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High Utilization of Emergency DepartmentsNCT03293160

An Evaluation of the Michigan State Innovation Model in Washtenaw and Livingston Counties

An observational study of High Utilization of Emergency Departments, run by University of Michigan at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This study will examine the effects of a care management program on the health and health spending outcomes of patients residing in Michigan's Washtenaw and Livingston Counties. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
What is being tested?
Care management services
How many people
300 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
1 Nov 2017to 31 Dec 2019
Phase
Observational
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

Study population: Patients who frequently use the emergency department of hospitals located in Washtenaw or Livingston Counties.

Who may be able to join

  • reside in Washtenaw or Livingston counties or have an unknown address;
  • Have a probability of being admitted to an emergency department (ED) in Washtenaw or Livingston counties that exceeds a threshold value in a predictive model;

Who cannot join

  • Patients referred by a community provider
  • Patient declines to consent

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105

Other trials in United States

About this study

This study will examine the effects of a care management program on the health and health spending outcomes of patients residing in Michigan's Washtenaw and Livingston Counties.

Read the detailed description

In 2017, the State of Michigan will offer enrollment in care management services to a set of patients in Washtenaw and Livingston Counties who are predicted to be high-frequency users of emergency departments. This is a quality improvement initiative. The Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation (CHRT) will administer this enrollment and collect patient data. The Principal Investigators will conduct a study that uses the data from this quality improvement initiative to compare the outcomes of the treatment and control groups. Specifically, the study will examine whether the care management services had an effect on the number of emergency department visits and the total healthcare spending of the patients in the treatment group.

The present study therefore is the second of two related projects - the first is the CHRT-administered random assignment and enrollment of patients into care management services. The present study is a secondary analysis of the data produced by the first project.

This Protocol Registration and Results submission refers to the secondary analysis component wherever applicable, and where not applicable, describes the information relevant to the CHRT project. For example, while the present study does not assign anyone into treatment or control groups, the Sample Description indicates "Probability Sample" to describe the way in which CHRT intends to enroll patients.

Being tested
Care management services

What participants receive

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

  • Care management servicesOther

    Patients who receive care management services will interact with a care manager who will take an inventory of the patient's needs (including social determinants of health such as housing) and provide guidance about available social supports and clinical resources.

Study groups in NCT03293160
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment groupThe set of patients in the sample who are offered enrollment in care management services.
Receives: Other: Care management services
Control groupThe set of patients in the sample who are not initially offered enrollment in care management services (will be offered enrollment after six months).

What is being measured

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

  1. Emergency department utilization

    Number of emergency department visits per patient

    Measured: 6 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Health care spending

    Dollars of health care spending incurred by patient

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted26 Sep 2017
  2. Study start1 Nov 2017
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2019
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2019

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Other
Enrolment
300 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03293160
Sponsor's protocol ID
HUM00133309
Status last verified
May 2020
First submitted
21 Sep 2017
Last updated
20 May 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Post B, Lapedis J, Singh K, Valenstein P, Buyuktur AG, Teske K, Ryan AM. Predictive Model-Driven Hotspotting to Decrease Emergency Department Visits: a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Sep;36(9):2563-2570. doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-06664-1. Epub 2021 Mar 10.

    PubMed 33694072

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of High Utilization of Emergency Departments, run by University of Michigan 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 2 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 May 2020. 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?

Emergency department utilization (time frame: 6 months). 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 NCT03293160, 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 20 May 2020.

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