Alzheimer Disease or Associated DisorderNCT06933849
Coordinated Emergency Department Transitions
A study testing Structured case management in people with Alzheimer Disease or Associated Disorder, run by Brown University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The goal of this observational study is to learn the feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, and adherence to a case management intervention. PartnerED is a case management intervention that aims to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions by providing real-time, structured information and discharge support to… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Alzheimer Disease or Associated Disorder
- What is being tested?
- Structured case management
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 1,376 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 4 Oct 2024to 30 Mar 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
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
- Bluestone Accountable Care Organization patient
- Registration in emergency department between November 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024, as recorded in electronic admission, discharge, and transfer notifications
Who cannot join
- None
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Bluestone Accountable Care Organization
Omaha, Nebraska, 68154
About this study
Official title: PartnerED Care: Coordinated Emergency Department Transitions for Assisted Living Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
The goal of this observational study is to learn the feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, and adherence to a case management intervention. PartnerED is a case management intervention that aims to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions by providing real-time, structured information and discharge support to emergency department providers via phone and fax. The intervention is led by chronic care managers employed by Bluestone Accountable Care Organization, a physician group primarily serving patients in assisted living centers.
Read the detailed description
PartnerED is a case management intervention that aims to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions by providing real-time, structured information and discharge support to emergency department providers via phone and fax. The intervention is led by chronic care managers employed by Bluestone Accountable Care Organization, a physician group primarily serving patients in assisted living centers.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease or Associated Disorder
- Being tested
- Structured case management
- Keywords
- case management, emergency department, feasibility
- Medical subject headings
- Alzheimer Disease, Emergencies
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Structured case managementBehavioural
When a Bluestone Accountable Care Organization registers in an emergency department, a Bluestone chronic care manager contacts emergency department clinicians by phone and fax to provide up-to-date clinical and discharge support information.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| All patients with eligible emergency department visits | Experimental | Eligible emergency department visits were identified using electronic admission, discharge, and transfer notifications Receives: Behavioral: Structured case management |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Percent of Eligible Emergency Department Visits With Completed Outreach
Percent of eligible emergency department visits in which a case manager provided structured clinical and discharge support information to a emergency department provider about a patient who was in their care, with the goal of avoiding an unnecessary hospitalization
Measured: Within 1-3 hours of emergency department registration
Secondary outcomes (1)
Percent of Successful Outreach Conversations in Which Staff Reported Avoidance of an Unnecessary Hospitalization
Case manager self-report of whether she/he was successful in avoiding an unnecessary hospitalization of a patient after providing structured clinical and discharge support information to the emergency department provider
Measured: Within 24 hours of emergency department registration
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 Apr 2025
- Study start4 Oct 2024
- Primary completion18 Feb 2025
- Study completion30 Mar 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Other trials for Alzheimer Disease or Associated DisorderStudies 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
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 1,376 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Brown University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ellen McCreedy, Brown University
- Investigators
- Ellen McCreedy, PhD, MPH, Principal investigator, Brown University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06933849
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- U54AG063546_Pilot Cycle 5A
- Other IDs
- U54AG063546
- Status last verified
- May 2026
- First submitted
- 30 Mar 2025
- Last updated
- 27 May 2026
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Data use agreements do not allow for sharing individual participant data
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 May 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- PartnerED Care: Coordinated Emergency Department Transitions for Assisted Living Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06933849
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- U54AG063546_Pilot Cycle 5A
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease or Associated Disorder
- Keywords
- case management, emergency department, feasibility
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 1,376 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Brown UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- Study start
- 4 Oct 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 18 Feb 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Mar 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 18 Apr 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 3 Mar 2026
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this observational study is to learn the feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, and adherence to a case management intervention. PartnerED is a case management intervention that aims to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions by providing real-time, structured information and discharge support to emergency department providers via phone and fax. The intervention is led by chronic care managers employed by Bluestone Accountable Care Organization, a physician group primarily serving patients in assisted living centers.
Detailed description
PartnerED is a case management intervention that aims to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions by providing real-time, structured information and discharge support to emergency department providers via phone and fax. The intervention is led by chronic care managers employed by Bluestone Accountable Care Organization, a physician group primarily serving patients in assisted living centers.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| All patients with eligible emergency department visits | Experimental | Behavioral: Structured case managementEligible emergency department visits were identified using electronic admission, discharge, and transfer notifications |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Bluestone Accountable Care Organization patient
- Registration in emergency department between November 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024, as recorded in electronic admission, discharge, and transfer notifications
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- None
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Structured case managementWhen a Bluestone Accountable Care Organization registers in an emergency department, a Bluestone chronic care manager contacts emergency department clinicians by phone and fax to provide up-to-date clinical and discharge support information. | Behavioural | All patients with eligible emergency department visits |
Primary outcome
Percent of Eligible Emergency Department Visits With Completed Outreach
Time frame: Within 1-3 hours of emergency department registration
Percent of eligible emergency department visits in which a case manager provided structured clinical and discharge support information to a emergency department provider about a patient who was in their care, with the goal of avoiding an unnecessary hospitalization
1 secondary outcome
Percent of Successful Outreach Conversations in Which Staff Reported Avoidance of an Unnecessary Hospitalization
Time frame: Within 24 hours of emergency department registration
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 27 May 2026.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Data use agreements do not allow for sharing individual participant data
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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.
Ellen McCreedy, PhD, MPH principal investigator
Brown University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Structured case management in people with Alzheimer Disease or Associated Disorder, run by Brown University at 1 site in United States.
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 1 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 27 May 2026. 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 United States. 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?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 3 Mar 2026). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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?
Percent of Eligible Emergency Department Visits With Completed Outreach (time frame: Within 1-3 hours of emergency department registration). 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 27 May 2026.