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Um teste de cuidados de transição pós-alta para pacientes com doença hepática crônica (TLC)

3 de novembro de 2026 atualizado por: Eric Orman, Indiana University

Um estudo randomizado de cuidados de transição pós-alta para pacientes com doença hepática crônica

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.

Visão geral do estudo

Status

Recrutamento

Condições

Intervenção / Tratamento

Descrição detalhada

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.

Tipo de estudo

Intervencional

Inscrição (Estimado)

1000

Estágio

  • Não aplicável

Contactos e Locais

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Contato de estudo

  • Nome: Jake McCarty, BS
  • Número de telefone: 317-278-6305
  • E-mail: jacmccar@iu.edu

Estude backup de contato

  • Nome: Regina Weber, BS
  • Número de telefone: 317-278-3584
  • E-mail: reginaw@iu.edu

Locais de estudo

    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos, 60637
    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, Estados Unidos, 46202
        • Recrutamento
        • Indiana University Division of Gastroenterolgy and Hepatology
        • Contato:
          • Regina Weber, BS, RRT
          • Número de telefone: 317-278-3584
          • E-mail: reginaw@iu.edu
        • Contato:
          • Eric Orman, MD
          • Número de telefone: 317-278-1630
          • E-mail: esorman@iu.edu
        • Investigador principal:
          • Eric Orman, MD
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, Estados Unidos, 48109
        • Recrutamento
        • University of Michigan
        • Contato:
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Estados Unidos, 19141
        • Recrutamento
        • Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
        • Contato:

Critérios de participação

Os pesquisadores procuram pessoas que se encaixem em uma determinada descrição, chamada de critérios de elegibilidade. Alguns exemplos desses critérios são a condição geral de saúde de uma pessoa ou tratamentos anteriores.

Critérios de elegibilidade

Idades elegíveis para estudo

18 anos e mais velhos (Adulto, Adulto mais velho)

Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis

Não

Gêneros Elegíveis para o Estudo

Tudo

Descrição

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

Plano de estudo

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Como o estudo é projetado?

Detalhes do projeto

  • Finalidade Principal: Tratamento
  • Alocação: Randomizado
  • Modelo Intervencional: Atribuição cruzada
  • Mascaramento: Nenhum (rótulo aberto)

Armas e Intervenções

Grupo de Participantes / Braço
Intervenção / Tratamento
Sem intervenção: 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.

Comparador Ativo: 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

O que o estudo está medindo?

Medidas de resultados primários

Medida de resultado
Descrição da medida
Prazo
30-day hospital readmissions for patients hospitalized with complications of advanced liver disease
Prazo: 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
Prazo: 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
Prazo: 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
Prazo: 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
Prazo: 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

Medidas de resultados secundários

Medida de resultado
Descrição da medida
Prazo
Number of ER visits
Prazo: 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
Prazo: 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
Prazo: 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
Prazo: 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

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Patrocinador

Colaboradores

Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Eric Orman, MD, Indiana University

Datas de registro do estudo

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Datas Principais do Estudo

Início do estudo (Real)

1 de setembro de 2023

Conclusão Primária (Estimado)

30 de junho de 2028

Conclusão do estudo (Estimado)

30 de junho de 2028

Datas de inscrição no estudo

Enviado pela primeira vez

18 de janeiro de 2023

Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ

8 de fevereiro de 2023

Primeira postagem (Real)

17 de fevereiro de 2023

Atualizações de registro de estudo

Última Atualização Postada (Real)

6 de novembro de 2026

Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade

3 de novembro de 2026

Última verificação

1 de novembro de 2026

Mais Informações

Termos relacionados a este estudo

Termos MeSH relevantes adicionais

Outros números de identificação do estudo

  • TLC
  • R01DK132390 (Concessão/Contrato do NIH dos EUA)

Plano para dados de participantes individuais (IPD)

Planeja compartilhar dados de participantes individuais (IPD)?

NÃO

Informações sobre medicamentos e dispositivos, documentos de estudo

Estuda um medicamento regulamentado pela FDA dos EUA

Não

Estuda um produto de dispositivo regulamentado pela FDA dos EUA

Não

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