MorbidityNCT01069107
Acute Admission to Hallingdal Sjukestugu
A study testing Cottage Hospital Care in people with Morbidity and Health Economy, run by Helse Sor-Ost at 1 site in Norway.
Trial summary
The main objective of the project is to assess whether a community hospital may have or should have a role in the Norwegian health care system in the acute treatment of a defined group of patients. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Morbidity, Health Economy, Quality
- What is being tested?
- Cottage Hospital Care
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 140 participants
- Where
- 1 siteNorway
- Study dates
- Apr 2010to Sep 2015
- Phase
- Interventional
- 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 Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients who by the general practitioner are intended for acute admission to HSS and where the specialist on call at RS approves such admissions.
- Patients residing in Hallingdal municipalities.
Who cannot join
- Patients with injuries and acute and/or unclear illnesses in need of diagnosis, treatment or monitoring in an acute hospital.
- Urgent births at HSS.
- Acute psychiatric admissions to hospital.
- Patients with serious mental disorders.
- Patients who during the follow-up year move to a municipality outside of Hallingdal.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Acute Admission to Hallingdal Sjukestugu. Can Acute Admissions to a Community Hospital be a Realistic Alternative to General Hospital Admissions?
The main objective of the project is to assess whether a community hospital may have or should have a role in the Norwegian health care system in the acute treatment of a defined group of patients.
Read the detailed description
The research project's objective is to analyze whether acute admissions to Hallingdal sjukestugu (HSS) is a real alternative to hospitalization in a general hospital.
HSS is a community hospital and a department under Ringerike General Hospital (RS) and is located in Hallingdal 170 km from the RS. It is an established practice that the general practitioners in Hallingdal send selected patients in need for acute treatment to HSS in place of RS. In 2008 this accounted for 10.1% of the total number of acute inpatients from the six municipalities of Hallingdal.
The research program includes a prospective, randomized study in which all patients intended for acute inpatient at HSS are distributed randomly into two groups, an intervention group who is admitted to HSS, and a control group who is sent to RS. A minimum of 70 patients are included in each group.
The patients are going to be followed through one year after the hospital stay and all contacts with the specialist health services and the municipal health care services will be registered. There will also be collected data on the patients' functioning level and the patients' opinion about quality of the hospital stay. Through standardized questionnaire the involved health professional will be asked about their reviews.
Three studies will analyze the patients' progress, economics and quality in the two groups. The three studies will together constitute a doctoral thesis.
The research project will provide a better basis for assessing the role of local medical centers in the Norwegian health care in the acute treatment of a defined group of patients.
- Conditions
- Morbidity, Health Economy, Quality
- Being tested
- Cottage Hospital Care
- Keywords
- community hospital, alternative acute admissions
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Cottage Hospital CareOther
Care at a cottage hospital compared with care at a general hospital
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Consume of health services | Active comparator | One year follow-up of patients randomized to two different levels of health care Receives: Other: Cottage Hospital Care |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
A triangulation of patient health consequences, patients' perceived quality and a health economy analyses.
Measured: One year
Secondary outcomes (1)
All contacts with the specialist health services and the municipal health care services will be registered.
Measured: One year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Feb 2010 (estimated)
- Study startApr 2010
- Primary completionApr 2013
- Study completionSep 2015
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for MorbidityStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 140 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Helse Sor-Ost
- Sponsor type
- Other government
- Collaborators
- Ringerike sykehus, Vestre Viken HF, University of Oslo, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Oystein Lappegard, Helse Sor-Ost
- Investigators
- Per Hjortdahl, Prof., Study director, Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine , University of Oslo
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01069107
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 09-1300 REK
- Other IDs
- 20100101
- Status last verified
- Feb 2016
- First submitted
- 4 Feb 2010
- Last updated
- 19 Feb 2016
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Lappegard O, Hjortdahl P. Acute admissions to a community hospital - health consequences: a randomized controlled trial in Hallingdal, Norway. BMC Fam Pract. 2014 Dec 10;15:198. doi: 10.1186/s12875-014-0198-1.
PubMed 25491726
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 19 Feb 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Acute Admission to Hallingdal Sjukestugu. Can Acute Admissions to a Community Hospital be a Realistic Alternative to General Hospital Admissions?
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01069107
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 09-1300 REK
- Conditions
- Morbidity, Health Economy, Quality
- Keywords
- community hospital, alternative acute admissions
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 140 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Helse Sor-OstOther government
- Collaborators
- Ringerike sykehus, Vestre Viken HF, University of Oslo, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Study start
- Apr 2010
- Primary completion
- Apr 2013 (actual)
- Study completion
- Sep 2015 (actual)
- First posted
- 17 Feb 2010 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The main objective of the project is to assess whether a community hospital may have or should have a role in the Norwegian health care system in the acute treatment of a defined group of patients.
Detailed description
The research project's objective is to analyze whether acute admissions to Hallingdal sjukestugu (HSS) is a real alternative to hospitalization in a general hospital.
HSS is a community hospital and a department under Ringerike General Hospital (RS) and is located in Hallingdal 170 km from the RS. It is an established practice that the general practitioners in Hallingdal send selected patients in need for acute treatment to HSS in place of RS. In 2008 this accounted for 10.1% of the total number of acute inpatients from the six municipalities of Hallingdal.
The research program includes a prospective, randomized study in which all patients intended for acute inpatient at HSS are distributed randomly into two groups, an intervention group who is admitted to HSS, and a control group who is sent to RS. A minimum of 70 patients are included in each group.
The patients are going to be followed through one year after the hospital stay and all contacts with the specialist health services and the municipal health care services will be registered. There will also be collected data on the patients' functioning level and the patients' opinion about quality of the hospital stay. Through standardized questionnaire the involved health professional will be asked about their reviews.
Three studies will analyze the patients' progress, economics and quality in the two groups. The three studies will together constitute a doctoral thesis.
The research project will provide a better basis for assessing the role of local medical centers in the Norwegian health care in the acute treatment of a defined group of patients.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Consume of health services | Active comparator | Other: Cottage Hospital CareOne year follow-up of patients randomized to two different levels of health care |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Patients who by the general practitioner are intended for acute admission to HSS and where the specialist on call at RS approves such admissions.
- Patients residing in Hallingdal municipalities.
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Patients with injuries and acute and/or unclear illnesses in need of diagnosis, treatment or monitoring in an acute hospital.
- Urgent births at HSS.
- Acute psychiatric admissions to hospital.
- Patients with serious mental disorders.
- Patients who during the follow-up year move to a municipality outside of Hallingdal.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Cottage Hospital CareCare at a cottage hospital compared with care at a general hospital | Other | Consume of health services |
Primary outcome
A triangulation of patient health consequences, patients' perceived quality and a health economy analyses.
Time frame: One year
1 secondary outcome
All contacts with the specialist health services and the municipal health care services will be registered.
Time frame: One year
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 19 Feb 2016.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 25491726Lappegard O, Hjortdahl P. Acute admissions to a community hospital - health consequences: a randomized controlled trial in Hallingdal, Norway. BMC Fam Pract. 2014 Dec 10;15:198. doi: 10.1186/s12875-014-0198-1.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Per Hjortdahl, Prof. study director
Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine , University of Oslo
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Cottage Hospital Care in people with Morbidity and Health Economy, run by Helse Sor-Ost at 1 site in Norway.
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 2 inclusion and 5 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 19 Feb 2016. 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 Norway. 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?
A triangulation of patient health consequences, patients' perceived quality and a health economy analyses. (time frame: One year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01069107, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 19 Feb 2016.