Capturing Readmission Internationally to Prevent Readmission by Safer@Home Group

NCT ID: NCT02621723

Last Updated: 2015-12-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

1000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-01-31

Study Completion Date

2018-01-31

Brief Summary

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CURIOS@ is a prospective multi-centre cross-sectional study to investigate readmissions in participating units. The data collected is derived from two clinical episodes: the episode containing the re-admission and the previous admission (index admission).

The main aims are:

Outcomes:

* Risk factors to predict preventable readmissions in non-surgical patients
* Percentage of subjectively non-preventable and preventable readmissions from patient, carer, their nurses and their physician's point of view
* Comparison for risk factors on readmissions throughout Europe
* Increasing awareness and knowledge for health-care workers on readmissions and its preventability

Detailed Description

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Data will be derived directly from patients, from the clinical notes of the previous admission and records of discharge communication. Also information from treating physicians, nurses and immediate caregivers will be collected. The data set will contain no directly identifiable variables (data will be registered by using a research code for each patient).

Data collection will include: Hospital-related data, patient-related data, health-related data, time-related data, and physician related data. Also patient feedback is requested.

After obtaining written informed consent, the researcher will ask the patient 7 questions about the (preventability of their) readmission. Also the patient will be asked if one of the direct carers can be approached with 2 questions. The carer will most often be a sibling, a good friend or someone from the neighborhood. We will approach the carer in person or by telephone, and only after explicit permission from the patient. Lastly, we will ask a doctor and nurse (responsible for the patient in the first 24 hours of his readmission) similar questions.

Conditions

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Hospital Readmission

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult patients aged 18 or above admitted to hospital as unscheduled medical admission for a minimum of a single night following a previous admission within 30 days
* Index admission can be for any procedure (elective/non-elective)
* Index admission at any hospital ward (except psychiatry, pediatrics or gynaecology) for a minimum of a single night during the previous 30 days
* Readmission should be to a medical ward (Medical ward: Cardiology, geriatrics, gastroenterology, hematology, internal medicine, nephrology, neurology, oncology, pulmonary medicine, rheumatology.)
* If a patient is readmitted more than once within the study period, only the first readmission will be included
* The port of entry is through an Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit or any other clinical ward (i.e. department of internal medicine).
* Patients should all be capable of understanding the study and give written informed consent. They should all be mentally competent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients readmitted electively for procedures, surgery or chemotherapy
* Patients readmitted for a non-medical specialism (surgery, urology, ent etc..)
* Patients admitted or readmitted who are pregnant
* Patients admitted or readmitted aged under 18
* Patients index or readmission for pediatrics, psychiatry, gynaecology
* Patients who stayed less than one night during index and readmission
* Patients who have been admitted to another institution in their index admission (To facilitate timely case identification and ready access to treating physicians, we will only review same-hospital readmissions)
* A second readmission for the same patient within the study period
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Prabath W.B. Nanayakkara

PhD, MD, FRCP

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Hospital of South West Jutland

Esbjerg, , Denmark

Site Status

VU University Medical Centre

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Site Status

Academic Medical Centre (AMC)

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

Site Status

Albert Schweitzer

Dordrecht, , Netherlands

Site Status

Westfriesgasthuis

Hoorn, , Netherlands

Site Status

VieCuri Hospital

Venlo, , Netherlands

Site Status

Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital

Bangor, , United Kingdom

Site Status

University Hospital of South Manchester

Manchester, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark Netherlands United Kingdom

Central Contacts

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Prabath Nanayakkara, MD, PhD, FRCP

Role: CONTACT

031204444444 ext. 6791

Louise van Galen, MD

Role: CONTACT

031613767381 ext. 6185

Facility Contacts

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Mikkel Brabrand, MD,PhD

Role: primary

Prabath W Nanayakkara, MD,PhD,FRCP

Role: primary

0031204444444 ext. 6179

Louise S van Galen, MD

Role: backup

0031613767381 ext. 6185

Frits Holleman, MD, PhD

Role: primary

Wilma Jansen

Role: primary

Ralph So, MD

Role: backup

Dennis Barten, MD

Role: primary

Loes Hooff, MD

Role: backup

Chris P Subbe, MD,PhD,FRCP

Role: primary

Tim Cooksley, MD,MRCP

Role: primary

References

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Other Identifiers

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VUMedicalcenter

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id