Sponsor study identifier
observational
346
1 country
1
Study Start
June 2009
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Primary Completion
June 2012
Actual (reported)Study Completion
June 2012
Actual (reported)The purpose of this study is to determine if a new model of care, the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly Unit is beneficial in improving patient outcomes for elderly patients admitted to the hospital.
Registry-reported information. Elapsed time and enrollment totals alone do not measure study progress or recruitment pace.
June 2012
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June 2009
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
June 22, 2009
Actual (reported)June 24, 2009
Actual (reported)June 2012
Actual (reported)June 2012
Actual (reported)August 14, 2013
Actual (reported)Length of Hospital Stay
Depending on hospital stay
Rehospitalization Rate
30 days
Elderly patients admitted to the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly Unit.
Elderly patients admitted to the general medicine service in the hospital
Older adults hospitalized with a general medical condition in a tertiary hospital in an urban setting
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029, United States
Landefeld CS, Palmer RM, Kresevic DM, Fortinsky RH, Kowal J. A randomized trial of care in a hospital medical unit especially designed to improve the functional outcomes of acutely ill older patients. N Engl J Med. 1995 May 18;332(20):1338-44. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199505183322006.
Charpentier PA, Bogardus ST, Inouye SK. An algorithm for prospective individual matching in a non-randomized clinical trial. J Clin Epidemiol. 2001 Nov;54(11):1166-73. doi: 10.1016/s0895-4356(01)00399-7.
William Hung, MD, MPH
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
346 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
June 22, 2009
First Posted
June 24, 2009
Study Start
June 2009
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
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Hung WW, Ross JS, Farber J, Siu AL. Evaluation of the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) service. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Jun 10;173(11):990-6. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.478.
Primary Completion
June 2012
Actual (reported)Study Completion
June 2012
Actual (reported)Last Updated
August 23, 2013
Results First Posted
August 14, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-08
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