CHECkUP: Control in the Hospital by Extensive Clinical rules for Unplanned hospitalisations in elderly Patients.

Completed

• Conditions: polyfarmaciepatienten met verhoogd risico op heropnames; hospital readmission; polypharmacy

• Registration Number: NL-OMON56177
• Lead Sponsor: Zuyderland Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 2400

Inclusion Criteria

The study population consists of older people admitted unplanned to the
hospital and fulfilling the following
criteria: 1) aged 60 years and over, 2) ability to give informed consent, 3)
polypharmacy (>5 drugs
chronically), 4) at least two signals from the trigger list as proposed by the
report *Eindrapport
medicatieveiligheid*.

Exclusion Criteria

-

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>OUTCOME MEASURES<br /><br>The primary endpoint is the number of readmissions during the year after<br /><br>admission. An economic evaluation and quality of life<br /><br>analysis is part of the proposal.<br /><br>The feasibility of the project is increased as the software is already up and<br /><br>running, the 3 hospital locations form a closed area<br /><br>and the research group has a multidisciplinary character including patients.<br /><br>Based on the calculations we expect to save between ¤26.5 and ¤32.7 M when this<br /><br>intervention is implemented Nationwide.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>nvt</p><br>