A Community Paramedicine Initiative for Older Adults Living in Subsidized Housing (CHAP-EMS/CP@Clinic)

NCT ID: NCT02152891

Last Updated: 2019-08-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-11-01

Study Completion Date

2018-03-31

Brief Summary

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Older adults living in subsidized housing report poorer health. Their age and low income make it harder for them to use community services. Many older adults have heart disease and diabetes, which lead to frequent emergency calls and hospital admissions. To decrease the costs of treating heart disease and diabetes through emergency and hospitalization, improved screening and health education is needed. Our program will take place in communal areas within housing buildings of older adults and deliver a heart disease, diabetes, and falls risk check-up with health education. This is expected to improve the health of older adults leading to fewer emergency calls and hospital visits.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cardiovascular Diseases Diabetes Mellitus

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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CHAP-EMS/CP@clinic Program Intervention

12 month implementation of the intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CHAP-EMS/CP@clinic

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Community Paramedicine program to assess cardiovascular, diabetes, and fall risk; discuss lifestyle changes and goals; and refer to appropriate resources.

Control

Will complete a survey at baseline and at 1 year, no program or intervention provided

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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CHAP-EMS/CP@clinic

Community Paramedicine program to assess cardiovascular, diabetes, and fall risk; discuss lifestyle changes and goals; and refer to appropriate resources.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 55 years and older
* Resides in subsidized apartment building

Exclusion Criteria

\- None
Minimum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hamilton Academic Health Sciences Organization

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

McMaster University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Gina Agarawal

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

McMaster University

Locations

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City of Greater Sudbury

Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Guelph-Wellington Emergency Medical Services and County of Wellington Social Services Department - Housing Services

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Hamilton Paramedic Services

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

County of Simcoe

Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

York Region

York, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Brar J, AlShenaiber L, Dzerounian J, Pirrie M, Angeles R, Marzanek F, Agarwal G. Effects of the Community Paramedicine at Clinic (CP@clinic) program on the health behaviours of older adults residing in social housing: secondary outcomes of a cluster-randomized trial. BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 6;25(1):887. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-21997-w.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40050836 (View on PubMed)

Agarwal G, Pirrie M, Angeles R, Marzanek F, Paterson JM, Nguyen F, Thabane L. Community Paramedicine Program in Social Housing and Health Service Utilization: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 1;7(10):e2441288. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.41288.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39466243 (View on PubMed)

Marzanek F, Nair K, Ziesmann A, Paramalingam A, Pirrie M, Angeles R, Agarwal G. Perceived value and benefits of the Community Paramedicine at Clinic (CP@clinic) programme: a descriptive qualitative study. BMJ Open. 2023 Nov 21;13(11):e076066. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076066.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37989376 (View on PubMed)

Agarwal G, Pirrie M, Angeles R, Marzanek F, Thabane L, O'Reilly D. Cost-effectiveness analysis of a community paramedicine programme for low-income seniors living in subsidised housing: the community paramedicine at clinic programme (CP@clinic). BMJ Open. 2020 Oct 27;10(10):e037386. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037386.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33109643 (View on PubMed)

Agarwal G, Angeles R, Pirrie M, McLeod B, Marzanek F, Parascandalo J, Thabane L. Reducing 9-1-1 Emergency Medical Service Calls By Implementing A Community Paramedicine Program For Vulnerable Older Adults In Public Housing In Canada: A Multi-Site Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2019 Sep-Oct;23(5):718-729. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2019.1566421. Epub 2019 Feb 4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30624150 (View on PubMed)

Agarwal G, Angeles R, Pirrie M, McLeod B, Marzanek F, Parascandalo J, Thabane L. Evaluation of a community paramedicine health promotion and lifestyle risk assessment program for older adults who live in social housing: a cluster randomized trial. CMAJ. 2018 May 28;190(21):E638-E647. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170740.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29807936 (View on PubMed)

Agarwal G, McDonough B, Angeles R, Pirrie M, Marzanek F, McLeod B, Dolovich L. Rationale and methods of a multicentre randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of a Community Health Assessment Programme with Emergency Medical Services (CHAP-EMS) implemented on residents aged 55 years and older in subsidised seniors' housing buildings in Ontario, Canada. BMJ Open. 2015 Jun 11;5(6):e008110. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008110.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26068514 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MOP-133563

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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