N/A Completed N=232

Patient Buddy App for the Prevention of Avoidable Readmission in Cirrhosis

Cirrhosis

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02534805 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

232

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Jul 2025

Primary outcomePrimary: Avoidable Readmission — 23; 12 Number of Avoidable Readmissions

Summary

To use the PatientBuddy App to reduce 30-day avoidable readmissions in cirrhotic patients using a patient and caregiver perspective.

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Avoidable Readmission	23; 12	—

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

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