Status:
WITHDRAWN
Impact of Medical Follow-up Discharge Package
Lead Sponsor:
University of Cape Town
Conditions:
Follow-up Study
Medical In-patients
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The post discharge time is a vulnerable time for general medical in-patients, with high rates of adverse events that may cause unnecessary readmissions and even death. A recent study of 415 patients d...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients referred for admission to general medical wards (including within hospital transfer e.g. ICU discharge)
- \>18 years and willing to give informed consent
Exclusion
- Patient admitted directly to intensive care unit
- Patient refusing consent or \<18 years old
- Patients electively admitted
- Patients without phone numbers who cannot provide any telephone contact details for a co-habitant, relative or neighbour.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01916876
Start Date
March 1 2015
End Date
May 1 2016
Last Update
December 3 2014
Active Locations (2)
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1
Groote Schuur Hospital
Cape Town, South Africa, 8001
2
Victoria Hospital
Cape Town, South Africa, 8001