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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations

NCT04115371 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 822

Last updated 2025-05-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study evaluates the Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations (GEDI) program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital to care for older adults in the emergency department. Half of the patients will be cared for by a standard ED team plus the GEDI team, while half of the patients will receive usual ED care.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention

Geriatric assessment and care coordination provided by a multidisciplinary team in the emergency department including transitional care nurses, social workers, pharmacists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Scott M Dresden, MD, MS · Northwestern University Department of Emergency Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-10-07
Primary Completion
2025-01-31
Completion
2025-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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