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Clinical Trials/NCT01622244
NCT01622244
Completed
Not Applicable

Coordinated Access to Care From Hospital Emergency Departments - Assessing Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness

Unity Health Toronto1 site in 1 country166 target enrollmentNovember 2012
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ConditionsMental Health

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Mental Health
Sponsor
Unity Health Toronto
Enrollment
166
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Frequency of Emergency Department visits
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago
OverviewInvestigatorsEligibility CriteriaOutcomesSitesSimilar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The study will assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of providing brief, intensive case management for frequent users of hospital Emergency Departments who have mental health and/or addictions problems. The goals of the intervention are to support patients' transition to community-based health and social services and supports - including primary and urgent psychiatric care, peer support and other community services and supports - so as to improve patient wellbeing and reduce avoidable ED visits and hospitalizations.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
November 2012
End Date
September 2014
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • •legal adult status (age 18)
  • •able to give informed consent
  • •have made 5+ visits to participating hospital Emergency Department in the previous 12 months
  • •One of these visits will have been for a mental health and/or addiction problem.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Frequency of Emergency Department visits

Time Frame: Baseline, 6 and 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

  • Changes in health related quality of life(baseline, 6 and 12 months)
  • Changes in substance use(baseline 6 and 12 months)
  • Days in hospital(baseline, 6 and 12 months)
  • Changes in symptom severity(Baseline, 6 and 12 months)

Study Sites (1)

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