Status:
COMPLETED
Assessing the Efficacy of an Electronic Discharge Communication Tool
Lead Sponsor:
Ward of the 21st Century
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Alberta Health services
Conditions:
Other Diagnoses, Comorbidities, and Complications
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The transition between acute care and community care represents one of the most vulnerable periods in health care delivery, particularly as the complexity of inpatient populations increases. Two recen...
Detailed Description
The vulnerability of the transition period has been attributed to three main factors. First, changes to patients'medication regimens during hospitalization are numerous, yet failure to reconcile discr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- all patients being discharged from MTU at the Foothill Medical Centre (FMC)
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded if the patient and/or family member decline consent; is under 18 years of age; cannot provide contact information; and/or family member lacks English proficiency and the team cannot communicate with them; has a research burden (enrolled in 2 other studies); is admitted under or has their acute care transferred to a clinical service other than the MTU; is not an Alberta resident; was previously enrolled in the study; is being discharged to hospice care; is transferred to another Hospital ("Rapid Transport"); is incoherent; or dies in hospital.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
1399 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01402609
Start Date
September 1 2011
End Date
April 1 2016
Last Update
August 1 2016
Active Locations (2)
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1
Medical Teaching Unit, Foothills Medical Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 2T9
2
The ward of 21st Century (W21C) Foothills Medical Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4Z6