Reducing 30-day Readmissions in Patients With Heart Failure Through Pharmacist Discharge Medication Services
NCT ID: NCT02752997
Last Updated: 2016-04-27
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
24 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2015-12-31
2016-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
FACTORIAL
NONE
Study Groups
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Intervention
Discharge medication services included:
* Discharge medication reconciliation
* Identification of medication discrepancies and resolution
* Medication counseling using health coaching techniques with short term goal setting and follow up phone call
Pharmacist discharge medication services
Included in arm descriptions
Comparator
Current standard of care provided by nursing staff.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Pharmacist discharge medication services
Included in arm descriptions
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Mayo Clinic
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Sarah Lessard
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Sarah R Lessard, Pharm.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare
Locations
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Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Countries
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References
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WRITING COMMITTEE MEMBERS; Yancy CW, Jessup M, Bozkurt B, Butler J, Casey DE Jr, Drazner MH, Fonarow GC, Geraci SA, Horwich T, Januzzi JL, Johnson MR, Kasper EK, Levy WC, Masoudi FA, McBride PE, McMurray JJ, Mitchell JE, Peterson PN, Riegel B, Sam F, Stevenson LW, Tang WH, Tsai EJ, Wilkoff BL; American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of heart failure: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on practice guidelines. Circulation. 2013 Oct 15;128(16):e240-327. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e31829e8776. Epub 2013 Jun 5. No abstract available.
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Related Links
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Website
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Website
Other Identifiers
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15-008286
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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