Transfer to Another Health Care Facility Following Critical Illness

September 4, 2013 updated by: University of Chicago
The purpose of this study is to identify acute and chronic medical conditions that are identifiable early in the course of critical illness that are associated with transfer to another health care facility (versus to home) upon hospital discharge.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Many patients who survive critical illness are unable to return home upon hospital discharge and require prolonged or permanent care in other health care facilities. It would be useful to clinicians, researchers, patients, and patients' families to be able to identify early in the course of critical illness those patients who are at increased risk for this outcome. Currently, few data exist regarding the risk factors for this outcome. This study examines a cohort of survivors of critical illness to identify factors associated with transfer to another health care facility upon hospital discharge.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

548

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
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
        • University of Chicago Hospitals

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

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients admitted to an urban medical intensive care unit.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Admission to the University of Chicago Medical Intensive Care Unit during the following periods: July 1997 to February 1998, November/December 2001, and March/April 2002.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Death during the index hospitalization.
  • Residence in another health care facility 2 weeks prior to admission.

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

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Chicago

Collaborators

American College of Chest Physicians
The John A. Hartford Foundation
Association of Subspecialty Professors

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

January 1, 2003

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

January 1, 2003

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

January 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 8, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 8, 2007

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

June 11, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

September 5, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 4, 2013

Last Verified

September 1, 2013

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 12093B

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