The Reducing REVISITS Study: A Cluster RCT (REVISITS)

The Reducing Respiratory Emergency Visits Using Implementation Science Interventions Tailored to Setting (REVISITS) Study: A Cluster Randomized Trial

This type II hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial will concurrently study the comparative effectiveness of virtual vs. in-person COPD care transition programs implemented via virtual mentored implementation approaches with and without co-design methods.

The investigators will enroll up to 24 randomized sites (with a goal minimum of 16 sites) to:

• Deliver the COPD programs implemented via mentored support in collaboration with SHM Center for Quality Improvement.
• Compare the effectiveness and penetration of virtual versus in-person COPD care transition programs implemented along with mentoring support with or without co-design.

The investigators aim to determine which combined approach(es) is/are the most effective at implementing evidence-based COPD program interventions and decreasing COPD acute care revisits with the greatest overall impact and sustainability.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: COPD; COPD Exacerbation Acute
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: COPD Transitions of Care Intervention Bundle: In-Person Interventions; Behavioral: COPD Transitions of Care Intervention Bundle: Virtual Interventions

Detailed Description

The COPD programs will be implemented via mentored support in collaboration with the SHM Center for Quality Improvement. Up to twenty-four hospitals will be randomized to one of four dyads: 1) in-person intervention delivery with virtual mentoring; 2) 1) in-person intervention delivery with virtual mentoring and co-design; 3) virtual intervention delivery with virtual mentoring; or 4) virtual intervention delivery with virtual mentoring with co-design. The research will use a pragmatic type II hybrid effectiveness-implementation cluster randomized trial such that once the hospital is randomized, the assigned program delivery (virtual vs. in-person) will be implemented via their assigned mentoring approach (virtual mentoring with/without co-desig) using quality improvement efforts. Each hospital will work with their mentors to implement their COPD care transition program (bundle of 2-3 interventions) based on their site-specific implementation plan developed in Aim 1 (already approved under this IRB number) according to their assigned delivery (in-person vs. virtual) over a one-year period; half of sites will also receive co-design support.

The mentored implementation model (MIM) is an evidence-based strategy to promote the success and sustainability of hospital-based quality improvement (QI) initiatives. After completing the contextual assessments and pre-implementation planning in Aim 1, the investigators will collaborate with the SHM to harness their expertise with the MIM to implement the COPD Program over a one-year period during Aim 2 (implementation). Virtual Mentored Implementation involves implementing their assigned care transition program intervention delivery method using an innovative virtual mentored implementation approach using tele-conferencing technology (i.e., video-conferences) for two-way visualization of individuals in different locations for educational purposes. In our proposal, the virtual site visits (≥1) and monthly mentoring sessions will use tele-conferencing so both the site-leads and mentor can visualize each other and the mentor can visualize and observe the site's additional team members, administrators, clinical and administrative space, data collection tools and technology, and any other resources and facilities that will allow the mentor to advise on optimal approaches for program implementation. Monthly mentoring sessions will occur using similar virtual teleconferencing technology to maximize mentors' input. Half of sites will also be randomized to co-design support with our study partner Onda Collective; the other half will only receive the virtual mentored support.

The sustainability of intervention and implementation outcomes will be evaluated at 6, 12, 18, and 24-months post-implementation. Mechanisms, moderators, and mediators will identify aspects of successful implementation, and program costs and savings will be analyzed across sites. These data will inform a dissemination strategy (e.g., toolkit) and will inform future large-scale implementation and cost-effectiveness studies. Site Leads will submit quarterly reports via REDCap and will be de-identified.

Qualitative contextual analyses across stakeholders (patients, clinicians, administrators) will assess for mediators, moderators, and mechanism of change using CFIR rating rules to determine valence (positive or negative influence on implementation and strength [influence on implementation weak or strong]). The investigators will use the CFIR matrix to compare within and across the up to 24 hospitals across each time point including baseline data collected in this context assessment, throughout relevant implementation time points, and post-implementation time points. To analyze the aggregate data, the investigators will use consensus-based coding: our team analysts will determine a summary rating using all of the individual, supporting qualitative, and rationale data into consideration and will discuss until the investigators reach consensus. Program costs/savings: The investigators will assess the value of implementation from the hospital's perspective, consistent with the study's focus on hospital-level implementation using implementation science economic evaluation principles to evaluate both the comparative program intervention and implementation costs. Principles of "cost of care" measures include actual costs (not billed costs), time-driven activity-based costing, and actual use of resources (actual time per patient, capacity cost, supporting costs), measured around the patient; implementation costs include: 1) startup costs: mentor training and education materials; 2) personnel costs (clinician/staff time); 3) supplies and space costs. The investigators will use monthly log sheets to collect the staff time and use self-administered tool to estimate startup costs. To calculate the costs of staff time, the investigators will determine an hourly wage on the basis of annual salaries and a 40-hour work week. All costs will be itemized and summarized annually with descriptive statistics including mean, SD, median, and interquartile range. To assess potential savings, value may be assessed differently depending on the sites' payment models. For instance, at sites that primarily or solely deliver care in fee-for-service payment models, reducing revisits may improve the quality of care, but not their financial bottom line, unless they significantly reduce their penalties under Medicare's HRRP. On the other hand, hospitals enrolled in value-based contracts, such as accountable care organizations and/or BPCI programs, may find that they are able to demonstrate improved savings or relative cost-savings by implementing programs. To determine overall value, the investigators will estimate site-specific 'savings' through estimated decreased Medicare penalties for excessive 30-day readmissions or by remaining under target for value-based purchasing contracts.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 24
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Leah Traeger; Phone Number: 847-508-3011; Email: ltraeger@bsd.uchicago.edu
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Valerie G Press, MD, MPH; Phone Number: 734-717-1131; Email: vpress@bsd.uchicago.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
      • Recruiting
      • University of Chicago
      • Contact: Valerie G Press, MD, MPH; Phone Number: 773-702-5170; Email: vpress@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
      • Contact: Leah Traeger; Phone Number: 773-834-4489; Email: ltraeger@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
      • Principal Investigator: Valerie G Press, MD, MPH

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Since enrollment for Aim 2 will occur on a site/system-level, the inclusion of specific individuals who meet these criteria are not applicable since Aim 2 will only enroll hospital sites, not individuals. The sites the investigators enroll will represent diverse patient populations and geographical locations across the US.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: In-person intervention delivery with virtual mentoring; The implemented interventions will be in-person and will include virtual mentoring. The mentored implementation model (MIM) is an evidence-based strategy to promote the success and sustainability of hospital-based quality improvement (QI) initiatives. After completing the contextual assessments and pre-implementation planning in Aim 1, the investigators will collaborate with the SHM to harness their expertise with the MIM to implement the COPD Program over a one-year period during Aim 2 (implementation). Virtual Mentored Implementation involves implementing their assigned care transition program intervention delivery method using an innovative virtual mentored implementation approach using tele-conferencing technology (i.e., video-conferences) for two-way visualization of individuals in different locations for educational purposes. Monthly mentoring sessions will occur to maximize mentors' input.	Behavioral: COPD Transitions of Care Intervention Bundle: In-Person Interventions; The COPD Transitions of Care Intervention Bundle will be site-specific determined through Aim 1 contextual assessments and will consist of 2-3 evidence-based COPD transitions of care interventions. In-person interventions include face-to-face general COPD education, inhaler education, medication reconciliation, post-discharge clinic visits, community health worker home visits, pulmonary rehabilitation, smoking cessation programs, among others.; Other Names: COPD Transitions of Care Program: In-Person Interventions
Experimental: In-person intervention delivery with virtual mentoring and co-design; The implemented interventions will be in-person and will include virtual mentoring and co-design support with our study partner, Onda Collective. The mentored implementation model (MIM) is an evidence-based strategy to promote the success and sustainability of hospital-based quality improvement (QI) initiatives. After completing the contextual assessments and pre-implementation planning in Aim 1, the investigators will collaborate with the SHM to harness their expertise with the MIM to implement the COPD Program over a one-year period during Aim 2 (implementation). Virtual Mentored Implementation involves implementing their assigned care transition program intervention delivery method using an innovative virtual mentored implementation approach using tele-conferencing technology (i.e., video-conferences) for two-way visualization of individuals in different locations for educational purposes. Monthly mentoring sessions will occur to maximize mentors' input.	Behavioral: COPD Transitions of Care Intervention Bundle: In-Person Interventions; The COPD Transitions of Care Intervention Bundle will be site-specific determined through Aim 1 contextual assessments and will consist of 2-3 evidence-based COPD transitions of care interventions. In-person interventions include face-to-face general COPD education, inhaler education, medication reconciliation, post-discharge clinic visits, community health worker home visits, pulmonary rehabilitation, smoking cessation programs, among others.; Other Names: COPD Transitions of Care Program: In-Person Interventions
Experimental: Virtual intervention delivery with virtual mentoring; The implemented interventions will be virtual and will include virtual mentoring. The mentored implementation model (MIM) is an evidence-based strategy to promote the success and sustainability of hospital-based quality improvement (QI) initiatives. After completing the contextual assessments and pre-implementation planning in Aim 1, the investigators will collaborate with the SHM to harness their expertise with the MIM to implement the COPD Program over a one-year period during Aim 2 (implementation). Virtual Mentored Implementation involves implementing their assigned care transition program intervention delivery method using an innovative virtual mentored implementation approach using tele-conferencing technology (i.e., video-conferences) for two-way visualization of individuals in different locations for educational purposes. Monthly mentoring sessions will occur to maximize mentors' input.	Behavioral: COPD Transitions of Care Intervention Bundle: Virtual Interventions; The COPD Transitions of Care Intervention Bundle will be site-specific determined through Aim 1 contextual assessments and will consist of 2-3 evidence-based COPD transitions of care interventions. Virtual interventions included in the bundle may consist of: phone or e-consults for medication reconciliation, virtual teach-to-goal [V-TTG] or tele-TTG inhaler education, and post-discharge phone call communication and/or texts/ and/or electronic portal use, among others.; Other Names: COPD Transitions of Care Program: Virtual Interventions
Experimental: Virtual intervention delivery with virtual mentoring with co-design; The implemented interventions will be virtual and will include virtual mentoring and co-design support with our study partner, Onda Collective. The mentored implementation model (MIM) is an evidence-based strategy to promote the success and sustainability of hospital-based quality improvement (QI) initiatives. After completing the contextual assessments and pre-implementation planning in Aim 1, the investigators will collaborate with the SHM to harness their expertise with the MIM to implement the COPD Program over a one-year period during Aim 2 (implementation). Virtual Mentored Implementation involves implementing their assigned care transition program intervention delivery method using an innovative virtual mentored implementation approach using tele-conferencing technology (i.e., video-conferences) for two-way visualization of individuals in different locations for educational purposes. Monthly mentoring sessions will occur to maximize mentors' input.	Behavioral: COPD Transitions of Care Intervention Bundle: Virtual Interventions; The COPD Transitions of Care Intervention Bundle will be site-specific determined through Aim 1 contextual assessments and will consist of 2-3 evidence-based COPD transitions of care interventions. Virtual interventions included in the bundle may consist of: phone or e-consults for medication reconciliation, virtual teach-to-goal [V-TTG] or tele-TTG inhaler education, and post-discharge phone call communication and/or texts/ and/or electronic portal use, among others.; Other Names: COPD Transitions of Care Program: Virtual Interventions

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Healthcare Utilization: 30-day acute care revisits for COPD	Composite of all emergency department visits and/or re-hospitalizations within 30-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites for COPD	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Delivery of overall care transition program: penetration	Proportion of hospitalized patients with COPD receiving their assigned care transition program interventions (composite) as per documented in the electronic health record.	Immediately Post-Intervention (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Sustainability of effectiveness: 30-day revisits	Composite of all emergency department visits and/or re-hospitalizations within 30-days post index hospitalization.	Quarterly for 24 months Post-Intervention initial enrollment (Aim 3)
Sustainability of program delivery: penetration	Proportion of hospitalized patients with COPD receiving their assigned care transition program interventions (composite) as per documented in the electronic health record.	Quarterly for 24 months Post-Intervention initial enrollment (Aim 3)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Delivery of care transition program individual interventions: penetration	Proportion of patients with documented individual care transition interventions including: on admission and/or upon discharge medication reconciliation [yes/no]; self-management education, e.g., inhaler technique including baseline and/or post-education technique documentation [scores/descriptive] and/or whether education was provided [yes/no]; documentation that post-discharge communication occurred (Y/N); other site-specific care transition interventions (site-specific).	Immediately Post-Intervention (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Cost/savings evaluation	To evaluate hospital-level program costs and savings.	At completion of 12- months of Intervention (Aim 3)
Cost/savings evaluation	To evaluate hospital-level program costs and savings.	At 24 months Post-Intervention (Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 30-day acute care revisits for COPD during intervention	Composite of all emergency department visits and/or re-hospitalizations within 30-days for COPD post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 30-day acute care revisits for COPD	Composite of all emergency department visits and/or re-hospitalizations within 30-days for COPD post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 60-day acute care revisits for COPD	Composite of all emergency department visits and/or re-hospitalizations within 60-days for COPD post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 60-day acute care revisits for COPD	Composite of all emergency department visits and/or re-hospitalizations within 60-days for COPD post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 90-day acute care revisits for COPD	Composite of all emergency department visits and/or re-hospitalizations within 90-days for COPD post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 90-day acute care revisits for COPD	Composite of all emergency department visits and/or re-hospitalizations within 90-days for COPD post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 30-day acute care revisits (all cause)	Composite of all emergency department visits and/or re-hospitalizations within 30-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 30-day acute care revisits (all cause)	Composite of all emergency department visits and/or re-hospitalizations within 30-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 60-day acute care revisits (all cause)	Composite of all emergency department visits and/or re-hospitalizations within 60-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 60-day acute care revisits (all cause)	Composite of all emergency department visits and/or re-hospitalizations within 60-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 90-day acute care revisits (all cause)	Composite of all emergency department visits and/or re-hospitalizations within 90-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 90-day acute care revisits (all cause)	Composite of all emergency department visits and/or re-hospitalizations within 90-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 30-day emergency department revisits for COPD	All emergency department visits within 30-days post index hospitalization for COPD across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 30-day emergency department revisits for COPD	All emergency department visits within 30-days post index hospitalization for COPD across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 60-day emergency department revisits for COPD	All emergency department visits within 60-days post index hospitalization for COPD across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 60-day emergency department revisits for COPD	All emergency department visits within 60-days post index hospitalization for COPD across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 90-day emergency department revisits for COPD	All emergency department visits within 90-days post index hospitalization for COPD across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 90-day emergency department revisits for COPD	All emergency department visits within 90-days post index hospitalization for COPD across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 30-day emergency department revisits (all cause)	All emergency department visits within 30-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 30-day emergency department revisits (all cause)	All emergency department visits within 30-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 60-day emergency department revisits (all cause)	All emergency department visits within 60-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 60-day emergency department revisits (all cause)	All emergency department visits within 60-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 90-day emergency department revisits (all cause)	All emergency department visits within 90-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 90-day emergency department revisits (all cause)	All emergency department visits within 90-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 30-day re-hospitalizations for COPD	All re-hospitalizations within 30-days post index hospitalization for COPD across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 30-day re-hospitalizations for COPD	All re-hospitalizations within 30-days post index hospitalization for COPD across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 60-day re-hospitalizations for COPD	All re-hospitalizations within 60-days post index hospitalization for COPD across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 60-day re-hospitalizations for COPD	All re-hospitalizations within 60-days post index hospitalization for COPD across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 90-day re-hospitalizations for COPD	All re-hospitalizations within 90-days post index hospitalization for COPD across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 90-day re-hospitalizations for COPD	All re-hospitalizations within 90-days post index hospitalization for COPD across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 30-day re-hospitalizations (all cause)	All re-hospitalizations within 30-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 30-day re-hospitalizations (all cause)	All re-hospitalizations within 30-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 60-day re-hospitalizations (all cause)	All re-hospitalizations within 60-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 60-day re-hospitalizations (all cause)	All re-hospitalizations within 60-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)
Healthcare Utilization: 90-day re-hospitalizations (all cause)	All re-hospitalizations within 90-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Immediately Post-Program Implementation (12 months after enrollment in Aim 2)
Healthcare Utilization: 90-day re-hospitalizations (all cause)	All re-hospitalizations within 90-days post index hospitalization across all enrolled sites.	Post-Program Implementation (24 months after enrollment in Aim 3)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Chicago
• Collaborators: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); COPD Foundation; Society of Hospital Medicine; Onda Collective; The Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Valerie Press, University of Chicago

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 15, 2022
• Primary Completion (Estimated): March 31, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 31, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 14, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 30, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): October 5, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 6, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 3, 2025
• Last Verified: June 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 20-0373; 5R01HL146644-05 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No