NCT01069107

Brief Summary

The main objective of the project is to assess whether a community hospital may have or should have a role in the Norwegian health care system in the acute treatment of a defined group of patients.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
140

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2010

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 4, 2010

Completed
13 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 17, 2010

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2010

Completed
3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2013

Completed
2.4 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

February 19, 2016

Status Verified

February 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

3 years

First QC Date

February 4, 2010

Last Update Submit

February 17, 2016

Conditions

MorbidityHealth EconomyQuality

Keywords

community hospitalalternative acute admissions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • A triangulation of patient health consequences, patients' perceived quality and a health economy analyses.

    One year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • All contacts with the specialist health services and the municipal health care services will be registered.

    One year

Study Arms (1)

Consume of health services

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

One year follow-up of patients randomized to two different levels of health care

Other: Cottage Hospital Care

Interventions

Cottage Hospital CareOTHER

Care at a cottage hospital compared with care at a general hospital

Consume of health services

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients who by the general practitioner are intended for acute admission to HSS and where the specialist on call at RS approves such admissions.
  • Patients residing in Hallingdal municipalities.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with injuries and acute and/or unclear illnesses in need of diagnosis, treatment or monitoring in an acute hospital.
  • Urgent births at HSS.
  • Acute psychiatric admissions to hospital.
  • Patients with serious mental disorders.
  • Patients who during the follow-up year move to a municipality outside of Hallingdal.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Hallingdal sjukestugu

Ål, Buskerud, 3570, Norway

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Lappegard O, Hjortdahl P. Acute admissions to a community hospital - health consequences: a randomized controlled trial in Hallingdal, Norway. BMC Fam Pract. 2014 Dec 10;15:198. doi: 10.1186/s12875-014-0198-1.

    PMID: 25491726DERIVED

Study Officials

  • Per Hjortdahl, Prof.

    Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine , University of Oslo

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Forsker

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 4, 2010

First Posted

February 17, 2010

Study Start

April 1, 2010

Primary Completion

April 1, 2013

Study Completion

September 1, 2015

Last Updated

February 19, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-02

Locations

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