Interventional Study of Videoconferences Between Hospital and Municipality - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Summary

The study aims to assess whether the review of discharge planning followed by a cross-sectoral video conference in connection with discharge of medical and geriatric patients at Roskilde and Køge hospitals as well as patients from the Emergency Department at Køge Hospital reduces the proportion of patients who are readmitted within 180 days.

Project nurses at the two hospitals identifies all patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria (above 55 years of age, discharged to their own home), get informed consent and performs the video conferences. Within a few hours after discharge a video conference is held in the patient´s home including the patient,the municipal nurse and the project nurse at the hospital. During the video conference the discharge is reviewed using a structured assessment.

The survey is conducted as an open, randomized intervention study.

Conditions

• Discharge Planning
• Readmission, Hospital

Interventions

OTHER

Review of discharges and cross-sectoral video conferencing immediately after discharge

The intervention is video conference which is randomized and is an intervention that is assigned by the investigator.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Region Zealand

  collaborator OTHER

• Roskilde Municipality

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Køge Municipality

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Stevns Municipality

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Solrød Municipality

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Lejre Municipality

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Faxe Municipality

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Greve Municipality

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Zealand University Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Solvejg Henneberg Pedersen, dr. · Region Zealand

• Birgitte Dreyer Sørensen, cand. scient. san. publ. · Region Zealand

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

55 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2013-07-31

Primary Completion

2014-12-31

Completion

2015-01-31

Countries

• Denmark

Study Locations