Assessment of Geriatric Team as a new medical technology

ISRCTN	ISRCTN23191708
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN23191708
Secondary identifying numbers	262-67-1999

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Dr Lars Erik Matzen
Scientific

Department of Geriatric Medicine, G
Odense University Hospital
Odense C
DK-5250
Denmark

Email	lars.matzen@ouh.fyns-amt.dk

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Hospital
Study type	Treatment
Scientific title
Study acronym	Geriatric Team
Study objectives	Do home visits have advantages when compared to outpatient or in-hospital assessment of patients referred to a geriatric department?
Ethics approval(s)	Study is approved by the Local Ethical Committee (the Ethical Committee of Fyen and Vejle Counties), on the 3rd April 2000 (ref. no.: 20000057).
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Multimorbidity, functional decline
Intervention	Home visit performed by a multidisciplinary team: 1: Acute patients are randomised to next day home visits by the geriatric team or to next admission to the geriatric wards 2: Elective patients are randomised to home visits by the geriatric team or to the outpatient clinic
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	1. Hospital admissions 2. Patient satisfaction
Secondary outcome measures	Cost-effectiveness
Overall study start date	01/12/2001
Completion date	01/12/2003

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Senior
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	600
Key inclusion criteria	All patients referred to the geriatric department and able to give informed consent
Key exclusion criteria	Patients unable to give informed consent
Date of first enrolment	01/12/2001
Date of final enrolment	01/12/2003

Department of Geriatric Medicine, G

Odense C
DK-5250
Denmark

National Board of Health (Denmark)
Government

Centre for Education and Health Technology Assessment
Sundhedsstyrelsen
Islands Brygge 67
Copenhagen
DK-2300
Denmark

Email	cemtv@sst.dk
Website	http://www.sst.dk/Planlaegning_og_behandling/Medicinsk_teknologivurdering.aspx?lang=en
"ROR"	https://ror.org/04r17y386

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National Board of Health (Denmark) - Center for Evaluation of Medical Technology (ref: 262-67-1999)

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