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Models of Care in the Transition From the Secondary to the Primary Sector Among the Frailest Elderly

NCT03796923 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 3340

Last updated 2021-04-30

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Summary

In most Western countries the elderly population increases rapidly. In Denmark, the population of elderly aged 75 years or older may amount to nearly 15 % of the entire population in 2050 compared to 9 % today (2017). A large part of the elderly population is at high risk of hospitalization including more admissions and increased morbidity and mortality. The number of hospital beds is declining persistently, calling for shorter lengths of stay (LOS). Increasingly complex treatments now take place outside hospital. Presently, many Danish regional hospitals establish geriatric wards and other geriatric in-hospital and outpatient services to overcome these challenges. The aim of the present PhD-study is to investigate the effects of different models of transitional care among the frailest elderly patients.

Conditions

  • Frail Elderly Syndrome
  • Transitional Care
  • Frailty
  • Readmission
  • Aging
  • Elderly

Interventions

OTHER

Early follow-up visit after discharge

Early follow-up visit and different degrees of specialized care after discharge

OTHER

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA)

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) during admission

OTHER

Continued geriatric care

Continued specialized geriatric care after discharge

OTHER

Possible follow-up visit from GP

Usual care: follow up visit from GP within one week after discharge

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Aarhus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Else Marie S Damsgaard, Prof., DMSci · University of Aarhus

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-01
Primary Completion
2020-09-16
Completion
2020-11-16

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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Diseases

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