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A Virtual Ward to Reduce Readmissions After Hospital Discharge

NCT01108172 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1928

Last updated 2013-12-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see whether a Virtual Ward reduces readmissions after hospital discharge.

Conditions

  • Acute Disease

Interventions

OTHER

Virtual Ward

A multidisciplinary team to optimize medical and social care for patients residing in their own homes

OTHER

Usual care

The usual care provided to patients after discharge from hospital

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre

    collaborator OTHER

  • Women's College Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    collaborator OTHER

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    collaborator OTHER

  • Unity Health Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Irfan Dhalla, MD, MSc · St. Michael's Hospital/University of Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-06-30
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2014-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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