Study of PhoneCare System to Treat Patients With Chronic Diseases
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Chronic Disease
In brief
The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of Telephone-Linked Care for Complex Patients (TLC-C) in the care of patients with complex health care needs. These are patients frequently transitioning from inpatient to ambulatory care with multiple chronic diseases that tend to lead to increased health-care utilization and other socio-economic vulnerabilities. The objective is to reduce preventable hospital utilization, improve quality of life, increase satisfaction with ambulatory care, improve disease-specific metrics, and reduce net payer costs.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01458184
- Run by
- Boston Medical Center
- People needed
- 264
- Starts
- 2008-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-04-08
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- age 18 years or more
- on one of Boston Medical Center (BMC)'s general medical services with an unscheduled hospitalization
- has a primary care provider in the BMC General Internal Medicine (GIM) practice or Family Medicine practice or is willing to be assigned a primary care physician (PCP) at BMC GIM or Family Medicine practice upon discharge
- once discharged, patient is planning to continue his/her primary care at BMC for the next 6 months
- communicates in English adequately to participate
You may not qualify if…
- patients who are admitted from hospice, nursing home or another institutional setting
- patients who are in police custody or have a suicide sitter
- patients who cannot use a telephone unassisted or who do not have regular access to either a land line or cellular telephone for the next 6 months
- patients unwilling to accept calls to his/her phone for the next 6 months
- patients currently enrolled in this study or in the RED-Lit trial
- patients unable to independently consent to participate
- patients who have sickle cell anemia
- patients responding positively to the question on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) regarding suicidal ideation
Where it is running
- Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.