Hospital ReadmissionNCT00550264
Study of Physician Awareness of and Communication About Patient Readmissions to the Hospital
A study testing Automatic notification of readmissions in people with Hospital Readmission, run by Brigham and Women's Hospital at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Patients admitted to inpatient medicine services often require early hospital readmission, and often they are readmitted to different physician or team, potentially without the knowledge of the prior physician or team. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Hospital Readmission
- What is being tested?
- Automatic notification of readmissions
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 500 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Feb 2007to 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
- All patients admitted to the general medicine service at two academic medical centers, and unexpectedly readmitted within 14 days.
Who cannot join
- Patients readmitted to the same physician(s), or those whose readmission was planned
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
About this study
Official title: Physician Awareness of and Communication About Hospital Readmissions
Patients admitted to inpatient medicine services often require early hospital readmission, and often they are readmitted to different physician or team, potentially without the knowledge of the prior physician or team. Thus, physicians may lose the opportunity to share valuable information about readmitted patients, which may be detrimental to continuity of care and patient safety. The purpose of this study is to determine baseline awareness and communication rates among physicians regarding readmissions, and then measure the effect of automatic notification on these rates.
- Conditions
- Hospital Readmission
- Being tested
- Automatic notification of readmissions
- Keywords
- Hospital Readmission, Continuity of Care, Quality of Health Care
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Automatic notification of readmissionsOther
The experimental group physicians will receive automatic e-mail notification when a patient is readmitted, including contact information for the readmitting team.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Experimental | Not described Receives: Other: Automatic notification of readmissions |
| 2 | No intervention | Not described |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Physician Awareness and Communication Rates
Measured: Within 24 hours of readmission time
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Oct 2007 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2007
- Primary completionJan 2008
- Study completionJan 2008
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Hospital ReadmissionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Brigham and Women's HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 500 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Harvard Risk Management Foundation
- Investigators
- Christopher L Roy, MD, Principal investigator, Brigham and Women's Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00550264
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2006P001975; BWH
- Status last verified
- Jun 2011
- First submitted
- 25 Oct 2007
- Last updated
- 28 Jun 2011
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Roy CL, Kachalia A, Woolf S, Burdick E, Karson A, Gandhi TK. Hospital readmissions: physician awareness and communication practices. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Mar;24(3):374-80. doi: 10.1007/s11606-008-0848-x. Epub 2008 Nov 4.
PubMed 18982395
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 Jun 2011. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Physician Awareness of and Communication About Hospital Readmissions
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00550264
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2006P001975; BWH
- Conditions
- Hospital Readmission
- Keywords
- Hospital Readmission, Continuity of Care, Quality of Health Care
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 500 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Brigham and Women's HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Harvard Risk Management Foundation
- Study start
- Feb 2007
- Primary completion
- Jan 2008 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jan 2008 (actual)
- First posted
- 29 Oct 2007 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Patients admitted to inpatient medicine services often require early hospital readmission, and often they are readmitted to different physician or team, potentially without the knowledge of the prior physician or team. Thus, physicians may lose the opportunity to share valuable information about readmitted patients, which may be detrimental to continuity of care and patient safety. The purpose of this study is to determine baseline awareness and communication rates among physicians regarding readmissions, and then measure the effect of automatic notification on these rates.
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Experimental | Other: Automatic notification of readmissions |
| 2 | No intervention | – |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- All patients admitted to the general medicine service at two academic medical centers, and unexpectedly readmitted within 14 days.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Patients readmitted to the same physician(s), or those whose readmission was planned
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic notification of readmissionsThe experimental group physicians will receive automatic e-mail notification when a patient is readmitted, including contact information for the readmitting team. | Other | 1 |
Primary outcome
Physician Awareness and Communication Rates
Time frame: Within 24 hours of readmission time
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 Jun 2011.
- Background: PubMed 18982395Roy CL, Kachalia A, Woolf S, Burdick E, Karson A, Gandhi TK. Hospital readmissions: physician awareness and communication practices. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Mar;24(3):374-80. doi: 10.1007/s11606-008-0848-x. Epub 2008 Nov 4.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Christopher L Roy, MD principal investigator
Brigham and Women's Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Automatic notification of readmissions in people with Hospital Readmission, run by Brigham and Women's Hospital 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 1 inclusion and 1 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Jun 2011. 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?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Physician Awareness and Communication Rates (time frame: Within 24 hours of readmission time). 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 NCT00550264, 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 28 Jun 2011.