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Zkouška přechodné péče po propuštění o pacienty s chronickým onemocněním jater (TLC)

3. listopadu 2026 aktualizováno: Eric Orman, Indiana University

Randomizovaná studie přechodné péče po propuštění o pacienty s chronickým onemocněním jater

Patients with complications of advanced liver disease often have difficulties after hospital discharge that result in early hospital readmission. Poor outcomes for these patients during this transitional time could be improved through the use of innovative transitional care models. This proposal aims to examine the effect of a transitional care model, The Transitional Liver Clinic (TLC), in reducing hospital re-admissions, improving quality of life, and improving patient experience.

Přehled studie

Postavení

Nábor

Podmínky

Intervence / Léčba

Detailní popis

This study is a stepped-wedge randomized trial of 1,000 patients with advanced liver disease at four high-volume centers over 45 months (250 participants/site; <6 participants/site/month) to evaluate the efficacy of the Transitional Liver Clinic (TLC) compared to control.

In the stepped-wedge design, all sites provide usual care (control) during the initial 9-month enrollment interval. At each subsequent 9-month interval, one site is randomized via a computer-generated randomization scheme to crossover to implement the TLC, which will continue through the final interval where all sites will have implemented the TLC.

All sites enroll for the entire 45 months and thus contribute patients to both the control and TLC groups. There are an equal number of TLC and control intervals; thus approximately 500 patients will be in each group. Participant follow-up will occur by telephone at 30 and 90 days after discharge.

Typ studie

Intervenční

Zápis (Odhadovaný)

1000

Fáze

  • Nelze použít

Kontakty a umístění

Tato část poskytuje kontaktní údaje pro ty, kteří studii provádějí, a informace o tom, kde se tato studie provádí.

Studijní kontakt

  • Jméno: Jake McCarty, BS
  • Telefonní číslo: 317-278-6305
  • E-mail: jacmccar@iu.edu

Studijní záloha kontaktů

  • Jméno: Regina Weber, BS
  • Telefonní číslo: 317-278-3584
  • E-mail: reginaw@iu.edu

Studijní místa

    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, Spojené státy, 60637
    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, Spojené státy, 46202
        • Nábor
        • Indiana University Division of Gastroenterolgy and Hepatology
        • Kontakt:
          • Regina Weber, BS, RRT
          • Telefonní číslo: 317-278-3584
          • E-mail: reginaw@iu.edu
        • Kontakt:
          • Eric Orman, MD
          • Telefonní číslo: 317-278-1630
          • E-mail: esorman@iu.edu
        • Vrchní vyšetřovatel:
          • Eric Orman, MD
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, Spojené státy, 48109
        • Nábor
        • University of Michigan
        • Kontakt:
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Spojené státy, 19141
        • Nábor
        • Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
        • Kontakt:

Kritéria účasti

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Kritéria způsobilosti

Věk způsobilý ke studiu

18 let a starší (Dospělý, Starší dospělý)

Přijímá zdravé dobrovolníky

Ne

Pohlaví způsobilá ke studiu

Všechno

Popis

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Male or female age ≥18

  2. Diagnosis of advanced liver disease, defined as either (must meet either a or b)

    1. cirrhosis based on (either i or ii):

      • biopsy
      • characteristic clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings
    2. acute alcoholic hepatitis, defined by NIAAA Alcoholic Hepatitis Consortia, as

      • onset of jaundice (serum bilirubin >3.0 mg/dL) in prior 8 weeks
      • consumption of >40 (female) or 60 (male) g alcohol/day for ≥6 months, with <60 days abstinence before jaundice onset,
      • AST>50 IU/L, AST/ALT>1.5, and both values <400 IU/L
      • liver biopsy confirmation in patients with confounding factors
  3. Has at least one of the following complications due to advanced liver disease occurring during hospitalization:

    1. ascites requiring diuretics or paracentesis
    2. hepatic encephalopathy requiring lactulose or rifaximin
    3. gastrointestinal bleeding due to portal hypertension
    4. jaundice
  4. Has planned discharge alive to home or a facility within 72 hours of informed consent

  5. Able and willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. discharge under hospice
  2. listed for liver transplant with MELD-Na ≥ 35
  3. unable or unwilling to participate in post-discharge follow-up either in-person or virtually
  4. unable to speak or understand English and/or Spanish
  5. low hearing or communicative ability (examiner rated) that would interfere with interventions and outcome assessments
  6. lack of access to a telephone
  7. incarcerated
  8. concurrent enrollment in an interventional research study

Studijní plán

Tato část poskytuje podrobnosti o studijním plánu, včetně toho, jak je studie navržena a co studie měří.

Jak je studie koncipována?

Detaily designu

  • Primární účel: Léčba
  • Přidělení: Randomizované
  • Intervenční model: Crossover Assignment
  • Maskování: Žádné (otevřený štítek)

Zbraně a zásahy

Skupina účastníků / Arm
Intervence / Léčba
Žádný zásah: Control group

Patients in the usual care arm will receive standard follow-up care from their usual providers based on recommendations made by inpatient providers at the time of discharge from the hospital.

Aktivní komparátor: Transitional Liver Clinic (TLC)

Enrolled patients discharged during the experimental TLC intervention implementation period will receive a phone call from TLC staff within 2 business days of discharge followed by an in-person or video telehealth clinic visit with a hepatology APP within 14 days of discharge. TLC staff will provide additional care based on individual patient needs during the 30-day transitional period.

Participants in this intervention receive additional attention from their Hepatology providers in terms of an additional call/telemedicine visit and more specific/additional attention from their Hepatology APP (advanced practice provider) based on individual patient needs

Co je měření studie?

Primární výstupní opatření

Měření výsledku
Popis opatření
Časové okno
30-day hospital readmissions for patients hospitalized with complications of advanced liver disease
Časové okno: 30 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study.

The primary outcome, 30-day hospital readmission, is publicly reported by CMS, and is the benchmark measure in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. It is therefore the most appropriate primary outcome.

30 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study.
Quality of life for patients hospitalized with complications of advanced liver disease via Promis 29+2 survey
Časové okno: 30 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study.

This measure includes 4 items in each of 7 health domains (physical function, anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep disturbance, ability to participate in social roles and activities, and pain interference) as well as a single item assessing pain intensity. Each domain is scored using a T-score metric in which 50 corresponds to the average for the US population with a standard deviation of 10, and a higher T-score represents more of the concept being measured. For example, higher fatigue scores indicate more fatigue (worse quality of life), while higher physical function scores represent better physical function (better quality of life).

30 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study.
Quality of life for patients hospitalized with complications of advanced liver disease via Promis 29+2 survey
Časové okno: 90 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study

This measure includes 4 items in each of 7 health domains (physical function, anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep disturbance, ability to participate in social roles and activities, and pain interference) as well as a single item assessing pain intensity. Each domain is scored using a T-score metric in which 50 corresponds to the average for the US population with a standard deviation of 10, and a higher T-score represents more of the concept being measured. For example, higher fatigue scores indicate more fatigue (worse quality of life), while higher physical function scores represent better physical function (better quality of life).

90 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study
Patient satisfaction for patients hospitalized with complications of advanced liver disease via the PSQ 18 questionnaire
Časové okno: 30 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study

The PSQ-18 consists of 18 items examining 7 dimensions of satisfaction with medical care: general satisfaction, technical quality, interpersonal manner, communication, financial aspects, time spent with doctor, and accessibility and convenience. Each item is scored with a 1 to 5 Likert scale and the individual item scores are averaged, with higher scores reflecting higher satisfaction.

30 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study
Patient satisfaction for patients hospitalized with complications of advanced liver disease via the PSQ 18 questionnaire
Časové okno: 90 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study

The PSQ-18 consists of 18 items examining 7 dimensions of satisfaction with medical care: general satisfaction, technical quality, interpersonal manner, communication, financial aspects, time spent with doctor, and accessibility and convenience. Each item is scored with a 1 to 5 Likert scale and the individual item scores are averaged, with higher scores reflecting higher satisfaction.

90 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study

Sekundární výstupní opatření

Měření výsledku
Popis opatření
Časové okno
Number of ER visits
Časové okno: 30 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study and 90 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study

Recognizing the limitations on CMS data, the number of ER visits for each participant will be taken from the medical record and will be measured as a secondary outcome to provide a fuller picture of acute care utilization.

30 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study and 90 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study
90 day mortality
Časové okno: 90 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study.

Recognizing the limitations on CMS data, 90 day mortality will be measured as a secondary outcome to provide a fuller picture of acute care utilization.

90 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study.
Days alive out of the hospital
Časové okno: 90 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study.

Recognizing the limitations on CMS data, number of days alive out of the hospital will be measured as a secondary outcome to provide a fuller picture of acute care utilization.

90 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study.
Hospital readmissions
Časové okno: 30 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study and 90 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study

Participants will self report or data will be obtained from local institutional medical records the number of times, if any, they were admitted to the hospital during their time of participation in this study

30 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study and 90 days after discharge of initial hospitalization at which the participant was enrolled in the study

Spolupracovníci a vyšetřovatelé

Zde najdete lidi a organizace zapojené do této studie.

Sponzor

Spolupracovníci

Vyšetřovatelé

  • Vrchní vyšetřovatel: Eric Orman, MD, Indiana University

Termíny studijních záznamů

Tato data sledují průběh záznamů studie a předkládání souhrnných výsledků na ClinicalTrials.gov. Záznamy ze studií a hlášené výsledky jsou před zveřejněním na veřejné webové stránce přezkoumány Národní lékařskou knihovnou (NLM), aby se ujistily, že splňují specifické standardy kontroly kvality.

Hlavní termíny studia

Začátek studia (Aktuální)

1. září 2023

Primární dokončení (Odhadovaný)

30. června 2028

Dokončení studie (Odhadovaný)

30. června 2028

Termíny zápisu do studia

První předloženo

18. ledna 2023

První předloženo, které splnilo kritéria kontroly kvality

8. února 2023

První zveřejněno (Aktuální)

17. února 2023

Aktualizace studijních záznamů

Poslední zveřejněná aktualizace (Aktuální)

6. listopadu 2026

Odeslaná poslední aktualizace, která splnila kritéria kontroly kvality

3. listopadu 2026

Naposledy ověřeno

1. listopadu 2026

Více informací

Termíny související s touto studií

Další relevantní podmínky MeSH

Další identifikační čísla studie

  • TLC
  • R01DK132390 (Grant/smlouva NIH USA)

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