NCT00192738

Brief Summary

Several studies have shown the importance of Telephone follow-up in reducing hospital readmissions for heart failure. Therefore, we aimed in this cohort to investigate whether telephone follow-up with patients discharged from the general internal department improves patients' satisfaction, increases compliance to treatment and reduces adverse effects. Patients are recruited from the department of general internal medicine who gave informed consent and could communicate. Patients are interviewed by during hospital stay, one and three months later. This group will be compared with patients that are not interviewd by phone aftert hospital discharge.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
400

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2003

Typical duration for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2003

Completed
2.5 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 12, 2005

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 19, 2005

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2006

Completed
Last Updated

April 11, 2007

Status Verified

April 1, 2007

First QC Date

September 12, 2005

Last Update Submit

April 10, 2007

Conditions

Congestive Heart FailureAngina PectorisPneumoniaUrinary Tract Infection

Keywords

telephone,internal medicine,readmission,patients' satisfaction

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

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Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Rambam Medical Center

Haifa, 31096, Israel

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart FailureAngina PectorisPneumoniaUrinary Tract Infections

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesMyocardial IschemiaVascular DiseasesChest PainPainNeurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsRespiratory Tract InfectionsInfectionsLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesUrologic DiseasesFemale Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesMale Urogenital Diseases

Study Officials

  • Zaher S. Azzam, MD

    Rambam Medical Center, Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Zaher S Azzam, MD

    Rambam Medical Center, Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
DEFINED POPULATION
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 12, 2005

First Posted

September 19, 2005

Study Start

April 1, 2003

Study Completion

January 1, 2006

Last Updated

April 11, 2007

Record last verified: 2007-04

Locations

IL(1)