Emergency Room Evaluation and Recommendations for Older Users of Emergency Departments

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Elderly Care; Multimorbidity; Length of Hospital Stay

• Registration Number: NCT04022551
• Lead Sponsor: Jewish General Hospital

Brief Summary

The study evaluates if the Emergency Room Evaluation and Recommendation Tool (ER2) reduces the hospital admission rate and the length of stay in Emergency.

Detailed Description

Regardless of the reason for ED visit and its care plan, there are simple interventions, which may be continued to prevent short-term ED adverse outcomes. Delirium, motor deconditioning, adverse drug reactions due to polypharmacy, and inappropriate home support are the main conditions to target when taking care of older ER users.

Evidence based medicine showed that simple and early intervention in the process of care may prevent delirium (e.g., hydration, avoid restraint, mobilize and satisfy basic needs, time and place reorientation) and motor deconditioning (e.g., encourage mobility, up to chair at meal time during day light hours, provide appropriate walking aid) in older patients. The medication reconciliation is also an efficient intervention for the prevention of adverse drug reactions. Furthermore, an early assessment of home support is a crucial step to adjust home services for an early discharge to home.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-07-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-07-15
• Study First Posted: 2019-07-17
• Study Start: 2019-07-23
• Primary Completion: 2022-02-01
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-22
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-23
• Study Completion: 2024-09-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4724

Inclusion Criteria

• Being 75 years old and over
• Being brought at Emergency on medical stretcher

Exclusion Criteria

• Being less than 75 years old
• Never come at Emergency

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hospital admission rate by age	Around 10 months	The recommendation of the Emergency Room Evaluation Tool will be used to reduce the hospital admission rate in older at Emergency.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Length of stay at Emergency	Around 10 months	The recommendation of the Emergency Room Evaluation Tool will be used to reduce the length of stay at Emergency.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jewish General Hospital; 🇨🇦 Montréal, Quebec, Canada