Status:

COMPLETED

A Multicenter Research on the Effects of Substitution of Hospital Ward Care From Medical Doctors to Physician Assistants

Lead Sponsor:

Radboud University Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

Conditions:

Substitution of Care

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Reallocation of healthcare is one solution to the problems healthcare is facing. In the Netherlands reallocation of care to Physician Assistants (PAs) hasn't adequately been studied. Given the growing...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • • Wards using a mixed PA/physician model (with PA ward coverage of at least 50% of the available ward hours per week, during dayshifts on weekdays) or a physician model (daily coverage by a (specialized medical doctor)
  • Exclusion criteria on ward level:
  • Wards from specialty hospitals
  • Wards with only PAs in training
  • Wards with a nurse practitioner (NP) in the role of house officer (NP, NP/MD or PA/NP/MD model)
  • Pediatric and psychiatric wards, intensive care units
  • Exclusion criteria on patient level:
  • Terminal patients
  • Not fluent in Dutch language
  • Age \< 18 years
  • Patients in daycare

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2013

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    May 1 2015

    Estimated Enrollment :

    2382 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01835444

    Start Date

    April 1 2013

    End Date

    May 1 2015

    Last Update

    May 14 2015

    Active Locations (24)

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    1

    Scheper Ziekenhuis

    Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands

    2

    Gelre Ziekenhuizen

    Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

    3

    Rijnstate

    Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6800 TA

    4

    Slingeland Ziekenhuis

    Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands

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