A randomised clinical trial on comprehensive geriatric assessment and intensive follow up after hospital discharge: The transitional care bridge.
Completed
- Conditions
- internal medicine, geriatric conditions, geriatric syndromes, multimorbidity
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22311
- Lead Sponsor
- Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsFlevo Hospital Almere, the NetherlandsOLVG, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsFlevo HospitalHospitaalweg 1 1315 RA AlmereThe Netherlands
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 674
Inclusion Criteria
1. Acutely admitted on the department of internal medicine;
2. 65 years and older;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Terminally ill;
2. No dutch language capabilities;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Main outcome is the level of ADL functioning six months after discharge compared to premorbid functioning measured with the Katz ADL index.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcomes include survival, cognitive functioning, quality of life, health care utilization, satisfaction of the patient and primary care giver with the transitional care bridge program.