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Clinical Trials/NCT03730285
NCT03730285
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Fast-track Discharge Combined With Treatment and Rehabilitation at Home With Telemedicine

Kolding Sygehus0 sites40 target enrollmentNovember 2019
ConditionsEmergencies

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Emergencies
Sponsor
Kolding Sygehus
Enrollment
40
Primary Endpoint
Walking distance
Last Updated
7 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Evaluation of discharge after arrival at emergency unit, Kolding Hospital combined with treatment and rehabilitation in the home either by telemedicine or the usual treatment

Detailed Description

Participants are acute in-patients at the Medical Department, Kolding Hospital. Participants shall be informed about the project, and all screened initially within 30 minutes. After 3-4 hours adjusted treatment and possible need for new investigations are conducted. Patients are randomized at discharge to home treatment with rounds via telemedicine with support of emergency team of nurses or hospitalization in emergency unit. Observations, treatment and rehabilitation follow the same standards and guidelines for all patients. The cohort of patients is recruited between Oct 1, 2015 until January 1, 2016. The study is a randomized quality evaluation study of patient satisfaction, of the emergency team at Kolding Municipality, re-admittance rate, use of other health services, and new services from the municipality.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
November 2019
End Date
April 2021
Last Updated
7 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Kolding Sygehus
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Ole Winther Rasmussen

Senior Consultant

Kolding Sygehus

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • municipal home care at admittance
  • admitted to medical emergency care unit at Kolding Hospital

Exclusion Criteria

  • ketoacidosis,
  • hyperosmolar diabetic coma,
  • serious hypercalcemia,
  • acute renal insufficiency with serum-creatinin \> 175 mmol/l,
  • serious cardiac failure
  • septicemia
  • acute coronary disease
  • apoplexia cerebri
  • neuroinfection
  • progressive or active cancer

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Walking distance

Time Frame: 3 months

Measurement of walking distance regularly by home care nurse (in meters)

Secondary Outcomes

  • Fall in home(3 months)
  • Days of admittance(3 months)

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