A Pharmacist-led Transitions of Care Program

Auburn University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Transitions of care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04556786

18-342 EX 1809

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was to show the value of pharmacists in providing transitions of care to and improving health outcomes of uninsured populations. It also aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing a transitions of care program in an indigent care clinic with limited resources. We hypothesized that a pharmacist-led transitions of care program will reduce 30-day hospital readmission rates among the uninsured discharged from a community hospital.

Enrollment: 88 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged 18 years old or older
• Uninsured
• English speaking
• Discharged from East Alabama Medical Center within the past 16 days

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who did not show up for the first follow-up visit with the study pharmacist after being referred by the care coordinator at East Alabama Medical Center

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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88 participants in 2 patient groups

Transitions of care

Experimental group

Description:

The study participants in this aim received usual care plus medication reconciliation, daily schedule for medication taking and medical condition monitoring, and follow-up phone calls from a pharmacist.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Transitions of care

Usual care

No Intervention group

Description:

The study participants in this arm received usual care.