A Randomized Controlled Trial of Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Frailty

In brief

This study evaluates the Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations (GEDI) program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital to care for older adults in the emergency department. Half of the patients will be cared for by a standard ED team plus the GEDI team, while half of the patients will receive usual ED care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04115371

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

822

Starts

2019-10-07

Expected to finish

2025-01-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-05-23

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Northwestern Emergency Department patients who are:
• 65 years or older
• living independently or with friends, family, or caregivers in the community
• Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score of 4 or greater

You may not qualify if…

• Patients will be excluded if they:
• Tested positive for COVID-19
• Are unable to complete the assessments in English
• Are unable to provide informed consent with no Legally Authorized Representative Present or are unable to complete follow-up participation
• Are held in the ED involuntarily as a prisoner or patient with a psychiatric complaint
• Are enrolled in another study to avoid patient fatigue and confounding
• Received a GEDI, Social Work, Pharmacy, or Physical Therapy consult outside of this trial during the current ED visit
• Leave the ED against medical advice or without being seen by a physician
• Are admitted to the ICU
• Are too medically unstable to participate in the assessment

Where it is running

• Northwestern University Department of Emergency Medicine — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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