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NeoplasmsNCT00385879

The Effects of Case Management in a Medicaid Managed Care Plan

A study testing Case management in people with Neoplasms and Heart Diseases, run by Metropolitan Jewish Health System at 1 site in United States.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether or not case management by a social worker and nurse can decrease the number of emergency room visits, increase the number of primary care doctor visits, and increase quality of life of people in a Medicaid managed care plan. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Neoplasms, Heart Diseases, Adrenal Cortex Diseases
What is being tested?
Case management
How many people
500 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
May 2006to Jan 2008
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • participation in a Medicaid managed care plan
  • resident of identified zip codes in Brooklyn, NY
  • frequent hospitalizations and low frequency of primary doctor visits

Who cannot join

  • residents outside the catchment area
  • patients not being managed in a Medicaid managed care plan

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Russell E Hilliard, PhD, LCSW contact

718-491-7214

rhilliar@mjhs.org

Eliot Fishman, PhD contact

718-491-7134

efishman@mjhs.org

United States1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Metropolitan Jewish Health System

    Brooklyn, New York, 11220

    Eliot Fishman, PhD

    Recruiting

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About this study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether or not case management by a social worker and nurse can decrease the number of emergency room visits, increase the number of primary care doctor visits, and increase quality of life of people in a Medicaid managed care plan.

Read the detailed description

This study will assign participants based on Zip Code to one of two conditions: control and experimental. In the control group, participants will receive telephonic assessments at baseline, three months, and six months. These assessments will be conducted by a member of the Medical Center's Department of Geriatrics under the supervision of the Principal Investigator. Participants in the experimental group will receive medical case management provided by a nurse and social worker in the homecare setting including an in-home assessment. Assessments will be conducted at baseline, three months, and six months during routine homecare visits. Dependent variables being measured include: access to primary care physicians, emergent hospitalizations/admissions, articulation of advance directives, and quality of life. Data will be collected through the participants' medical claims and records to analyze the number of emergent hospitalizations/admissions, documentation of advance directives, and number of visits to primary care physicians. To measure participants' quality of life, the Depression Self-Rating Scale and the Clinical Anxiety Scale will be utilized. Data will be compared between and within the groups via statistical analyses. The researcher will conduct pre-post comparisons of utilization and other database-derived outcomes for both groups, comparing the 12 months prior to and up to 20 months following enrollment.

Being tested
Case management
Medical subject headings
Neoplasms, Heart Diseases, Adrenal Cortex Diseases

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Case managementBehavioural

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The outcome measure for the number of emergency room visits will be calculated from the medical record counting the number of hospital emergency room visits; for access to primary physicians, the medical record will be reviewed as well.

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. The outcomes for quality of life will be evaluated from the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted11 Oct 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2006
  3. Study completionJan 2008

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
500 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00385879
Sponsor's protocol ID
Health Plus at Home
Status last verified
Oct 2006
First submitted
9 Oct 2006
Last updated
11 Oct 2006
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Chattopadhyay A, Bindman AB. The contribution of Medicaid managed care to the increasing undercount of Medicaid beneficiaries in the Current Population Survey. Med Care. 2006 Sep;44(9):822-6. doi: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000218835.78953.53.

    PubMed 16932133

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Case management in people with Neoplasms and Heart Diseases, run by Metropolitan Jewish Health System at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Oct 2006. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Russell E Hilliard, PhD, LCSW (718-491-7214, rhilliar@mjhs.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The outcome measure for the number of emergency room visits will be calculated from the medical record counting the number of hospital emergency room visits; for access to primary physicians, the medical record will be reviewed as well.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00385879, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Oct 2006; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.

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