HIV
Conditions
Keywords
HIV, case management
Brief summary
Case management has become an integral part of HIV care. There is little science however demonstrating its effectiveness. This is a randomized, controlled trial of a phone call intervention after an ER visit to see if this can reduce further ER visits, hospitalizations, deaths, and cost.
Detailed description
One year retrospective look at outcome measures followed by a one year trial of a phone call after each ER visit in half of the group. Outcomes measured are cost, ER visits, hospitalizations, death, length of stay. Adults only, English or Spanish, questionnaire on depression, appointments, drug use with referral to case management services, drug rehab services, or followup appointments. Time for intervention is recorded to estimate cost.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCase manager phone call after an ER visit
Sponsors
University of California, San Francisco
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patient in our clinic as of 4-1-04
Exclusion criteria
* \<18 years old
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Death, hospitalizations, ER visits, LOS | 1 year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cost | 1 year |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed