Nursing Activities for High Complexity Oncologic Care Patients

NCT02845583 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: FAG14
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 300
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

the study consists of an observational study aimed at quantifying the economic burden of the nursing activities on the overall cost of hospitalizations funded through DRG tariffs for Major complexity oncology patients.

Conditions

Cancer

Keywords

Nursing; Diagnosis Related Group; Activity based costing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Volume of Nursing Activity

  Count of nusing activities performed to patients in different complexity groups

  Through study completion, based on the patients' discharge date. The first outcome assessments are expected in December 2016.

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Cost weight of the nursing staff on the DRG rate reimbursed in relation to the complexity care (Complessità Assistenziale, CA) of the patient.

  Through study completion, based on the patients' discharge date. The first outcome assessments are expected in December 2016.

• Cost weight of the nursing staff on the reimbursement for hospitalization in connection with the DRG of patient discharge

  Through study completion, based on the patients' discharge date. The first outcome assessments are expected in December 2016.

• Mean difference between theoretical and actual cost of nurses in relation to the care delivered for a specific patient.

  Through study completion, based on the patients' discharge date. The first outcome assessments are expected in December 2016.

Study Arms (2)

Retrospective cohort

150 oncologic patients belonging to major complexity DRGs

Perspective cohort

150 oncologic patients belonging to major complexity DRGs

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The sample has been chosen considering the prevalence of hospitalizations per year in medical oncology U.O.C. related to certain DRG and characterized by greater complexity of care, so as to provide a useful information base for study. For the retrospective study the survey will be conducted on a sample of 150 patients. Patients will be enrolled at high, medium and low complexity of care, hospitalized for chemotherapy and for biliary obstructive urinary tract and in the first half of 2016.

You may qualify if:

• CHT with a duration of hospital stay of 2-3 days (microcitomi and NHL),
• CHT with a length of hospital stay of 4-5 days (sarcomas),
• CHT with a length of hospital stay \> 5 days (in case of high doses: testicle cancer, Ewing's sarcoma and bone sarcoma)
• Oncologic patients with higher complexity care.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients of 18 years of age or less
• Patients transferred to other units while inpatient
• Patients transferred in U.O.C. of Oncology after major surgery procedures in other departments
• Outlier admissions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Catholic University of the Sacred Heart: lead

Study Sites (1)

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Roma, Roma, 00168, Italy

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Central Study Contacts

Amelia Palinuro, PhD Student

CONTACT

+393468599660; amelia.stop@hotmail.it

Maurizio Zega, PhD

CONTACT

+390630154796; maurizio.zega@policlinicogemelli.it

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Phd Student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 13, 2016
• First Posted: July 27, 2016
• Study Start: February 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2017
• Study Completion: May 1, 2017
• Last Updated: July 29, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IT (1)