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Trial of Emergency Department Discharge With Enhanced Transitions of Care Compared to Usual Care

NCT02533856 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 316

Last updated 2016-10-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial to assess the relative effectiveness of providing Enhanced Transitions of Care (ETOC) to improve patient outcomes after discharge from the Emergency Department (ED). Patients who are being discharged from the ED and have had a previous ED visit or hospital admission within the Thomas Jefferson Hospital System (TJUH or Methodist) within the past 90 days will be eligible for enrollment in this trial. Patients who consent to enrollment will be randomized to discharge by usual care or discharge with ETOC as provided by the company BoardRounds.

Conditions

  • Patient Discharge
  • Emergency Care

Interventions

OTHER

ETOC

Services provided to assist patients in accessing needed healthcare services after emergency department discharge such as scheduling appointments, finding new doctors, getting medications, or addressing problems with insurance coverage.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-31
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-05-31

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