Randomized Controlled Trial of Health Care to Elderly Patients.

NCT00235404 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: REK 037-03
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 142
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To study the efficacy of multicomponent treatment and care for patients with acute illness or deterioration of a chronic disease at a nursing home in primary health care compared to traditional treatment at hospital.

Conditions

Congestive Heart Failure; Angina Pectoris; Asthma; Pneumonia; Fractures

Keywords

Treatment of elderly.; Nursing home.; Rehabilitation.; Readmissions.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Number of readmissions

  Within 60 days

• Number of deaths

  Within 12 months

• Need of home nursing services

  within 12 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Costs

  Within 12 months

Study Arms (2)

Intermediate community hospital

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Multicomponent treatment

Usual care

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Other: usual care

Interventions

Multicomponent treatment OTHER

Specialized care in preparing recharge to home

Intermediate community hospital

usual care OTHER

Usual recharge directly from hospital to home

Usual care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Norwegian University of Science and Technology: lead
• Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Medicine, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Trondheim, 7489, Norway

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Garasen H, Windspoll R, Johnsen R. Intermediate care at a community hospital as an alternative to prolonged general hospital care for elderly patients: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2007 May 2;7:68. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-68.

  PMID: 17475006 RESULT

• Garasen H, Magnussen J, Windspoll R, Johnsen R. [Elderly patients in hospital or in an intermediate nursing home department--cost analysis]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2008 Jan 31;128(3):283-5. Norwegian.

  PMID: 18264150 RESULT

• Garasen H, Windspoll R, Johnsen R. Long-term patients' outcomes after intermediate care at a community hospital for elderly patients: 12-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. Scand J Public Health. 2008 Mar;36(2):197-204. doi: 10.1177/1403494808089685.

  PMID: 18519285 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Failure; Angina Pectoris; Asthma; Pneumonia; Fractures, Bone

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Myocardial Ischemia; Vascular Diseases; Chest Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Bronchial Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivity; Immune System Diseases; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Roar Johnsen

  The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 7, 2005
• First Posted: October 10, 2005
• Study Start: September 1, 2003
• Study Completion: May 1, 2005
• Last Updated: July 29, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-07

Locations

NO (1)