A Case Management Intervention to Prevent ER Visits in HIV-infected Persons

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: HIV
• Interventions: Behavioral: Case manager phone call after an ER visit

• Registration Number: NCT00187590
• Lead Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco

Brief Summary

Case management has become an integral part of HIV care. There is little science however demonstrating its effectiveness. This is a randomized, controlled trial of a phone call intervention after an ER visit to see if this can reduce further ER visits, hospitalizations, deaths, and cost.

Detailed Description

One year retrospective look at outcome measures followed by a one year trial of a phone call after each ER visit in half of the group. Outcomes measured are cost, ER visits, hospitalizations, death, length of stay. Adults only, English or Spanish, questionnaire on depression, appointments, drug use with referral to case management services, drug rehab services, or followup appointments. Time for intervention is recorded to estimate cost.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-04
• Study First Submitted: 2005-09-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-09-13
• Study First Posted: 2005-09-16
• Primary Completion: 2013-01
• Study Completion: 2013-01
• Status Verified: 2014-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-01-21
• Last Update Posted: 2014-01-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 612

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient in our clinic as of 4-1-04

Exclusion Criteria

• <18 years old

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Case manager phone call after an ER visit	Phone call after an ER visit.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Death, hospitalizations, ER visits, LOS	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cost	1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Fresno, California, United States