Assessment of Functional Ability and Follow-up at Home for Older Medical Patients

December 9, 2016 updated by: Louise Møldrup Nielsen, Aarhus University Hospital

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of an intervention that consist of assessment of functional ability, rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home for older medical patients.

The hypothesis is that assessment of functional ability, development of rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home reduce the older medical patient's risk of readmission. Also the intervention is expected to reduce mortality, number of contacts to general practitioners and emergency physician

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

380

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

  • Denmark
      • Aarhus, Denmark, 8000
        • Medicinsk Visitationsafsnit

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:

  • Patients admitted to Medical Visitations Section (MVA) Aarhus University Hospital
  • Aged 65+
  • Resident in City of Aarhus

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients admitted from nursing home
  • Patients transferred to other hospital departments
  • Patients terminally ill

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group
Usual care
Experimental: Assessment of functional ability
Assessment of functional ability and follow-up at home
Other: Assessment of functional ability and follow-up at home
Assessment of functional ability and follow-up at home

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Readmission
Time Frame: Readmission in 26 weeks
Readmission in 26 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Readmission
Time Frame: Readmission in 30 days
Readmission in 30 days
Mortality
Time Frame: Mortality in 26 weeks
Mortality in 26 weeks
Number of contacts with GP
Time Frame: 26 weeks
26 weeks
Number of contacts with emergency Physician
Time Frame: 26 weeks
26 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Aarhus University Hospital

Collaborators

VIA University College
Institute of public health, department of nursing sciences, Århus University, Denmark

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Hans Kirkegaard, Professor, Center for Acute Research Aarhus University Hospital

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 Start

March 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 1, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 1, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

March 5, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 12, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 9, 2016

Last Verified

December 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Functional ability in older

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