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NCT Number: NCT04556786

A Pharmacist-led Transitions of Care Program

This study was to show the value of pharmacists in providing transitions of care to and improving health outcomes of uninsured populations. It also aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing a transitions of care program in an indigent care clinic with limited resources. We hypothesized that a pharmacist-led transitions of care program will reduce 30-day hospital readmission rates among the uninsured discharged from a community hospital.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Mercy Medical Clinic

Auburn, Alabama, 36830, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 18 years old or older
  • Uninsured
  • English speaking
  • Discharged from East Alabama Medical Center within the past 16 days

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients who did not show up for the first follow-up visit with the study pharmacist after being referred by the care coordinator at East Alabama Medical Center

Treatment and study plan

Transitions of care

Behavioral

The intervention was a pharmacist-led transitions of care program that include medication reconciliation, daily schedule for medication taking and medical condition monitoring, and follow-up phone calls from a pharmacist at 60- and 90-day post-discharge in addition to the usual care.

Primary outcomes

  1. 30-day hospital readmission

    Time frame: 30-day post-discharge

    Whether a study participant had any hospital readmission 30-day post-discharge

Secondary outcomes

  1. 60-day hospital readmission

    Time frame: 60-day post-discharge

    Whether a study participant had any hospital readmission 60-day post-discharge

  2. 90-day hospital readmission

    Time frame: 90-day post-discharge

    Whether a study participant had any hospital readmission 90-day post-discharge

  3. 30-day emergency department (ED) visit

    Time frame: 30-day post-discharge

    Number of ED visits among study participants in each study arm 30-day post-discharge

  4. 60-day emergency department (ED) visit

    Time frame: 60-day post-discharge

    Number of ED visits among study participants in each study arm 60-day post-discharge

  5. 90-day emergency department (ED) visit

    Time frame: 90-day post-discharge

    Number of ED visits among study participants in each study arm 90-day post-discharge

  6. 30-day follow-up visit with a primary care provider

    Time frame: 30-day post-discharge

    Did a study participant keep a follow-up appointment with a primary care provider

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Auburn University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Transitional Care Program on Health Outcomes of Uninsured Populations

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Sep 21, 2020
Registry last updated
Sep 21, 2020

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