A Study of the Effect of a Nurse Navigator Program on High Risk Patients

Mayo Clinic

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Alcoholism; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Body Mass Index; Patient Readmission; Renal Insufficiency; Heart Failure

Treatments: Other: Nurse Navigator Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05592847

21-013158

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine if educational intervention in high risk patients can lead to decreased hospital readmissions when compared to patients who are not in the intervention program. Additionally, to determine patient satisfaction with the educational program.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

- Require total or partial hip or knee replacement and have one or more of the following diagnosis: Heart Failure (HF); Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Dialysis; Alcohol Abuse; Low BMI.

Exclusion criteria

- Decrease cognitive capacity to consent to the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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300 participants in 2 patient groups

Usual Practice

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients with chronic conditions slated for surgery contacted once by pre-operative nurse to discuss surgery

Nurse Navigator

Experimental group

Description:

Patients with chronic conditions slated for surgery contacted once by pre-operative nurse to discuss surgery, then contacted at intervals by nurse navigator study team members

Treatment:

Other: Nurse Navigator Program