Status:
RECRUITING
Virtual Ward for Early Discharge in Patients Receiving Inpatient Care
Lead Sponsor:
Erasmus Medical Center
Conditions:
Early Discharge
Telemedicine
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study evaluates the feasibility of providing hospital-level care at home for eligible patients through a Virtual Ward. Patients are discharged early from the hospital and monitored remotely using...
Detailed Description
Rationale: Patients undergo extensive diagnostics and treatment adjustments during the early days of their hospitalization, which may become less imperative as their admission progresses. If a patient...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult patients (≥18 years old).
- Currently hospitalized and eligible for early discharge according to clinical judgment.
- Ability to provide written informed consent.
- Access to a smartphone or tablet with internet connection.
- Patient is capable of using the Digizorg app or has support from a caregiver who can assist.
- Suitable home situation for Virtual Ward care (e.g., safe environment, necessary utilities available).
- Enrollment in one of the predefined Virtual Ward care pathways
Exclusion
- Patients requiring continuous hospital-based monitoring or interventions that cannot be safely delivered at home.
- Patients who are hemodynamically unstable or require oxygen therapy \>5 liters/minute at the time of discharge.
- Patients unable or unwilling to comply with home monitoring procedures.
- Patients with significant cognitive impairment without adequate caregiver support.
- Patients with a life expectancy less than 30 days, as assessed by the treating physician.
- Patients participating in another interventional clinical trial that could interfere with the Virtual Ward protocol.
- Any other condition that, in the opinion of the treating physician, would make participation unsafe or infeasible.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 16 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
306 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06936891
Start Date
April 16 2025
End Date
December 31 2025
Last Update
August 5 2025
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Erasmus Medical Center
Rotterdam, Netherlands