N/A
N=232
Patient Buddy App for the Prevention of Avoidable Readmission in Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02534805 ↗Enrolled (actual)
232
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Avoidable Readmission — 23; 12 Number of Avoidable Readmissions
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- —
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 21+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Primary completion
- Jan 2017
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Avoidable Readmission |
23; 12 | — |
Summary
To use the PatientBuddy App to reduce 30-day avoidable readmissions in cirrhotic patients using a patient and caregiver perspective.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Cirrhosis patients ≥21 years of age hospitalized for non-elective reasons
- Adult caregiver and the patient living in the same house
- Both (caregiver and patient) should be able to complete the Patient Buddy training and evaluation
- Discharged home from the hospital
- Patients who have VCU as a primary hospital base
Exclusion Criteria
- Elective hospitalization
- Lack of an adult caregiver
- Active alcohol/substance abuse within 1 month of the hospitalization
- Unable to perform training or give consent
- Patients discharged to hospice, nursing home or extended care facilities
- Patients on Hemodialysis
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02534805). 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.