A randomised controlled trial to compare the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the hospital at home scheme with the acute hospital

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN76045614

Enrollment

241

Registered

2004-01-23

Start date

1994-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Quality of life Not Applicable Quality of life

Interventions

Patients' received hospital at home care or routine hospital care.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 241 hospitalised but medically stable elderly patients who fulfilled criteria for early discharge to hospital at home scheme and who consented to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Patients' quality of life, satisfaction, and physical functioning assessed at 4 weeks and 3 months after randomisation to treatment; length of stay in hospital and in hospital at home scheme after randomisation; mortality at 3 months.	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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