Telehealth for Discharge Outcomes in Children

NCT05156840 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: 1845410
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study will test the feasibility of a telehealth follow-up visit for patients and their caregivers who were recently discharged from a general pediatric inpatient unit.

Conditions

Pediatric Hospital Discharge; Telehealth

Keywords

telehealth; hospital discharge; pediatric; telemedicine

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Feasibility Objective 1: Telehealth visit offered on hospital discharge

  This objective will assess what percentage of patients discharged from the pediatric hospital medicine service were offered a telehealth follow-up visit on hospital discharge.

  Within 7 days of hospital discharge

• Feasibility Objective 2: Parent agreement to engage in telehealth visit

  This objective will assess what percentage of parents who were offered a telehealth visit following hospital discharge agreed to participate.

  Within 7 days of hospital discharge

• Feasibility Objective 3: Successful completion of telehealth

  This objective will assess what percentage of scheduled telehealth visits were successfully completed, as reported by the involved pediatric hospitalist.

  Within 14 days of hospital discharge

• Feasibility Objective 4: Lack of technical issues

  This objective will assess what percentage of scheduled telehealth visits had not technical issues, as reported by both the involved pediatric hospitalist and the involved caregiver.

  Within 14 days of hospital discharge

• Feasibility Objective 5: Survey response rates

  This objective will assess what percentage of surveys administered to both pediatric hospitalists and caregivers were completed.

  Within 30 days of hospital discharge

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Hospital Readmission

  Within 30 days of hospital discharge

• Hospital Length of Stay

  Within 7 days of hospital discharge

• 3-Item Care Transitions Measure

  Within 30 days of hospital discharge

Study Arms (2)

Telehealth

Patients/Caregivers who received a telehealth follow-up visit from a pediatric hospitalist following hospital discharge.

Behavioral: Telehealth follow-up

Usual Care

Patients/Caregivers who did not receive a telehealth follow-up visit from a pediatric hospitalist following hospital discharge.

Interventions

Telehealth follow-up BEHAVIORAL

A telehealth follow-up visit will be conducted via the Epic electronic medical record with a pediatric hospitalist following hospital discharge.

Telehealth

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

This study will conduct surveys and interviews to evaluate the feasibility of a telehealth follow-up visit between parents/guardians and pediatric hospitalists of children discharged from the University of California Davis Children's Hospital's pediatric hospitalist service. Telehealth follow-up visits will be offered to discharging pediatric patients at the discretion of the pediatric hospitalist who is discharging the patient.

You may qualify if:

• Parents/legal guardians of patients recently discharged from the University of California Davis Children's Hospital pediatric hospitalist service, who were offered a telehealth follow-up visit following their child's discharge
• Pediatric hospitalists who discharged the above patients and offered a telehealth follow-up visit following discharge

You may not qualify if:

• Parents/legal guardians of children discharged from an intensive care or subspecialty service

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Davis: lead

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 1, 2021
• First Posted: December 14, 2021
• Study Start: January 20, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2023
• Study Completion: May 1, 2023
• Last Updated: September 23, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share