Transport PLUS Intervention

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Fall, Accidental, Fall, Hospital Readmission, Emergency Medical Services

In brief

Hypothesis: 'Transport PLUS,' a low cost, easily generalizable intervention performed by Emergency Medical Technicians while transporting a patient home from the hospital, can improve transitions of care and improve patient safety following hospitalization as measured by decreased rates of falls and reduced rates of return to the hospital.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03046771

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

58

Starts

2017-01-19

Expected to finish

2019-05-30

Last updated by the study team

2020-02-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) are eligible to participate in study if
• employed by Hunter EMS
• over the age of 18 years, and
• certified as an EMT in New York State.
• Patient participants are eligible if
• over the age of 65 years
• being discharged from the study hospital, and
• being transported directly to home.

You may not qualify if…

• EMTs who expect to leave the job in less than 1 year
• EMTs who have been previously trained in Transport PLUS.

Where it is running

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

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