 23, 2006
• Last updated: August 17, 2011
• Est. completion date: October 2006

Study information

• Verified date: August 2011
• Source: Maimonides Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A telephone call from a physician taking care of a patient in the hospital to a physician in the long term care setting at the time of discharge can improve transitional care for elderly patients. We believe direct communication between physicians can reduce re-hospitalizations, medication errors, morbidity and mortality. No studies have been done that involve physician-to-physician sign-outs after hospital discharge to the nursing home. In our study, we would like to address the breakdown in the transfer of information to the nursing home setting.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: October 2006
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients transitioning from the Acute Care for The Elderly (ACE) Unit patients at Maimonides Medical Center to Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center (MJGC).

Exclusion Criteria:

• AGE BELOW 65

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alzheimer Disease
• Dysphagia
• Parkinson Disease

Intervention

Procedure:
• TELEPHONE CALL

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Maimonide Medical Center	Brooklyn	New York
United States	Maimonides Medical Center	Brooklyn	New York

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Maimonides Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States,