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NCT Number: NCT02078466

Assessment of Functional Ability and Follow-up at Home for Older Medical Patients

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of an intervention that consist of assessment of functional ability, rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home for older medical patients.

The hypothesis is that assessment of functional ability, development of rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home reduce the older medical patient's risk of readmission. Also the intervention is expected to reduce mortality, number of contacts to general practitioners and emergency physician

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Key information

Conditions

Geriatric Disorder

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Medicinsk Visitationsafsnit

Aarhus, 8000, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients admitted to Medical Visitations Section (MVA) Aarhus University Hospital
  • Aged 65+
  • Resident in City of Aarhus

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients admitted from nursing home
  • Patients transferred to other hospital departments
  • Patients terminally ill

Treatment and study plan

Assessment of functional ability and follow-up at home

Other

Assessment of functional ability and follow-up at home

Primary outcomes

  1. Readmission

    Time frame: Readmission in 26 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Readmission

    Time frame: Readmission in 30 days

  2. Mortality

    Time frame: Mortality in 26 weeks

  3. Number of contacts with GP

    Time frame: 26 weeks

  4. Number of contacts with emergency Physician

    Time frame: 26 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Aarhus University Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Institute of public health, department of nursing sciences, Århus University, Denmark
  • VIA University College

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Mar 5, 2014
Registry last updated
Dec 12, 2016

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