Status:

COMPLETED

Readmission Prevention Pilot Trial in Diabetes Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Temple University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Diabetes Mellitus

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Post-discharge hospital utilization, i.e., readmissions within 30 days of discharge (30d readmissions) and emergency department (ED) visits, are a high-priority quality measure and target for cost red...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 1\. Diabetes, defined by pre-admission use of a diabetes-specific medication and/or documentation of the diagnosis in the medical record.

Exclusion

  • Age \< 18 years at the time of admission
  • Female subjects who are pregnant and/or admitted to an obstetric service
  • Current or expected admission to a critical care unit
  • Binge drinking (5 or more alcoholic drinks for males or 4 or more alcoholic drinks for females on the same day) or drug abuse within 3 months before admission
  • Inpatient death
  • Transfer to another hospital or subacute facility
  • Discharge to hospice or a long-term care facility
  • Discharge expected within 12 hours or admission to a short-stay unit
  • Lack of access to a phone
  • Living more than 30 miles away from Temple University Hospital (TUH)
  • Mental condition rendering the subject unable to understand the nature, scope, and possible consequences of the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 7 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

263 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03243383

Start Date

September 7 2017

End Date

October 1 2019

Last Update

October 12 2020

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Temple University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19140