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Coordinated Access to Care From Hospital Emergency Departments

NCT01622244 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 166

Last updated 2014-10-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study will assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of providing brief, intensive case management for frequent users of hospital Emergency Departments who have mental health and/or addictions problems. The goals of the intervention are to support patients' transition to community-based health and social services and supports - including primary and urgent psychiatric care, peer support and other community services and supports - so as to improve patient wellbeing and reduce avoidable ED visits and hospitalizations.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Co-ordinated Access to Care from Hospital Emergency Departments

brief, intensive case management for frequent users of hospital Emergency Departments who have mental health and/or addictions problems

OTHER

Coordinated Access to Care from Hospital Emergency Departments

Participants will receive brief, intensive case management to connect them to health and social services and supports in the community

BEHAVIORAL

Counseling and Resource Education

Participants will receive usual care as well as an educational session and resource guide outlining community-based services

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Unity Health Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vicky Stergiopoulos, MD, MHSc · Unity Health Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-11-30
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2014-09-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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