Anticipatory & Preventive Team Care (APTCare): At Risk Patients of Family Health Networks

October 12, 2006 updated by: C. T. Lamont Primary Care Research Centre
The University of Ottawa and Élisabeth Bruyère Research Institute are conducting a study of preventive care for frail patients at risk of functional decline. At risk patients are assigned by chance to continue receiving their standard care from their family physician or receive additional care from a nurse practitioners and a pharmacist. In collaboration with the family physician, they develop an individualized care plan, a treatment and management road plan, for each patient, which they implement over the study period of one approximately year. The objective of the study is to compare the effectiveness of the model of care that includes the nurse practitioners and pharmacist against standard care in preventing functional decline, to determine the acceptability of this model of care to patients, their caregivers and the medical team, and to evaluate the cost implication of the program.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

240

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3

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

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Carp, Ontario, Canada, K0A 1L0
        • West Carleton Family Health Network

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

50 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 50 years and over
  • 'At Risk' by having one or more of the following: a. Visits to emergency dept within the past 6 months; b. Admission to hospital for a medical problem in past 6 months; c. High service use profiles; d. Polypharmacy; e. Other high risk factors
  • Capable of giving informed consent
  • Able to use the Care Companion technology

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Cognitive impairment such that they cannot give informed consent
  • Unable or unwilling to use the telehomecare equipment
  • Unlikely to tolerate the intensive intervention
  • Language or cultural barriers
  • Being acutely ill or having an unstable condition on entry to the study

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

C. T. Lamont Primary Care Research Centre

Collaborators

University of Ottawa
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: William Hogg, MD, C. T. Lamont Primary Care Research Centre
  • Principal Investigator: Jacques Lemelin, MD, University of Ottawa

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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 Completion

March 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 12, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 12, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

October 14, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 13, 2006

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 12, 2006

Last Verified

June 1, 2005

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • APTCare

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