Length of stay in an observation ward: a randomised controlled trial in a department of internal medicine

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN57651346

Enrollment

302

Registered

2005-06-14

Start date

1999-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Need for short hospital stay in order to rule out possible disease Not Applicable

Interventions

Randomisation to a stay in the Observation Ward or an ordinary hospital ward.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients >18 years, emergently admitted to the department during a 10-month period, who would normally have been admitted to the Observation Ward.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age <18 years; residents in nursing homes or similar; patients admitted for self-inflicted intoxications.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Length of stay in hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Number of patients readmitted to the hospital within 30 days after discharge. Registrered dead within 12 weeks after discharge.	—

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026