Status:
COMPLETED
Social Work Intervention Focused on Transitions
Lead Sponsor:
University of Southern California
Collaborating Sponsors:
Huntington Hospital
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Study Focus: 30-day Rehospitalizations Among At-risk Older Adults Randomized to a Social Work-driven Care Transitions Intervention
Heart Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
65-110 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In response to Program Announcement (PA)-09-164, "NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (R21) a randomized pilot study testing the efficacy of SWIFT: Social Work Intervention Focused on...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 65 or more
- English-speaking
- Community dwelling (own home, vs. assisted living facility/skilled care)
- Living within specified service net
- Cognitively intact (as measured by a score of 5 or more on the SPMSQ)
- Meeting at lease one or more of the following:
- Age 75 or more
- Taking 5 or more prescription medications
- Had at least one inpatient admission or emergency department visit in previous 6 months
Exclusion
- Age 64 or younger
- Non-English speaking
- Diagnosed with end-stage renal disease
- Hospice recipient
- Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or severe dementia
- Residing in assisted living or skilled care facility
- Homeless
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
181 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02232126
Start Date
February 1 2011
End Date
October 1 2013
Last Update
November 9 2023
Active Locations (2)
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1
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90089
2
Huntington Hospital
Pasadena, California, United States, 91105