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NCT04639908 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: KCE
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 12
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

In order to prepare for the ageing population and its impact on the health care system, the National Institute for Sickness and Disability Insurance in Belgium (RIZIV) launched in 2010 a subsidy programme (called Protocol 3) for innovative projects aimed at care and support for vulnerable older people with complex care needs. The objective of these projects is to reduce the risk and need for admission to a care institution/residential care centre. These are alternative and supportive forms of care for the elderly for which there is currently no allowance, which enable vulnerable older people to be cared for at home, which have a positive influence on the evolution of the older person's state of health and which improve the quality of life, which do not entail higher costs than those of a classic admission and which are scientifically evaluated. These Protocol 3 projects focus on vulnerable elderly people who are not admitted to a residential care centre, but who are at risk of a complex and/or long-term care situation. As a result of the complex care situation, there is also a great need for coordinated care between different care providers and/or there will also be supportive forms of care that ensure continuity of care. The expected added value of the care innovation projects should focus on: the importance of consultation and cooperation between the various stakeholders, the means to improve the competences of all relevant stakeholders, the means to organise customised care and the means to achieve continuity of care for the patient. The objective of the current study is to evaluate the phase 2 interventions, in particular: the adapted interventions case management and occupational therapy; and the newly introduced interventions in phase 3: health education, educational sessions for informal care providers and control visits at night.

Conditions

Integrated Care

Keywords

elderly care; primary care; belgium

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• incidence of falling at home

  interview

  8 months

• admission in nursing home

  interview

  8 months

Study Arms (2)

barriers

find out what are the barriers

Other: Interview

facilitators

find out what are the facilitators

Other: Interview

Interventions

Interview OTHER

interview with patient

barriers; facilitators

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

patients who profit from the interventions offered by Protocol 3

You may qualify if:

• uses interventions of protocol 3 projects

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel: lead

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Interviews as Topic

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Justien Cornelis, PhD

  KCE

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Melissa Desmedt, PhD

CONTACT

+32474686299; melissa.desmedt@mobius.eu

Esther Chevalier, Master

CONTACT

+32472221623; esther.chevalier@mobius.eu

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 23, 2020
• First Posted: November 23, 2020
• Study Start: December 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: April 9, 2021
• Study Completion: April 9, 2021
• Last Updated: November 23, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share