Status:
TERMINATED
An Electronic Multimedia Discharge Application
Lead Sponsor:
Northwell Health
Conditions:
Hospital Inpatients
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the addition of a mobile or web based multimedia discharge application (eDischarge) to the discharge process is effective in improving patient experie...
Detailed Description
Hospital discharge is an essential transition of a patient's care from the inpatient health care team to the patient and caregiver. While a variety of factors may contribute to the effective discharge...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male and female patients ages 18 years and above
- Access to mobile device (phone/tablet) and/or computer at home
- Admission to Lenox Hill Hospital under the Department of Neurosurgery
- Discharge to home and rehab facilities where patients can be accessed
Exclusion
- Irreversible impaired brain stem function (bilateral fixed, dilated pupils and extensor motor posturing)
- Patients not expected to survive to the 30 day visit due to co-morbidities or are Do No Resuscitate/Do Not Intubate (DNR/DNI) status prior to randomization
- Patients transferred to a different hospital service or a nursing home
- Patients on hospital precautions or suicide watch, or are deaf or blind
- Any concurrent serious illness that would interfere with the outcome assessments including hepatic, renal, gastroenterologic, respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrinologic, immunologic, and hematologic disease.
- Any other condition that the investigator believes would pose a significant hazard to the subject if the investigational technology were initiated.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
117 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02752321
Start Date
August 1 2016
End Date
December 1 2017
Last Update
January 10 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, New York, United States, 10075