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Feasibility and Outcomes of Older Patients Hospitalization

NCT00489021 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2007-06-21

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Summary

Hospitalization is a traumatic event for the patient and his family at any age nevertheless in the older age. One of its consequences is the difficulty to resume previous activity of daily living especially in older (over 75 years) patients. Sub acute completes the acute phase of the hospitalization and its main purpose is to improve the patient's functional status and quality of life. There are not enough clinical trails to proof this assumption. The purpose of our study is to compare the outcome of acute and sub-acute hospitalization programs by a randomized controlled prospective intervention study. Outcome measures will comprise activity of daily living, functional status, re-hospitalization and utilization of medical services following the hospitalization.Study hypothesis is that sub-acute hospitalization will improve outcomes and will cost less.

Conditions

  • Community-Acquired Pneumonia
  • Exacerbation of Chronic Heart Failure
  • Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Cellulitis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

sub-acute hospitalization

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Doron Nezer, M.D. · Clalit Health Services, Israel

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-07-31
Completion
2007-08-31

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