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N/A N=1,029 Randomized Single-blind Health Services Research

PATient Navigator to rEduce Readmissions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease · Heart Failure · Sickle Cell Disease · Myocardial Infarction · Pneumonia

Enrolled (actual)
1,029
Serious AEs
2.3%
Results posted
Feb 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: PROMIS Emotional Distress-Anxiety (v1.0, SF4a) — -0.2; -1.7 T-score

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Hospital usual care (Behavioral); Navigator intervention (Behavioral); Peer-led telephone support line (Behavioral)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Primary completion
Oct 2016

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
PROMIS Emotional Distress-Anxiety (v1.0, SF4a)
0.3; -1.1
PRIMARY
PROMIS Informational Support (v2.0, SF4a)
1.7; 2.0
SECONDARY
PROMIS Emotional Support (v2.0, SF4a)
0.1; -0.2
SECONDARY
PROMIS Instrumental Support (v2.0, SF4a)
0.8; 1.0
SECONDARY
PROMIS Global Health, Physical (v1.1, SF)
3.4; 3.6
SECONDARY
PROMIS Global Health, Mental (v1.1, SF)
-1.3; 01.1
SECONDARY
PROMIS Emotional Distress-Anxiety (v1.0, SF4a)
0.3; -1.1
SECONDARY
PROMIS Informational Support (v2.0, SF4a)
1.7; 2.0
SECONDARY
PROMIS Emotional Support (v2.0, SF4a)
0.1; -0.2
SECONDARY
PROMIS Instrumental Support (v2.0, SF4a)
0.8; 1.0
SECONDARY
PROMIS Global Health, Physical (v1.1, SF)
3.4; 3.6
SECONDARY
PROMIS Global Health, Mental (v1.1, SF)
-1.3; 01.1
SECONDARY
Death
9; 9
SECONDARY
Death
9; 9
SECONDARY
Re-hospitalization or Death
147; 159
SECONDARY
Re-hospitalization or Death
147; 159
SECONDARY
ED Visit, Re-hospitalization, or Death
210; 216
SECONDARY
ED Visit, Re-hospitalization, or Death
210; 216
SECONDARY
Outpatient Healthcare Visit
236; 232
SECONDARY
Outpatient Healthcare Visit
236; 232

Summary

Staying out of the hospital is valued by patients and their caregivers. Their interests converge with those of hospitals now that high 30-day readmission rates for some conditions place hospitals at risk for financial penalties from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This study focuses on developing and testing a program that combines a community health worker (lay patient advocate, acting as a "Patient Navigator") and a peer-led telephone support line to improve patient experience during hospital to home transition.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age 18 years or older on date of hospital admission
  • Hospitalized at the University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago
  • Admission diagnosis, per treating physician, of pneumonia, COPD, sickle cell disease, heart failure, or myocardial infarction
  • Receive medical care on an inpatient medical service

Exclusion Criteria

  • Unable to understand and speak English
  • Unable/decline to give informed consent
  • Previous participant in PArTNER
  • Planned transfer to another acute care facility
  • Planned discharge to facility other than home (e.g. long term care facility)
  • Currently on hospice or plans to discharge home to hospice
  • Current plans to leave against medical advice
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02114515). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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