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Hematologic TestsNCT00768547

Risk Stratification in Acutely Admitted Medical Patients

An observational study of Hematologic Tests, run by Ribe County Hospital at 1 site in Denmark.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The study has three main parts. 1. To see if we can develop a riskstratification tool that can be used to asses the risk for acutely admitted medical patients for inhospital death, admission to the ICU and death within 30 days of release. 2. To test existing tool as in 1. 3. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 15 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Hematologic Tests
How many people
5,900 participants
Where
1 siteDenmark
Study dates
Aug 2008to Jul 2011
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 15 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Any patient acutely admitted to the medical department of Ribe County Hospital

Who may be able to join

  • Any patient acutely admitted to the medical department of Ribe County Hospital

Who cannot join

  • Age below 15 years
  • Unwilling to participate

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Denmark1 site
  • Ribe County Hospital

    Esbjerg, Esbjerg, 6700

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About this study

The study has three main parts.

  1. To see if we can develop a riskstratification tool that can be used to asses the risk for acutely admitted medical patients for inhospital death, admission to the ICU and death within 30 days of release.
  2. To test existing tool as in 1.
  3. To clarify if it is most reasonable to let the admitting doctor order blood test by clinical judgment or be using a predefined list of tests.

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00768547
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
By protocolWhere the test are predefined
By degressionThe group where the doctor decided which test are to be taken.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of test taken in each group

    Measured: Five months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Oct 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2008
  3. Primary completionJul 2011
  4. Study completionJul 2011

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
5,900 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00768547
Sponsor's protocol ID
risk stratification
Status last verified
Aug 2008
First submitted
7 Oct 2008
Last updated
22 Jul 2011
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Hematologic Tests, run by Ribe County Hospital at 1 site in Denmark.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Jul 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Denmark. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of test taken in each group (time frame: Five months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Jul 2011.

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