University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
Completed
NCT Number: NCT00234780
In Home Hospital Care Program
To assess the hypothesis that In Home Hospital Care (IHHC) is as safe and effective, less burdensome to families, and less expensive for care of common acute pediatric problems now managed with hospitalization.
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Conditions
Age range
Up to 18 year
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
About this study
A randomized trial compared health care systems with and without IHHC. Eligible children presented to the Emergency Department of our medical center, had common acute problems, and were considered for hospital admission.
Physicians decided disposition from the emergency department. Note that subjects were not randomized directly to IHHC but to a system of care that either included IHHC or did not. To allow best use of scarce home nursing resources, we used a disproportionate selection favoring the system with IHHC.
Quality measures included adverse events, parent anxiety and satisfaction with care, family disruption, and perceived child health.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
Randomized from acute care clients presenting in Emergency Department to IHHC
Exclusion criteria
Randomized from acute care clients presenting in Emergency Department to inpatient hospital care.
Treatment and study plan
pediatric nursing used in home to avoid hospitalization
ProcedurePrimary outcomes
-
IHHC delivers a more valuable service at lower cost.
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
University of Rochester
Other
Collaborators
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Registry information
Important dates
- Study start
- 1997
- Study completion
- 2000
- First posted
- Oct 7, 2005
- Registry last updated
- Aug 16, 2007
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