Status:
RECRUITING
Hospital at Home for Elderly Acute Ill Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Defactum, Central Denmark Region
Collaborating Sponsors:
Interdisciplinary Centre for Organizational Architecture (ICOA), Aarhus University, Denmark
Research Center for Emergency Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
Conditions:
Cystitis
Erysipelas
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Many elderly patients with uncomplicated treatment courses are admitted unnecessarily, which is a burden for the patient and society. Studies show that Hospital at Home (HaH) treatment is an alternati...
Detailed Description
Background The Danish population that is above 65 years of age is expected to increase from 16% today to 25% in 2042. This will result in a larger demand for health care services, which is a task tha...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The patient should be aged 65 and over
- Diagnosed with a stable acute medical conditions e.g. cystitis, erysipelas, pneumonia
- The patient should be living in their own home or a nursing home before entering the study
- The patient should be residing in one of the three municipalities (Viborg, Skive and Silkeborg)
- The patient must have been seen by the GP or the pre-hospital service in the case of disease in question
- The patient should speak and understand Danish.
- The patient should give informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion
- The patient is unable to give written consent
- The capacity of the municipal acut team care was fully utilised.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
849 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05360914
Start Date
June 1 2022
End Date
August 1 2027
Last Update
August 9 2024
Active Locations (3)
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1
Silkeborg municipality
Silkeborg, Denmark, 8600
2
Skive municipality
Skive, Denmark
3
Viborg municipality
Viborg, Denmark