Randomized Controlled Trial of Health Care to Elderly Patients.

Specialized Treatment and Care Intervention at a Primary Level in a Nursing Home Compared to Conventional Treatment at a Hospital: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00235404

Enrollment

142

Registered

2005-10-10

Start date

2003-09-30

Completion date

2005-05-31

Last updated

2016-07-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Angina Pectoris, Asthma, Congestive Heart Failure, Fractures, Pneumonia

Keywords

Treatment of elderly., Nursing home., Rehabilitation., Readmissions.

Brief summary

To study the efficacy of multicomponent treatment and care for patients with acute illness or deterioration of a chronic disease at a nursing home in primary health care compared to traditional treatment at hospital.

Detailed description

Managers at St. Olavs University Hospital and the City of Trondheim local authority decided in 2001 to establish a reinforced department at a nursing home with a multicomponent approach to patient treatment. In the study treatment at a nursing home will be compared with conventional treatment in ordinary hospital beds in medical, surgical and orthopedic departments at a hospital. Participating doctors at the hospital together with general practitioners shall develope inclusion criteria through Delphi technique. Eligible participants will be hospitalized from their ordinary home and expected to return to home after treatment. When an eligible patient is identified and accepted for inclusion, randomization will be performed by the Clinical Research Department at the Faculty of Medicine.

Interventions

OTHERMulticomponent treatment

Specialized care in preparing recharge to home

OTHERusual care

Usual recharge directly from hospital to home

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

60 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Participating doctors at the hospital together with general practitioners shall develope inclusion criteria through Delphi technique.

Exclusion criteria

* Participating doctors at the hospital together with general practitioners shall develope

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of readmissions	Within 60 days
Number of deaths	Within 12 months
Need of home nursing services	within 12 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Costs	Within 12 months

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026