- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00244491
The Care Transitions Intervention
August 10, 2015 updated by: University of Colorado, Denver
This intervention tests whether encouraging older patients and their caregivers to assert a more active role in their care transitions could improve clinical outcomes.
Patients are supported by a nurse transition coach and specific tools, including a Personal Health Record.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
See above.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment
1400
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
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Colorado
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Denver, Colorado, United States, 80262
- University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
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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
65 years and older (Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- To be eligible for this study, patients from the participating delivery system had to: 1) be age 65 years or older, 2) be admitted to one of the participating delivery system's contract hospitals during the study period for a non-psychiatrically-related condition, 3) be community-dwelling (i.e., not from a long-term care facility), 4) reside within a predefined geographic radius of the hospital (thereby making a home visit feasible), 5) have a working telephone, 6) be English-speaking, 7) show no documentation of dementia in the medical record, 8) have no plans to enter hospice, 9) not be participating in another research protocol, and 10) have documented in their medical record at least one of 11 diagnoses, including stroke, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmias, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, spinal stenosis, hip fracture, peripheral vascular disease, deep venous thrombosis, or pulmonary embolism.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Those who did not meet the inclusion criteria.
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
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
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Rehospitalization rate at 30, 90 and 180 days after index hospitalization.
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
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Rehospitalization rate at 30, 90 and 180 days after index hospitalization. Rehospitalization for the same condition as the index hospital stay, at 30, 90 and 180 days.
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH, University of Colorado, Denver
Publications and helpful links
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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
September 1, 2002
Primary Completion
December 7, 2022
Study Completion
August 1, 2003
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
October 24, 2005
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
October 24, 2005
First Posted (Estimate)
October 26, 2005
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
August 13, 2015
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
August 10, 2015
Last Verified
August 1, 2015
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Other Study ID Numbers
- 00-1036
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
No
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