Status:
COMPLETED
Study of PhoneCare System to Treat Patients With Chronic Diseases
Lead Sponsor:
Boston Medical Center
Conditions:
Chronic Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of Telephone-Linked Care for Complex Patients (TLC-C) in the care of patients with complex health care needs. These are patients frequently transit...
Detailed Description
TLC-C is a modification of an existing TLC-Multi-Disease system that targets patients with multiple chronic diseases combined with a post-hospital discharge intervention (TLC-RED-Lit). TLC-C uses conv...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age 18 years or more
- on one of Boston Medical Center (BMC)'s general medical services with an unscheduled hospitalization
- has a primary care provider in the BMC General Internal Medicine (GIM) practice or Family Medicine practice or is willing to be assigned a primary care physician (PCP) at BMC GIM or Family Medicine practice upon discharge
- once discharged, patient is planning to continue his/her primary care at BMC for the next 6 months
- communicates in English adequately to participate
Exclusion
- patients who are admitted from hospice, nursing home or another institutional setting
- patients who are in police custody or have a suicide sitter
- patients who cannot use a telephone unassisted or who do not have regular access to either a land line or cellular telephone for the next 6 months
- patients unwilling to accept calls to his/her phone for the next 6 months
- patients currently enrolled in this study or in the RED-Lit trial
- patients unable to independently consent to participate
- patients who have sickle cell anemia
- patients responding positively to the question on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) regarding suicidal ideation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
264 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01458184
Start Date
September 1 2008
End Date
April 1 2013
Last Update
April 8 2013
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Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118