Assessment of Geriatric Team as a new medical technology
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN23191708 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN23191708 |
| Protocol serial number | 262-67-1999 |
| Sponsor | National Board of Health (Denmark) |
| Funder | National Board of Health (Denmark) - Center for Evaluation of Medical Technology (ref: 262-67-1999) |
- Submission date
- 23/11/2006
- Registration date
- 03/01/2007
- Last edited
- 19/09/2007
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Signs and Symptoms
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Lars Erik Matzen
Scientific
Scientific
Department of Geriatric Medicine, G
Odense University Hospital
Odense C
DK-5250
Denmark
| lars.matzen@ouh.fyns-amt.dk |
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| 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(s) |
1. Hospital admissions |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Cost-effectiveness |
| Completion date | 01/12/2003 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Senior |
| Sex | Not Specified |
| Target sample size at registration | 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 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Denmark
Study participating centre
Department of Geriatric Medicine, G
Odense C
DK-5250
Denmark
DK-5250
Denmark
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
