Randomized Controlled Trial of Health Care to Elderly Patients.

NCT ID: NCT00235404

Last Updated: 2016-07-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

142 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-09-30

Study Completion Date

2005-05-31

Brief Summary

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To study the efficacy of multicomponent treatment and care for patients with acute illness or deterioration of a chronic disease at a nursing home in primary health care compared to traditional treatment at hospital.

Detailed Description

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Managers at St. Olavs University Hospital and the City of Trondheim local authority decided in 2001 to establish a reinforced department at a nursing home with a multicomponent approach to patient treatment.

In the study treatment at a nursing home will be compared with conventional treatment in ordinary hospital beds in medical, surgical and orthopedic departments at a hospital. Participating doctors at the hospital together with general practitioners shall develope inclusion criteria through Delphi technique. Eligible participants will be hospitalized from their ordinary home and expected to return to home after treatment. When an eligible patient is identified and accepted for inclusion, randomization will be performed by the Clinical Research Department at the Faculty of Medicine.

Conditions

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Congestive Heart Failure Angina Pectoris Asthma Pneumonia Fractures

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intermediate community hospital

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Multicomponent treatment

Intervention Type OTHER

Specialized care in preparing recharge to home

Usual care

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

usual care

Intervention Type OTHER

Usual recharge directly from hospital to home

Interventions

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Multicomponent treatment

Specialized care in preparing recharge to home

Intervention Type OTHER

usual care

Usual recharge directly from hospital to home

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Participating doctors at the hospital together with general practitioners shall develope inclusion criteria through Delphi technique.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participating doctors at the hospital together with general practitioners shall develope exclusion criteria through Delphi technique.
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Roar Johnsen

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Locations

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Faculty of Medicine, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Trondheim, , Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

References

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Garasen H, Windspoll R, Johnsen R. Intermediate care at a community hospital as an alternative to prolonged general hospital care for elderly patients: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2007 May 2;7:68. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-68.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17475006 (View on PubMed)

Garasen H, Magnussen J, Windspoll R, Johnsen R. [Elderly patients in hospital or in an intermediate nursing home department--cost analysis]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2008 Jan 31;128(3):283-5. Norwegian.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18264150 (View on PubMed)

Garasen H, Windspoll R, Johnsen R. Long-term patients' outcomes after intermediate care at a community hospital for elderly patients: 12-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. Scand J Public Health. 2008 Mar;36(2):197-204. doi: 10.1177/1403494808089685.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18519285 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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REK 037-03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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