Specialized Treatment and Care Intervention at a Primary Level in a Nursing Home Compared to Conventional Treatment at a Hospital: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Norwegian University of Science and Technology1 site in 1 country142 target enrollmentSeptember 2003

ConditionsCongestive Heart Failure Angina Pectoris Asthma Pneumonia Fractures

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Congestive Heart Failure
Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Enrollment: 142
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Number of deaths
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 9 years ago

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Overview

Brief Summary

To study the efficacy of multicomponent treatment and care for patients with acute illness or deterioration of a chronic disease at a nursing home in primary health care compared to traditional treatment at hospital.

Detailed Description

Managers at St. Olavs University Hospital and the City of Trondheim local authority decided in 2001 to establish a reinforced department at a nursing home with a multicomponent approach to patient treatment. In the study treatment at a nursing home will be compared with conventional treatment in ordinary hospital beds in medical, surgical and orthopedic departments at a hospital. Participating doctors at the hospital together with general practitioners shall develope inclusion criteria through Delphi technique. Eligible participants will be hospitalized from their ordinary home and expected to return to home after treatment. When an eligible patient is identified and accepted for inclusion, randomization will be performed by the Clinical Research Department at the Faculty of Medicine.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

September 2003

End Date

May 2005

Last Updated

9 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel