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Implementation and Evaluation of a Complex Intervention to Reduce Avoidable Transitions Between Nursing Home and Hospital

NCT07359521 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2026-08-10

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Summary

Hospital admissions can have a negative impact on the physical and emotional health of nursing home residents. Although evidence-based interventions have been developed to reduce hospitalisations, the evidence regarding their effectiveness is inconclusive and challenges have been reported in implementing these interventions within the nursing home context. Hence, this study aimed to implement and evaluate a complex intervention to reduce avoidable transitions between nursing home and hospital (RATHER-NH).

Conditions

  • Potentially Avoidable Hospitalisations

Interventions

OTHER

RATHER-NH Toolkit

A) Stop and Watch Early Warning Tool B) Decision trees C) General Practitioner communication tool

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tinne Smets, Prof. · End-of-Life Care Research Group - Vrije Universiteit Brussel en Universiteit Gent

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-01
Primary Completion
2027-05-01
Completion
2027-06-01

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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