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Un essai de soins de transition post-congé pour les patients atteints d'une maladie hépatique chronique (TLC)

3 novembre 2026 mis à jour par: Eric Orman, Indiana University

Un essai randomisé sur les soins de transition post-congé pour les patients atteints d'une maladie hépatique chronique

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.

Aperçu de l'étude

Statut

Recrutement

Les conditions

Description détaillée

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.

Type d'étude

Interventionnel

Inscription (Estimé)

1000

Phase

  • N'est pas applicable

Contacts et emplacements

Cette section fournit les coordonnées de ceux qui mènent l'étude et des informations sur le lieu où cette étude est menée.

Coordonnées de l'étude

  • Nom: Jake McCarty, BS
  • Numéro de téléphone: 317-278-6305
  • E-mail: jacmccar@iu.edu

Sauvegarde des contacts de l'étude

  • Nom: Regina Weber, BS
  • Numéro de téléphone: 317-278-3584
  • E-mail: reginaw@iu.edu

Lieux d'étude

    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, États-Unis, 60637
    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, États-Unis, 46202
        • Recrutement
        • Indiana University Division of Gastroenterolgy and Hepatology
        • Contact:
          • Regina Weber, BS, RRT
          • Numéro de téléphone: 317-278-3584
          • E-mail: reginaw@iu.edu
        • Contact:
          • Eric Orman, MD
          • Numéro de téléphone: 317-278-1630
          • E-mail: esorman@iu.edu
        • Chercheur principal:
          • Eric Orman, MD
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, États-Unis, 48109
        • Recrutement
        • University of Michigan
        • Contact:
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, États-Unis, 19141
        • Recrutement
        • Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
        • Contact:

Critères de participation

Les chercheurs recherchent des personnes qui correspondent à une certaine description, appelée critères d'éligibilité. Certains exemples de ces critères sont l'état de santé général d'une personne ou des traitements antérieurs.

Critère d'éligibilité

Âges éligibles pour étudier

18 ans et plus (Adulte, Adulte plus âgé)

Accepte les volontaires sains

Non

Sexes éligibles pour l'étude

Tout

La description

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

Plan d'étude

Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.

Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?

Détails de conception

  • Objectif principal: Traitement
  • Répartition: Randomisé
  • Modèle interventionnel: Affectation croisée
  • Masquage: Aucun (étiquette ouverte)

Armes et Interventions

Groupe de participants / Bras
Intervention / Traitement
Aucune intervention: 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.

Comparateur actif: 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

Que mesure l'étude ?

Principaux critères de jugement

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
30-day hospital readmissions for patients hospitalized with complications of advanced liver disease
Délai: 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
Délai: 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
Délai: 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
Délai: 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
Délai: 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

Mesures de résultats secondaires

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Number of ER visits
Délai: 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
Délai: 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
Délai: 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
Délai: 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

Collaborateurs et enquêteurs

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Les enquêteurs

  • Chercheur principal: Eric Orman, MD, Indiana University

Dates d'enregistrement des études

Ces dates suivent la progression des dossiers d'étude et des soumissions de résultats sommaires à ClinicalTrials.gov. Les dossiers d'étude et les résultats rapportés sont examinés par la Bibliothèque nationale de médecine (NLM) pour s'assurer qu'ils répondent à des normes de contrôle de qualité spécifiques avant d'être publiés sur le site Web public.

Dates principales de l'étude

Début de l'étude (Réel)

1 septembre 2023

Achèvement primaire (Estimé)

30 juin 2028

Achèvement de l'étude (Estimé)

30 juin 2028

Dates d'inscription aux études

Première soumission

18 janvier 2023

Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

8 février 2023

Première publication (Réel)

17 février 2023

Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude

Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)

6 novembre 2026

Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

3 novembre 2026

Dernière vérification

1 novembre 2026

Plus d'information

Termes liés à cette étude

Termes MeSH pertinents supplémentaires

Autres numéros d'identification d'étude

  • TLC
  • R01DK132390 (Subvention/contrat des NIH des États-Unis)

Plan pour les données individuelles des participants (IPD)

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NON

Informations sur les médicaments et les dispositifs, documents d'étude

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Non

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Non

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