Status:
COMPLETED
Chronic Illness Care Management (CICM) Study In Primary Care
Lead Sponsor:
C. T. Lamont Primary Care Research Centre
Conditions:
Chronic Illness
Quality of Life
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine whether the quality of life of patients with multiple chronic conditions cared for by primary care physicians will improve due to the introduction of a chronic...
Detailed Description
There is international recognition for the need of introducing improvement in chronic illness care. However, primary care physicians face a host of challenges for providing the best possible care to t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient should suffer from any two or more chronic illnesses
- Patient should have been seen in the GP's office at least six to seven times in the previous year
- Patient should be 50 years of age or older
Exclusion
- Suffering from dementia or a major psychiatric condition, being terminally ill, not being competent to give informed consent for participating in the study, or the doctors considers that the patient will not benefit from the intervention.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
February 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00153829
Start Date
December 1 2004
End Date
February 1 2006
Last Update
February 23 2015
Active Locations (1)
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1
University of Ottawa, Institute of Population Health
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 6N5