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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12609000554268
ACTRN12609000554268
Completed
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A Single-Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing the Effect of Care Navigation versus Current Standard Care in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Serious Chronic Illness on the Rate of Re-presentation to the Emergency Department, Re-admission to Hospital and Time Spent in Hospital

The University of Sydney0 sites500 target enrollmentJuly 8, 2009

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
The University of Sydney
Enrollment
500
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 8, 2009
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Have had three or more admissions to a Sydney West Area Health Service hospital within a calendar year
  • 2\. Patients are either a) greater than 69 years old, irrespective of the diagnosis at any of the three admissions, b) greater than 45 years old and of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander decent, irrespective of the diagnosis at any of the three admissions, or c) 16 years or older and less than 70 years old, where at least one of the admissions was for a chronic cardiac or respiratory condition (International Classification of Diseases I11\.0, I13\.0, I13\.2, I25\.5, I42, I43, I50 \& J40\-44\);
  • 3\. Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patients whose clinical conditions (too acutely sick or bewildered) preclude them from giving informed consent.
  • 2\. Patients who have received Care Navigation at another hospital.
  • 3\. Patients whose language skills prevent them from completing questionnaires (interpreter and translation services will be provided for patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds).

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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