Case Managers to Frail Older People a Randomized Controlled Trial

Lund University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Frail Elderly

Treatments: Other: Case management

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01829594

499/2008

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of is to test the effects of a model for care (case management) to older people with high healthcare consumption and functional dependency on healthcare consumption, quality of life, functional ability and experiences of care.

Enrollment: 153 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged 65 or over
• need help with at least two activities of daily living
• been admitted to hospital on at least two occasions, or
• have had at least four contacts with outpatient or primary care during the previous twelve months,
• be able to communicate verbally
• have no cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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153 participants in 1 patient group

Case Management

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Case management