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Vulnerable Patients in Primary Care: Nurse Case Management and Self-management Support

NCT01719991 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 247

Last updated 2014-12-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to implement a pragmatic intervention in four (4) family medicine groups(FMGs) in the region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (Quebec, Canada)for patients with chronic diseases.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Nurse case management and self-management support

Case management: The intervention will focus on four main components: (1) A thorough evaluation of the patient's needs and resources; (2) Establishing and maintaining a patient-centered, individualized service plan (ISP); (3) Coordination of services among partners; and (4) Self-management support for patients and their families. Self-management support: A standardized six-week program with interactive weekly group meetings led by two volunteer peer helpers (appointed trainers), who themselves have a chronic disease.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Agence de la Sante et des Services Sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean

    collaborator OTHER

  • Centre de santé et de services sociaux de Chicoutimi

    collaborator OTHER

  • Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Université de Sherbrooke

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Catherine Hudon, PhD · Université de Sherbrooke

  • Maud-Christine Chouinard, PhD · Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-06-30
Completion
2014-09-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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