UPTAKE - Virtual Care: Virtual Home Hospital With Remote Monitoring to Reduce Acute Care Hospitalization

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Conditions studied: Acute Kidney Injury

In brief

Method: Randomized Controlled Trial Study Duration: 3 Years Study Centre(s) University of Calgary and University of Alberta Objectives: To fill care gaps by implementing strategies to reduce length of hospital stay, readmission rates, and improve long-term outcomes after Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Number of Participants: Three Hundred and fifty four (n=354) Diagnosis and Main Inclusion Criteria: Hospitalized adults with AKI at high risk of hospital readmission or death Study Intervention: Multi-component Digital Health Solutions, including: 1. Computerized Clinical Decision Support (CDS) and 2. Virtual Care Delivered through Hospital at Home (VC) Duration of administration: Determined by the Patient's clinical team Reference therapy: Usual Care Statistical Analyses: Descriptive Analysis, Regression

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06537453

Run by

University of Calgary

People needed

354

Starts

2024-08-10

Expected to finish

2026-10-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age ≥ 18 years old.
• AKI identified in hospital using Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria17.
• Hospitalization > 48 hours.
• LACE (L= Length patient Stay in the hospital, A= Acuity of Admission of patient in the hospital, C= Comorbidity and E= Emergency Visit.) Score 12 or higher.
• Meets all inclusion criteria of Virtual Home Hospital programs of Calgary and Edmonton zones.

You may not qualify if…

• Non-Alberta residents.
• Resides outside the catchment areas for the Calgary and Edmonton Virtual Home Hospital programs.
• C1 or C2 goals of care.
• Hospitalization > 30 days.
• Will be discharged to long-term care.
• Kidney failure receiving dialysis.
• Already admitted in Virtual Home Hospital Program

Where it is running

• University of Calgary — Calgary, Alberta, Canada (enrolling)
• University of Alberta — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (enrolling)

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