Gait Speed at Discharge as a Marker for Readmission

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: All Disease That May Require Acute Hospitalization Except for Phsychiatric Disease

• Registration Number: NCT03049865
• Lead Sponsor: Karolinska University Hospital

Brief Summary

The principal aim is to assess if a simple test, the time it takes to walk 10 meters for a patient about to be discharged after a hospital stay for an acute illness, is related to the risk of readmission.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2017-02
• Study First Submitted: 2017-02-08
• Study Start: 2017-02-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-02-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-02-09
• Study First Posted: 2017-02-10
• Last Update Posted: 2017-02-10
• Primary Completion: 2017-12-31
• Study Completion: 2027-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

• >50 years of age Patient discharged to home, or temporary short stay nursing home Expected survival >90 days The ability to read or understand the instructions and to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Planned hospital stay, i.e. the patient was admitted electively The including investigator is directly involved in the care of the patient

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Readmission	30 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
All-cause mortality	6, 12, 24, 36, 60 months
Readmissions	90,180, 365 days