Patient-centred nurse-led clinic for patients with liver cirrhosis

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Preventing acute admissions for patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis; Digestive System

• Registration Number: ISRCTN20391899
• Lead Sponsor: Aarhus University Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-02-10
• Last Update Posted: 24 June 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

1. Eligible patients will be adult patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis who are estimated to be able to benefit from the intervention.
2. Patients who need information, coordination and close contact with the hospital in order to prevent acute admissions.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who are well informed and/or have a well-functioning network.
2. Patients who are predominantly non-compliant and/or not receptive to information and care.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acute admissions to hospital- ward or outpatient clinic by 25% for the whole cohort at the end of trial compared to data prior to the intervention.<br>Data on acute admissions and specific procedures linked to the admission have continuously been recorded is a hospital database since 2019. The primary measurement will be data from this source in order to detect changes (on cohort level) after the implementation of the clinic. The individual patient will add data to this database, regardless of participation in the trial or not. The total cohort will be regarded as dynamic, as some patients will leave the cohort (die or move) and new patients will enter the cohort. Calculation will be performed on the whole cohort (approximately 800 patients) and per 100 patients.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Every trial activity for the patients included will be recorded at each trial activity. This includes type of activity and content. These data combined with data described under primary outcome measures, will be used for health economic analysis (budget impact analysis) at the end of trial. <br>2. Feasibility of establishing a nurse-led clinic will be measured by qualitative methods.