NCT03730285

Fast-track Discharge With Telemedicine

Fast-track Discharge Combined With Treatment and Rehabilitation at Home With Telemedicine

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Kolding Sygehus · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Evaluation of discharge after arrival at emergency unit, Kolding Hospital combined with treatment and rehabilitation in the home either by telemedicine or the usual treatment

Detailed description

Participants are acute in-patients at the Medical Department, Kolding Hospital. Participants shall be informed about the project, and all screened initially within 30 minutes. After 3-4 hours adjusted treatment and possible need for new investigations are conducted. Patients are randomized at discharge to home treatment with rounds via telemedicine with support of emergency team of nurses or hospitalization in emergency unit. Observations, treatment and rehabilitation follow the same standards and guidelines for all patients. The cohort of patients is recruited between Oct 1, 2015 until January 1, 2016. The study is a randomized quality evaluation study of patient satisfaction, of the emergency team at Kolding Municipality, re-admittance rate, use of other health services, and new services from the municipality.

Conditions

• Emergencies

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Telemedicine	Installation of videotelephone with broadband in patient's home

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-11-01
• Primary completion: 2021-01-01
• Completion: 2021-04-01
• First posted: 2018-11-05
• Last updated: 2018-11-05