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NCT Number: NCT05766956

Effect of Advanced Care at Home vs. Traditional Brick-and-Mortar Hospital Care in Acutely Ill Adults: A Pragmatic Clinical Trial

The purpose of this study is to compare two care delivery models that are currently being implemented in routine practice settings. The findings from this study will inform future clinical decision making, such as which patients might be more suited for which care delivery model.

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Key information

Conditions

Acute Illness

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult patients, 18 years of age and older
  • Present to one of the participating hospitals
  • Have a chief complaint of one of the target diagnoses
  • Are within a certain geographical area (based on zip codes)
  • Have a health insurance plan that covers ACH services
  • Have the capacity to consent or could assent with the consent of a health care proxy who is physically present

Exclusion criteria

  • Not suitable for ACH or inpatient hospital care as determined by the patient's clinical team
  • Do not have the capacity to consent or assent with the assistance of a health care proxy

Treatment and study plan

Advanced Care at Home (ACH)

Other

Inpatient hospitalization offered in the home setting.

Traditional Brick-and-Mortar Hospitalization

Other

Inpatient hospitalization offered in the hospital setting.

Primary outcomes

  1. The primary outcome is a composite outcome of all-cause mortality

    Time frame: 30 days post-discharge

    The rate of death

  2. 30-day readmission

    Time frame: 30 days post-discharge

    Readmission between discharge from ACH/traditional inpatient hospital care and 30 days post-discharge

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Mar 13, 2023
Registry last updated
Apr 1, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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