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Congestive Heart FailureCocaNCT00627029

Evaluation of Programs of Coordinated Care and Disease Management

A study testing Care Coordination in people with Congestive Heart Failure and Diabetes, run by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. at 15 sites 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 The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.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

This is a Congressionally mandated study. In the original study, 16 demonstration programs provided care coordination services to beneficiaries with chronic illness in Medicare's fee-for-service program. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
What is being tested?
Care Coordination
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
18,277 participants
Where
15 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Sep 2000to Dec 2016
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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Meets clinical and prior health service use criteria of each of the 16 demonstration sites (vary across demonstration programs)
  • Resides in catchment area of one of the programs
  • Enrolled in Medicare fee-for-service program
  • Coverage by both Medicare Parts A and B
  • Medicare is primary payer

Who cannot join

  • Does not meet any of the relevant program's exclusion criteria (vary across demonstration programs)
  • Not enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan (Medicare managed care program)

Trial locations and contacts

15 sites in 1 country.

15 sites in 1 country

United States15 sites
  • Lovelace Health Systems

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102

  • Medical Care Development

    Augusta, Maine, 04330

  • University of Maryland Medical Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

  • Charlestown/Erickson Retirement Communities

    Catonsville, Maryland, 21228

  • QMed, Inc.

    Eatontown, New Jersey, 07724

  • Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa

    Mason City, Iowa, 50401

  • Jewish Home Lifecare

    New York, New York, 10025

  • Hospice of the Valley MediCaring Project

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85016

  • CenVaNet

    Richmond, Virginia, 23220

  • CorSolutions/Matria Healthcare

    Rosemont, Illinois, 60018

  • Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117

  • Washington University-St.Louis School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

  • Quality Oncology/Matria Healthcare

    Sunrise, Florida, 33323

  • Carle Foundation and Hospital

    Urbana, Illinois, 61801

  • Georgetown University Medical Center-Mind My Heart Program

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20036

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About this study

This is a Congressionally mandated study. In the original study, 16 demonstration programs provided care coordination services to beneficiaries with chronic illness in Medicare's fee-for-service program. A five-year CMS-funded study tested whether the programs can improve patients' use of medical services, improve patients' outcomes and satisfaction with care, and reduce Medicare costs. The study also assessed physicians' satisfaction with the programs.

In 2008 Congress extended the project for two of the original programs--Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa and Health Quality Partners in Pennsylvania--and they will enroll Medicare beneficiaries and provide care coordination services into the spring of 2010.

Read the detailed description

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (MPR) evaluated 16 independent demonstration sites that provide coordinated care interventions to Medicare beneficiaries with chronic illnesses. The rationale for the demonstration is the lack of coordination among the multiple providers typically serving Medicare beneficiaries with chronic illnesses, as well as the adverse consequences of the lack of coordination for the beneficiaries and for Medicare costs. The demonstration sites, selected in early 2001, offered programs designed to improve both the care that patients receive and patients' knowledge of, and adherence with, recommended self-care and behavior. The study estimated the effects of each site on patients' well-being and satisfaction, in addition to the site's effects on the use and cost of Medicare covered services. This analysis relied on a patient survey conducted 6 to 12 months after enrollment, and on Medicare claims data and any data available from the demonstration sites that could enhance the study. The study included two rounds of physician surveys. In each site, eligible applicants were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups. An extensive process analysis was conducted to describe the interventions in detail, with the key goal being an assessment of those factors that account for program success and failure. The study included case studies of each site, program profiles, interim site-specific memos, two interim summary reports, two reports to Congress (based on the interim summary reports), and a final summary report. This original study enrolled 18,277 beneficiaries.

In 2008 Congress extended the study for 2 of the sites, Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa and Health Quality Partners in Pennsylvania, and they will recruit beneficiaries and provide demonstration intervention services through the spring of 2010. Mathematica Policy Research will evaluate the results of this extended demonstration using Medicare claims data and qualitative site visits to the two programs.

Being tested
Care Coordination
Keywords
Care coordination, Disease management, Medicare, Fee-for-service, Random assignment, Elderly
Medical subject headings
Heart Failure, Diabetes Mellitus, Coronary Artery Disease, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Neoplasms, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Alzheimer Disease, Psychotic Disorders

What participants receive

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

  • Care CoordinationBehavioural

    Depending on the demonstration site, may consist of nurse telephonic counseling and monitoring, nurse in-person or home visits, home telemonitoring equipment, patient educational materials, patient group educations classes, physician education and feedback.

Study groups in NCT00627029
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
InterventionExperimentalCare coordination, consisting variously (depending on the demonstration site)--nurse telephonic counseling, nurse in-person home visits, home telemonitoring equipment, and physician education and feedback.
Receives: Behavioral: Care Coordination
ControlNo interventionUsual care in Medicare fee-for-service from beneficiaries' physicians and other health care providers

What is being measured

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

  1. Medicare program expenditures

    Measured: Eight years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Claims-based and patient-reported quality of care

    Measured: Eight years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted29 Feb 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2000
  3. Primary completionAug 2015
  4. Study completionDec 2016 (estimated)

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
Health services research
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
18,277 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00627029
Sponsor's protocol ID
MPR 8756
Other IDs
CMS 500-95-0047(09
Acronym
Coca
Status last verified
Sep 2015
First submitted
15 Feb 2008
Last updated
1 Oct 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Peikes D, Chen A, Schore J, Brown R. Effects of care coordination on hospitalization, quality of care, and health care expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries: 15 randomized trials. JAMA. 2009 Feb 11;301(6):603-18. doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.126.

    PubMed 19211468

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Care Coordination in people with Congestive Heart Failure and Diabetes, run by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. at 15 sites 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 5 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 1 Oct 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 15 sites 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?

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?

Medicare program expenditures (time frame: Eight years). 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 NCT00627029, 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 1 Oct 2015.

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