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Implementing an Emergency Department to Home Care Transition Intervention

NCT01973296 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 62

Last updated 2015-01-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new way of educating/coaching chronically ill patients discharged from the Emergency Room will help them receive post-ER health care and strengthen their links to a regular, personal doctor.

Conditions

  • ED Patients With Chronic Medical Illnesses

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

ED to home care transition

The CTI coach's role is to build self-management capabilities for the patient and caregiver. During each contact, the coach reviews the four components of the CTI: 1: Follow-up Medical Visit. 2: Knowledge of Red Flag Symptoms. 3: Medication Reconciliation. 4: The Personal Health Record (PHR). The coach assists the patient use the PHR to document and maintain vital information and to communicate with providers.

OTHER

Usual Care

Patients randomized to usual care will receive verbal and written discharge instructions from the treating emergency department physician and nurse as is the standard of care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Emergency Medicine Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Donna L Carden, MD · University of Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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