An interventional study of ETOC in Patient Discharge and Emergency Care, sponsored by Thomas Jefferson University. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-10-21.
Sponsored by Thomas Jefferson University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
This is a randomized controlled trial to assess the relative effectiveness of providing Enhanced Transitions of Care (ETOC) to improve patient outcomes after discharge from the Emergency Department (ED). Patients who are being discharged from the ED and have had a previous ED visit or hospital admission within the Thomas Jefferson Hospital System (TJUH or Methodist) within the past 90 days will be eligible for enrollment in this trial. Patients who consent to enrollment will be randomized to discharge by usual care or discharge with ETOC as provided by the company BoardRounds.
Thomas Jefferson University is the lead sponsor of 390 studies on the registry; 72 are open to participants now.
Of its 45 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 21 (47%) have results posted.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Discharge from emergency department by usual care
Discharge from emergency department with increased support services provided by BoardRounds after ED discharge
Other: ETOC
Services provided to assist patients in accessing needed healthcare services after emergency department discharge such as scheduling appointments, finding new doctors, getting medications, or addressing problems with insurance coverage.
Total number of ED visits, hospital admissions, and outpatient office visits as determined by medical record review and patient report
30-day healthcare utilization will be measured by assessing the total number of ED treat-and-release visits, hospital admissions, and outpatient care visits in the 30 days after study enrollment - will be reported in aggregate and separately for each type of utilization (ED, inpatient hospital stay, office visit). Counts will be determined by medical record review for visits occurring within the health system, and will be supplemented by patient report in a 30-day survey to determine utilization outside the health system.
Time frame: 30 days
Total number of ED visits, hospital admissions, and outpatient office visits as determined by medical record review and patient report
9-day healthcare utilization will be measured by assessing the total number of ED treat-and-release visits, hospital admissions, and outpatient care visits in the 30 days after study enrollment - will be reported in aggregate and separately for each type of utilization (ED, inpatient hospital stay, office visit). Counts will be determined by medical record review for visits occurring within the health system, and will be supplemented by patient report in a 30-day survey to determine utilization outside the health system.
Time frame: 9 days
Description of types of and count (per type) of assistance received by patients in accessing needed healthcare services as assessed by patient survey
Patients will be surveyed at 30 days to determine the types of assistance received, and frequency with which each type was received, in accessing needed healthcare services since their discharge from the ED.
Time frame: 30 days
Description of types of and count (per type) of assistance received by patients in accessing needed healthcare services as assessed by patient survey
Patients will be surveyed at 30 days to determine the types of assistance received, and frequency with which each type was received, in accessing needed healthcare services since their discharge from the ED.
Time frame: 9 days
Assessment of whether patient had unmet needs in accessing needed healthcare services, as determined by patient survey
Determination of whether patient had unmet needs (yes/no) in accessing needed healthcare services in the 30-days after ED discharge as identified by patient in a survey administered at 30 days post-discharge.
Time frame: 30 days
Assessment of whether patient had unmet needs in accessing needed healthcare services, as determined by patient survey
Determination of whether patient had unmet needs (yes/no) in accessing needed healthcare services in the 9-days after ED discharge as identified by patient in a survey administered at 9 days post-discharge.
Time frame: 9 days
Description of unmet needs in accessing needed healthcare services as assessed in a patient survey
This will be a descriptive outcome to describe the types and counts of unmet needs that are identified by patients in the 30-days after ED discharge, as assessed in a survey administered 30 days after discharge. There will not be statistical analysis performed on this outcome, rather it will be descriptive and exploratory regarding patient primary struggles after ED discharge.
Time frame: 30 days
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The record gives a start of Aug 2015, a primary completion of May 2016 and a completion of May 2016. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.
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