A Prospective Randomised Control Trial to Study the Effectiveness of a Health Service Innovation Using a Modified Virtual Ward Model to Prevent Unscheduled Readmission of High Risk Patients
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
- Enrollment
- 840
- Primary Endpoint
- Rate of readmission
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators conducted an open randomized control study of patients who received the transitional care program versus patients who received usual care at the Singapore General Hospital from Aug 2011 to Sept 2012.
Detailed Description
The investigators conducted an open randomized control study of patients who received the transitional care program versus patients who received usual care at the Singapore General Hospital from Aug 2011 to Sept 2012.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 21 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients with 2 or more unscheduled admission in the last 90 days to selected medical departments
- •LACE score of ≥10.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Non-residents
- •No telephone contact or a resident address
- •Residing in long term care facilities.
Arms & Interventions
Control
Patients in the control group received usual care by the hospital. There was no contact between the patients in the control group and the study team throughout the 3 months interval. A scheduled telephone call was made at the end of 3 months when they were invited to participate in a telephone survey.
Intervention
Intervention
Intervention: Intervention (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Rate of readmission
Time Frame: 30 days
Any hospital admission after randomisation
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported