Status:
COMPLETED
Emergency Department (ED) Disability Diagnostic Tool
Lead Sponsor:
Yale University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Conditions:
Disability Diagnosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Aim 1: To develop and validate an Emergency Department(ED) Rasch Disability Diagnostic Tool (RDDT). Hypothesis: * Rasch modeling will provide an instrument with better measurement properties, includ...
Detailed Description
Research Overview - The overarching aim of this study is to improve health outcomes for patients presenting to EDs by modifying and testing a disability diagnostic tool. The investigators expect a mor...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who present to the adult ED at the Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH)
- 65 years or older
- Medicare recipients
- Community dwellers.
Exclusion
- Patients and their guardians will be excluded for the following reasons:
- Non English speaking
- suffering from a condition that precludes interview i.e. communication impairment
- unable to provide two contact numbers for follow-up
- presenting with acute psychosis or are suicidal.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
635 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01416857
Start Date
August 1 2011
End Date
March 1 2014
Last Update
July 9 2014
Active Locations (2)
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Yale New Haven Emergency Department
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06519
2
Yale University, Emergency Department
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06519