Clinical trials: Readmission
Frail Elderly, Elderly
Geriatric Education and Its Effect on Certain Aspects of Hospital Care of the Nursing Home Patients - 12 Month Retrospective Study
Nursing home patients admitted to the hospital poses significant challenge for health care providers. Geriatric teaching pays particular attention to these admissions and related problems.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly, Elderly, Hospitalization, Geriatrics
- Trial name
- NCT01213225
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Maimonides Medical Center
Cellulitis
The Effect of Dermatology and Teledermatology Consultations on Length of Hospital Admission, 30 Day Readmission Rate, and Antibiotic Use in Patients Presenting With Cellulitis vs Pseudocellulitis in an Academic Inpatient Setting
The effect of teledermatology on length of hospital admission, length of stay, 30 day readmission rate, and antibiotic use in patients presenting with cellulitis vs pseudocellulitis in an academic emergency department setting.
- Trial name
- NCT03034694
- Testing
- teledermatology consult, Routine Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Wounds and Injuries, Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Psychoactive Drug Use and Acute Care Use After Trauma and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
This retrospective population-based cohort study uses linked administrative healthcare data from the Local Health Authority of Bologna (Italy) to describe the use of four classes of psychoactive drugs (opioids, antiepileptics…
- Conditions
- Wounds and Injuries, Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- LIFT-C (NCT07882589)
- Testing
- Opioids (ATC N02A), Antiepileptics (ATC N03A), Antipsychotics (ATC N05A)
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 52,720 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Usl di Bologna
Heart Failure
Carbohydrate Antigen 125-guided Therapy in Heart Failure
Preliminary data suggest a potential role for monitoring and up-titrate pharmacological therapy of plasma levels of antigen carbohydrate 125 (CA125) following and admission for acute heart failure (AHF).
- Trial name
- CHANCE-HF (NCT02008110)
- Testing
- CA125 guided strategy, Standard treatment strategy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital Clínico de Valencia
Heart Failure
Evaluation of a French Hospital Discharge Therapeutic Education Program by Nurses for Heart Failure Patient (EduSor)
Heart failure affects 2.3% of the adult French population. Readmission within 30 days doubles the risk of early death within the following 30 to 60 days, as well as the risk of rehospitalization over the subsequent two years.
- Trial name
- EDUSOR (NCT07706543)
- Testing
- Nurse-led discharge education
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 412 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Malnutrition
Quality Improvement Program (QIP) to Reduce 30-Day Readmission in Malnourished Hospitalized Patients
Newly admitted patients will be screened for risk of malnutrition. Patients will receive either the feeding protocol or current oral nutrition supplement (ONS) practice, pending location.
- Trial name
- NCT02262429
- Testing
- ONS QIP, ONS Standard Feeding
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,386 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Traumatic Subdural Hematoma
Factors Influencing Readmission Rates of Acute Traumatic Subdural Hematoma in the Elderly
Acute traumatic subdural hematomas (TSDH) readmission rate is high (27.8%) with an increase in morbidity and cost for the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT03878043
- Testing
- Follow-up Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 167 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tarik Wasfie, MD
Critical Illness
Validation of the SD-ICU. A Risk Assessment Tool of Unplanned ICU Readmission
In a recent study, which included 845 patients that at the time of ICU discharge had at least one risk factor for readmission, the investigators' group developed a new readmission risk score in the ICU, Safe Discharge from ICU…
- Trial name
- NCT02330874
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Sao Domingos
COPD
Impact of Telemedicine in the Rate of Readmission for COPD. Project CRONEX 3.0
The prevalence of COPD is high and suppose one of the first public health problem in the world. It has a high morbidity and mortality and healthcare costs.
- Trial name
- NCT03505138
- Testing
- Group intervention, health care system
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
The Simplify Project
The high frequency of unplanned hospital visits of patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity-related hypoventilation) constitutes a major public health problem.
- Trial name
- SIMPLIFY (NCT05011877)
- Testing
- High-flow nasal cannula therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Anemia, Anemia (Iron-Loading)
Evaluate the Outcomes of Ferric Carboxymaltose in Patients With Perioperative Anemia
The prevalence of preoperative anaemia in patients undergoing major surgery is approximately 30%, and is independently associated with higher mortality, a higher rate of postoperative complications, and a greater probability of…
- Conditions
- Anemia, Anemia (Iron-Loading), Perioperative Bleeding, Infection Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT06948864
- Testing
- Ferric Carboxymaltose (FCM)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina
Readmission
Prevalence of Factors Contributing to Unplanned Hospital Readmission of Older Medical Patients
We need to identify the essential factors that are linked to readmission among older medical patients as approximately 20% of all medical patients above the age of 65 are readmitted within 30 days after discharge.
- Trial name
- NCT05116644
- Testing
- NONE - this is a cross-sectional survey design
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
OSA, Heart Failure
Impact of Early Diagnosis and Treatment of OSA on Hospital Readmission in Hospitalized Cardiac Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether early diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea and initiation of and adherence to CPAP therapy in hospitalized cardiac patients would impact 30-day hospital readmission rates.
- Conditions
- OSA, Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction, Arrhythmia, Cardiac
- Trial name
- CV Readmit (NCT03647891)
- Testing
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Heart Failure
Veterans Affairs Lowering Readmission in Heart Failure
Heart failure (HF) greatly increases mortality and lowers quality of life (QOL). HF is the most common indication for readmission in older adults and the most frequent reason for 30-day readmission.
- Trial name
- VALOR in HF (NCT01144182)
- Testing
- Comprehensive quality improvement program (QIP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Patient Readmission, Adverse Drug Event
Regional Data Exchange to Improve Care for Veterans After Non-VA Hospitalization
Among older VA patients who have Medicare coverage, 43% use both VA and non-VA (Medicare-covered) services. VA and non-VA providers are often uninformed about encounters, treatments and test results provided in the other system.
- Conditions
- Patient Readmission, Adverse Drug Event, Cost
- Trial name
- NCT02689076
- Testing
- HIE Notification, Care transitions intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 796 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Transitional Care
Models of Care in the Transition From the Secondary to the Primary Sector Among the Frailest Elderly
In most Western countries the elderly population increases rapidly. In Denmark, the population of elderly aged 75 years or older may amount to nearly 15 % of the entire population in 2050 compared to 9 % today (2017).
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Transitional Care, Frailty, Readmission
- Trial name
- NCT03796923
- Testing
- Early follow-up visit after discharge, Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), Continued geriatric care
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 3,340 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Transition of Care
Evaluating Intervention Allocation Policies for Reducing Hospital Readmissions at Michigan Medicine
The researchers are investigating if using a risk-based prediction score or benefit-based prediction score to allocate transition of care (TOC) interventions is more effective in reducing the rate of unplanned hospital…
- Trial name
- NCT07690657
- Testing
- C-HARP TOC assignment, The LACE Index TOC assignment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Copd Exacerbation Acute, Readmission
Identification of Patients Admitted With COPD Exacerbations and Predicting Readmission Risk Using Machine Learning
Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) who are admitted to hospital are at high risk of readmission. While therapies have improved and there are evidence-based guidelines to reduce readmissions, there are…
- Conditions
- Copd Exacerbation Acute, Readmission, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing
- Trial name
- NCT04192175
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 65,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Heart Failure, Decompensated Heart Failure
Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) to Reduce Hospital Length of Stay in Patients With Heart Failure ( POCUSHF )
This study will evaluate whether using bedside ultrasound (also called Point-of-Care Ultrasound or POCUS) can help improve the care of hospitalized patients with decompensated heart failure.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Decompensated Heart Failure, Hospital Length of Stay
- Trial name
- POCUSHF (NCT06965712)
- Testing
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Florida International University
All Disease That May Require Acute Hospitalization Except for Phsychiatric Disease
Gait Speed at Discharge as a Marker for Readmission
The principal aim is to assess if a simple test, the time it takes to walk 10 meters for a patient about to be discharged after a hospital stay for an acute illness, is related to the risk of readmission.
- Trial name
- GASP (NCT03049865)
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital