A Study of the Effect of a Nurse Navigator Program on High Risk Patients

ConditionsPatient Readmission Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip Heart Failure Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Renal Insufficiency Body Mass Index Alcoholism

Trial statusNot yet recruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18+

SponsorMayo Clinic

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to examine if educational intervention in high risk patients can lead to decreased hospital readmissions when compared to patients who are not in the intervention program. Additionally, to determine patient satisfaction with the educational program.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

Nurse Navigator Program
Other intervention
Identification of specific chronic conditions and suggestion of management care of primary care physicians and referrals to specialists via nurse navigator team members.

Treatment groups

300 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: Usual PracticeNo intervention 0 interventions

Group B: Nurse NavigatorExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Readmission rates

Time frame

One year

Sponsors and contacts

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Mayo Clinic

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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