Trial Outcomes & Findings for Health IT Generated PROs to Improve Outcomes in Cirrhosis (NCT NCT03564626)

NCT ID: NCT03564626

Last Updated: 2025-09-17

Results Overview

Avoidable readmissions within 30 days

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

232 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

30 days

Results posted on

2025-09-17

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Control Group/Not Dyad
Standard of care counseling and discharge instructions per local hospital policy. Standard of care follow up phone calls and visits at baseline and at 30 days. Follow-up will be for 30 days. No dyads enrolled in this part of the study. Only the patients (subjects) were enrolled in this part of the study, not dyads. The numbers only represent the patient enrollment numbers.
Health IT +/- Scheduled Follow Up/ no Dyads
No dyads enrolled. Subjects will be given individual phones loaded with the Patient Buddy App and the EncephalApp that will be used to enter medications, issues and orientation questions daily. There will be messages and phone calls as needed per the App and visits will be at baseline, scheduled at 15 days and at 30 days. In addition, scheduled phone calls will be performed at days 7 and 21.Follow-up will be for 30 days Health-IT +/- Scheduled Follow Up: -Training patient on Patient Buddy and EncephalApp * Counseling regarding readmission * Daily contact through app * Standard of care counseling regarding readmission and discharge instructions * Follow up phone calls at Week 1 and Week 3 * In-person follow up visits at Week 2 and Week 4
Overall Study
STARTED
116
116
Overall Study
COMPLETED
116
116
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Health IT Generated PROs to Improve Outcomes in Cirrhosis

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Control Group/ no Dyads
n=116 Participants
Standard of care counseling and discharge instructions per local hospital policy. Standard of care follow up phone calls and visits at baseline and at 30 days. Follow-up will be for 30 days. No dyads enrolled in this part of the study. Only the patients (subjects) were enrolled in this part of the study, not dyads. The numbers only represent the patient enrollment numbers.
Health IT +/- Scheduled Follow Up/ no Dyads
n=116 Participants
Subjects will be given individual phones loaded with the Patient Buddy App and the EncephalApp that will be used to enter medications, issues and orientation questions daily. There will be messages and phone calls as needed per the App and visits will be at baseline, scheduled at 15 days and at 30 days. In addition, scheduled phone calls will be performed at days 7 and 21.Follow-up will be for 30 days Health-IT +/- Scheduled Follow Up: -Training patient on Patient Buddy and EncephalApp * Counseling regarding readmission * Daily contact through app * Standard of care counseling regarding readmission and discharge instructions * Follow up phone calls at Week 1 and Week 3 * In-person follow up visits at Week 2 and Week 4
Total
n=232 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
58.42 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.89 • n=99 Participants
59.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.38 • n=107 Participants
58.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.6 • n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
40 Participants
n=99 Participants
58 Participants
n=107 Participants
98 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
76 Participants
n=99 Participants
58 Participants
n=107 Participants
134 Participants
n=206 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
6 Participants
n=99 Participants
6 Participants
n=107 Participants
12 Participants
n=206 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
110 Participants
n=99 Participants
110 Participants
n=107 Participants
220 Participants
n=206 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
36 Participants
n=99 Participants
53 Participants
n=107 Participants
89 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
80 Participants
n=99 Participants
63 Participants
n=107 Participants
143 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
116 participants
n=99 Participants
116 participants
n=107 Participants
232 participants
n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 30 days

Avoidable readmissions within 30 days

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Control Group/ No Dyads
n=116 Participants
Standard of care counseling and discharge instructions per local hospital policy. Standard of care follow up phone calls and visits at baseline and at 30 days. Follow-up will be for 30 days. Just the patients counted and reported, not the dyads.
Health IT +/- Scheduled Follow Up/ no Dyads
n=116 Participants
Subjects will be given individual phones loaded with the Patient Buddy App and the EncephalApp that will be used to enter medications, issues and orientation questions daily. There will be messages and phone calls as needed per the App and visits will be at baseline, scheduled at 15 days and at 30 days. In addition, scheduled phone calls will be performed at days 7 and 21.Follow-up will be for 30 days Health-IT +/- Scheduled Follow Up: -Training patient on Patient Buddy and EncephalApp * Counseling regarding readmission * Daily contact through app * Standard of care counseling regarding readmission and discharge instructions * Follow up phone calls at Week 1 and Week 3 * In-person follow up visits at Week 2 and Week 4
Avoidable Readmissions
12 Number of avoidable readmissions
23 Number of avoidable readmissions

Adverse Events

Control Group/ no Dyads

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Health IT +/- Scheduled Follow Up/ no Dyads

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Jasmohan Bajaj

Virginia Commonwealth University

Phone: (804) 828-4060

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place