Health Visitor Intervention to Reduce Days of Unplanned Hospital Re-Admission in Patients Recently Discharged from Geriatric Wards

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN74878221

Enrollment

204

Registered

2004-01-23

Start date

1992-01-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Unplanned hospital re-admission in patients recently discharged from geriatric Wards Not Applicable N/A

Interventions

1. A single visit from a health visitor at 72 hours in addition to normal follow-up services 2. Normal follow-up services

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of St Martin's Hospital geriatric wards that were being discharged home

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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