An Evaluation of Post Discharge Utilization Among Patients With an Acute Exacerbation of COPD

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

In brief

Patients who are hospitalized at select Carolinas Healthcare System (CHS) sites with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) acute exacerbation symptoms will be treated per the CHS COPD Clinical Pathway. Patient outcomes will be followed, including but not limited to readmission. Patients on the pathway will also have access to navigator services.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03207776

Run by

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

People needed

4832

Starts

2017-06-12

Expected to finish

2018-08-13

Last updated by the study team

2022-04-22

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Identified as having an acute exacerbation of COPD within 24 hours of admission

You may not qualify if…

• Death during the index encounter
• No initial discharge as of the end of the study period

Where it is running

• Carolinas Medical Center — Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
• Carolinas Healthcare System - Pineville — Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
• Carolinas Healthcare System - University — Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
• Carolinas Healthcare System - NorthEast — Concord, North Carolina, United States
• Carolinas Healthcare System - Kings Mountain — Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States
• Carolinas Healthcare System Lincoln — Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States
• Carolinas Healthcare System - Union — Monroe, North Carolina, United States
• Carolinas Healthcare System - Cleveland — Shelby, North Carolina, United States

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