Impact of a Multidimensional Intervention in Elderly Patients With Pneumonia: a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.

Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau1 site in 1 country314 target enrollmentNovember 2010

ConditionsCommunity-acquired Pneumonia Healthcare-associated Pneumonia

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Community-acquired Pneumonia
Sponsor: Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Enrollment: 314
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Healthcare resources utilization (readmissions and consultations to hospital and emergency department).
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 7 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The hypothesis of this study is that long-term outcome in elderly patients admitted with the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) or healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) would improve with a multidimensional intervention including assessment of co-morbidities, nutritional, functional and cognitive status and immunization.

Detailed Description

Detailed description published in "Revista Española de Geriatría y Gerontología" (see citation and link)

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

November 2010

End Date

December 2018

Last Updated

7 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Elderly patients (aged 65 years and over), of either sex, not dependent for basic activities of daily living (Barthel index ≥60 points).
•Diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia at the Emergency Department or Day Hospitals at "Hospital de la Santa Creu I Santa Pau"
•Admitted to hospital.

Exclusion Criteria

•Derived from other acute care hospitals.
•Patients with HIV infection.
•Neutrophil counter\<1000/mm3
•Transplanted patients.
•Barthel index\<60 points.
•Terminal disease.
•No signed informed consent.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Healthcare resources utilization (readmissions and consultations to hospital and emergency department).

Time Frame: 1 year after hospital admission for pneumonia

To achieve the variables related to the healthcare resource utilization, computarized medical records will be reviewed and all patients will be followed up by telephone interview one year after discharge.The cause for readmission will be recorded.