Pediatric nursing used in home to avoid hospitalization in Common Acute Problems - Clinical Trials Registry

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Common Acute Problems

Intervention / Treatment

Procedure: pediatric nursing used in home to avoid hospitalization

Detailed Description

A randomized trial compared health care systems with and without IHHC. Eligible children presented to the Emergency Department of our medical center, had common acute problems, and were considered for hospital admission.

Physicians decided disposition from the emergency department. Note that subjects were not randomized directly to IHHC but to a system of care that either included IHHC or did not. To allow best use of scarce home nursing resources, we used a disproportionate selection favoring the system with IHHC.

Quality measures included adverse events, parent anxiety and satisfaction with care, family disruption, and perceived child health.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

200

Phase

Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

United States
- New York
  - Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
    - University of Rochester

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Randomized from acute care clients presenting in Emergency Department to IHHC

Exclusion Criteria:

Randomized from acute care clients presenting in Emergency Department to inpatient hospital care.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
IHHC delivers a more valuable service at lower cost.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Rochester

Collaborators

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Kenneth M. McConnochie, MD,MPH, University of Rochester

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 1997

Study Completion

August 1, 2000

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 5, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria