Status:
UNKNOWN
The Use of a Monitoring Device by General Practitioners During Out-of-hours Care
Lead Sponsor:
KU Leuven
Conditions:
Emergencies
Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
All calls that end up on the out-of-hours general practitioners' service (OHGPS), which contain a demand for an urgent home visit, are passed on to the on-call general practitioner (GP). These calls a...
Detailed Description
INTRODUCTION Calls to an out-of-hours general practitioner's service (OHGPS) for an emergency could originate from different types of callers. Based on the information provided over the phone, it is s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- From the calls at the 112-1733 dispatch sent to the OHGPS dispatch centre, those for whom the decision by the OHGPS dispatcher is to send a GP for an urgent home visit.
- All GPs on duty and chauffeurs of the OHGPS in Belgium, present during the study period are recruited after signing an ICF. GPs' age, gender and years of practice will be recorded.
- All patients 18 years and older, for whom a home visit is requested, seen by a participating GP and if the informed consent form is signed either by the patient or by the legal representative, either onsite or at a later time.
Exclusion
- Patients younger than 18 years
- Patients not seen during home visits,
- Patients failed to provide informed consent
- Patients with an acute trauma but not in a possible life-threatening situation (e.g. a broken bone)
- Victims found lying on the street
- Patients seen after the intervention of an ambulance, a Primary Intervention Team (PIT) or a Medical Emergency Team (MET)
- Patients not meeting inclusion criteria
- Patients refusing to participate
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
866 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05222711
Start Date
May 1 2022
End Date
December 1 2022
Last Update
February 3 2022
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CatholicULeuven
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000