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The Effects of Post-hospitalization Telehealth Care in the Patients Who Admitted Via Emergency Department

Primary Purpose

General Medical Disease

Status
Unknown status
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Taiwan
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Post-hospitalization care
Sponsored by
National Taiwan University Hospital
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional prevention trial for General Medical Disease

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Older than 18 years
  • Discharged alive from our hospitalist-care ward to home care
  • Match diagnosis of general medicine

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Younger than 18 years
  • Discharged to care facility other than home
  • Died in hospital
  • Communication deficits
  • No telephone at home
  • Patient or family refused

Sites / Locations

  • National Taiwan University HospitalRecruiting

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

No Intervention

Experimental

Arm Label

observation

Intervention

Arm Description

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

readmission

Secondary Outcome Measures

vist of emergency department

Full Information

First Posted
October 5, 2010
Last Updated
November 23, 2010
Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01247519
Brief Title
The Effects of Post-hospitalization Telehealth Care in the Patients Who Admitted Via Emergency Department
Official Title
The Effects of Post-hospitalization Telehealth Care in the Patients Who Admitted Via Emergency Department
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
October 2010
Overall Recruitment Status
Unknown status
Study Start Date
December 2009 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
July 2010 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
December 2011 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Name of the Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The investigators will perform and evaluate a post-hospitalization telecare system for compensating the discontinuity from the hospitalist care system.
Detailed Description
At present, Taiwan's population has become an aging society since recent decade. Those older than 65 years had achieved 10.4% in 2008. Meanwhile, the proportion of hosts with underlying comorbid illness or immunocomprised status is increasing worldwide. In the trend of aging population, telehealth care will be important to extend the care system in post-hospitalization home care. In the past, thelehealth care has shown a good executive performance in the patients with congestive heart failure and post-operation follow-up. However, in dealing the patients with acute illness needing hospitalization, the telehealth system has not implemented yet. In regard to National health insurance (NHI) of Taiwan, hospitalization costs a lot in overall budget. Reduction of re-hospitalization in those with/without co-morbidity is a important issue for Taiwan NHI. Therefore, we plan to conduct the telehealth care system in post-hospitalization course in those admitted from emergency department. We observe the re-hospitalization rate and analyze the risk factors. In addition, we hypothesize the telehealth care will decrease the rate of re-hospitalization.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
General Medical Disease

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Enrollment
500 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
observation
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Title
Intervention
Arm Type
Experimental
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Post-hospitalization care
Intervention Description
Post-hospitalization care included telephone call contact for caring after discharge, for opening for question, and for health education.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
readmission
Time Frame
within 30 days after discharge
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
vist of emergency department
Time Frame
within 30 days after discharge

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Older than 18 years Discharged alive from our hospitalist-care ward to home care Match diagnosis of general medicine Exclusion Criteria: Younger than 18 years Discharged to care facility other than home Died in hospital Communication deficits No telephone at home Patient or family refused
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Chin-Chung Shu, M.D
Phone
886-2-23123456
Ext
62477
Email
stree139@yahoo.com.tw
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Chin-Chung Shu, M.D.
Organizational Affiliation
National Taiwan University Hospital
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
National Taiwan University Hospital
City
Taipei
ZIP/Postal Code
100
Country
Taiwan
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Chin-Chung Shu, MD.
Phone
88623123456
Ext
62477
Email
stree139@yahoo.com.tw
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Chin-Chung Shu, M.D.

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