Behavioral and Recovery Support for 30 Day Post-Discharge Care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiovascular Diseases
• Interventions: Behavioral: Laguna Coach Intervention Group

• Registration Number: NCT05431894
• Lead Sponsor: Laguna Health, Inc

Brief Summary

This study will provide behavioral and mental health support to a select group of participants to supplement the hospital-provided discharge and recovery plans, based on clinical guidance and dedicated post-hospitalization behavioral protocols, with the goals of reducing readmission rates and costs.

Detailed Description

This study was designed to provide support to a select group of participants by supplementing the hospital-provided discharge instructions. Laguna integrated clinical guidance and dedicated post-hospitalization Laguna recovery protocols, with the aims of improving health outcomes, reducing health costs, and reducing readmission rates within 30 days post-discharge.

Participants in the intervention group received support from Laguna Health via phone, video, text, or web chat. Laguna provided contextual support to remove recovery barriers to these intervention participants.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-02-18
• Primary Completion: 2022-02-24
• Status Verified: 2022-06
• Study Completion: 2022-06-13
• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-06-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-06-20
• Study First Posted: 2022-06-24
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 408

Inclusion Criteria

• Admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of a cardiovascular disease
• Discharged to home
• Converse in English or Spanish
• Uses a telephone

Exclusion Criteria

• Participant unable to provide informed consent
• Participant lacks cognitive ability to participate in the study interventions as judged by the primary attending physician

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Arm	Laguna Coach Intervention Group	Group received support from Laguna Coaches

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Unplanned All Cause Readmission Rate	30 Days Post-Discharge	Unplanned All-Cause 30 Day Readmission Rate
Unplanned Readmission Total Cost	30 Days Post-Discharge	Billed facility charges for readmissions hospitalization stays

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

NorthShore University HealthSystem; 🇺🇸 Evanston, Illinois, United States