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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN08788893
ISRCTN08788893
Completed
Not Applicable

ursing intervention for older patients who are discharged home from Emergency Department: A randomised controlled trial

niversity Hospital of Amager (Denmark)0 sites300 target enrollmentFebruary 17, 2010

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
niversity Hospital of Amager (Denmark)
Enrollment
300
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 17, 2010
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity Hospital of Amager (Denmark)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patients 70 years and older scoring more than 2 points (out of 6\) when screened with Identification of Seniors at Risk 1 (ISAR 1\) screening tool (McCusker 1998\)
  • 2\. Discharged home from Medical Emergency Department and residents of Amager, Copenhagen
  • 3\. Able to decide on informed consent
  • 4\. Able to communicate in Danish

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patients admitted to Medical Emergency Department from nursing home
  • 2\. Patients already included who are readmitted
  • 3\. Spouses to already included patients
  • 4\. Patients who do not wish to participate

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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