Status:
TERMINATED
The Impact of Early Follow-up on Readmission Rates in AMI Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Duke University
Conditions:
Myocardial Infarction
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
With no prior prospective study to demonstrate the benefit of an early post-discharge follow-up appointment in reducing readmission rates in the post-myocardial infarction (MI patient population, we p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with acute MI (STEMI or NSTEMI) will be recruited from the PAC-CCU service and may have been admitted through the Duke Emergency Department or transferred from a referring hospital. - Clinical events and treatment during the hospitalization (e.g., medical management versus cardiac catheterization, ICU vs. non-ICU care, choice of medications, etc.) will not influence inclusion in the trial and inclusion in the trial will not influence treatment during hospitalization or during follow up, except for the timing of the follow-up appointment.
Exclusion
- Patients treated with coronary artery bypass grafting will be excluded for the purposes of this trial to avoid conflicts with usual post-operative management.
- Additionally, patients with features or clinical courses that would preclude the possibility of readmission will be excluded.
- Examples include transition of care goals to comfort care, transition of care to inpatient or outpatient hospice, or the development of complications during the hospitalization that require early follow up appointments (e.g., diagnosis of malignancy).
- Patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities will be eligible for this study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
221 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02276456
Start Date
March 1 2014
End Date
March 1 2020
Last Update
January 24 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705