Evaluation of the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) Unit

Completed

Conditions studied: Model of Care for Hospitalized Older Adults

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if a new model of care, the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly Unit is beneficial in improving patient outcomes for elderly patients admitted to the hospital.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00927160

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

346

Starts

2009-06-01

Expected to finish

2012-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-08-23

Who can join

Age: 75 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients admitted to general medical service either to Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) Unit or to general medicine 75 years or older.
• Patients or surrogates must be reachable by the phone.
• Patient must have a Sinai affiliated physician who is identified by patient or surrogate to be primary care provider

You may not qualify if…

• The patient is less than 75 years old.
• The patient was admitted to specialty services including cardiology-telemetry unit, intensive care, surgery, Respiratory Care Unit (RCU).
• The patient was previously admitted to an outside hospital and now transferred to Mount Sinai for further care.
• The patient cannot be contacted by telephone.

Where it is running

• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, New York, United States

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