Status:

COMPLETED

Reducing Hospital Readmissions in Patients With Depressive Symptoms

Lead Sponsor:

Boston Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Conditions:

Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Project Re-Engineered Discharge (Project RED) has previously demonstrated that patients who received the RED were 30% less likely than patients receiving usual care to access inpatient or emergency se...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Over 18 years of age
  • Admitted to any Boston Medical Center inpatient service or for observation
  • Screen positive for depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire - 2 \>/= 3)
  • Speaks English with health care providers
  • Has access to a telephone
  • Live in the Boston area and don't plan on leaving the Boston area for more than 2 weeks in the next 6 months
  • Screen positive for depressive symptoms (PHQ -9 \>/= 10)

Exclusion

  • Has plans for inpatient rehabilitation, nursing home, or other institutional settings after discharge.
  • Suicidal precautions
  • Sickle Cell Crisis (SCC)
  • Alcohol and/or drug dependence
  • Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia or other Psychotic Disorder
  • In police custody

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

709 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01840826

Start Date

February 1 2013

End Date

February 1 2018

Last Update

March 7 2018

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Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118