NCT03066492

Evaluation of a Hospital Discharge Clinic to Improve Care Coordination and Reduce Rehospitalization in Low Income Adults

Completed NA Last updated 25 June 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Northwestern Follow Up Care Coordination in Patient Readmission in 654 participants. Completed in 1 May 2017.

Timeline

2 September 2015

Primary endpoint
1 May 2016

1 May 2017

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Northwestern University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	health services research
Enrollment	654
Start date	2 September 2015
Primary completion	1 May 2016
Estimated completion	1 May 2017
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• Northwestern Follow Up Care Coordination
• Federally Qualified Health Center

Conditions studied

• Patient Readmission — all drugs for Patient Readmission →

Sponsor

Northwestern University

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Patient Readmission. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This randomized controlled trial examines the effects of a transitional care clinic for high-risk patients at an academic medical center who had no trusted medical home. The trial will provide the first reliable evaluation of the Northwestern Transitional Care Clinic / Follow Up Clinic's (NFC) impact on re-admissions, care coordination, and costs. This research will allow us to assess the value of the NFC and similar models of care for providing a more coordinated care approach that results in better treatment outcomes for urban poor populations.

It is hypothesized that NFC patients will have fewer 90-day re-hospitalizations and are more likely to have a usual source of primary care 6 months after discharge.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Effects of a Transitional Care Practice for a Vulnerable Population: a Pragmatic, Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial.
   Liss DT, Ackermann RT, Cooper A, Finch EA, et al · · 2019 · cited 31× · PMID 31144279 · DOI 10.1007/s11606-019-05078-4
2. Randomized Trial Evaluating Health System Expenditures with Transitional Care Services for Adults with No Usual Source of Care at Discharge.
   Ackermann RT, Liss DT, French DD, Cooper AJ, et al · · 2022 · cited 5× · PMID 35266127 · DOI 10.1007/s11606-022-07473-w