Status:

WITHDRAWN

A Study Evaluating the Use of Potential Predictors of Readmission in Hospitalized Medicine Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University of Illinois at Chicago

Conditions:

The Focus is to Test a Survey Predicting Readmissions

Inpatient Internal Medicine Patients

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study is the development and implementation of a survey administered to hospitalized patients on Internal Medicine that can be used in conjunction with previously validat...

Detailed Description

Many patients are readmitted to the hospital shortly after discharge. Twenty percent of Medicare beneficiaries discharged were re-hospitalized within 30 days at a cost to Medicare estimated at $17.4 b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inpatient on Internal Medicine service at UIH (University at Illinois Health Hospital)
  • Adults \> 18 years of age, fluency in English

Exclusion

  • Prisoners
  • Active illicit substance abuse per admitting History \& Physical note in EMR (Electronic Medical Record)
  • Admitted for alcohol withdrawal or abuse
  • Nursing home resident likely to be discharged back to a nursing home
  • Unable to provide informed consent
  • Unable to complete survey (e.g., dementia)
  • Unable to communicate verbally (aphasia)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 27 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03791541

Start Date

February 1 2017

End Date

February 27 2018

Last Update

September 24 2020

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University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612