Educational and Supportive Interventions to Prevent Cardiopulmonary Rehospitalization
A RCT to Reduce Cardiopulmonary Rehospitalization
2 other identifiers
interventional
832
1 country
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Brief Summary
This study will use a comprehensive hospital discharge toolkit to implement up-to-date guidelines for cardiopulmonary diseases. The study will also include a computer-based patient-education program and a telephone-based post-discharge program, both designed for individuals with limited health literacy. The purpose of this study is to reduce early hospital readmission.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable cardiovascular-diseases
Started Oct 2008
Typical duration for not_applicable cardiovascular-diseases
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 19, 2005
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 22, 2005
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2012
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2012
CompletedJuly 28, 2017
July 1, 2017
3.5 years
September 19, 2005
July 26, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Rehospitalization
Measured at 30 days
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Subject satisfaction with intervention and hospital experience
Measured at discharge and 30 days
Subject readiness for discharge
Measured at 30 days
Study Arms (2)
1
NO INTERVENTIONUsual Care, defined as the usual hospital discharge process as delivered by nurses and doctors.
2
EXPERIMENTALUse of animated computerized character to prepare subjects for discharge by reviewing information provided to subjects in a printed After Hospital Care Plan packet, followed by telephone system to reinforce the discharge.
Interventions
Animated character will teach the discharge plan before discharge, then this teaching will be reinforced by computerized telephone system.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Admitted to the general medical service at Boston Medical Center (BMC)
- Desires to be hospitalized in the future if there is a clinical need
- Able to communicate in English with health providers
You may not qualify if:
- Transferred from an outside hospital or a specialty services at BMC (e.g., orthopedic surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, otolaryngology, general surgery, or psychiatry)
- Requires hospice, nursing home, or other institutional settings
- Vision that is inadequate to discern the computer-based education and self-management support system
- Hearing that is inadequate to use a telephone
- Unable to independently consent
- Scheduled admission (e.g. for surgery)
- Has sickle cell disease
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Brian Jack, MD
Boston Medical Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- faculty member, BMC
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 19, 2005
First Posted
September 22, 2005
Study Start
October 1, 2008
Primary Completion
April 1, 2012
Study Completion
June 1, 2012
Last Updated
July 28, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-07