Effect of a model of GP and pharmacist collaboration in primary care in reducing unplanned hospital readmissions: REMAIN HOME study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Patients prescribed five or more long-term medicines being discharged from hospital; Patients having a hospital admission related to heart failure or COPD being discharged from hospital; Public Health - Health service research; Respiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001627448
• Lead Sponsor: Christopher Freeman

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-11-24
• Study Completion: 2019-04-14
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 353

Inclusion Criteria

*Prescribed 5 or more long-term prescribed medicines on discharge OR reason for admission was related to heart failure or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
*Have nominated a GP working in an enrolled medical centre in their hospital records which they see majority of the time.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will be excluded if they are:
*Receiving active radiation therapy or chemotherapy for malignant conditions
*Admission was for planned dialysis
*In palliative care as reflected by the treatment regimen (e.g. cessation of preventative medicines)
*Unable to attend a medication review and the follow up within the time frame

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The rate of unplanned, all-cause hospital readmissions in the intervention group compared to control/usual care. This will be assessed through review of hospital medical records. [12 months after discharge]