Study Summary
This trial will test whether adding a specialized team to care for older adults in the emergency department improves care and outcomes.
- Frailty
Treatment Effectiveness
Effectiveness Progress
Study Objectives
0 Primary · 10 Secondary · Reporting Duration: 30 days
Trial Safety
Safety Progress
Trial Design
1 Treatment Group
Control
1 of 1
Active Control
840 Total Participants · 1 Treatment Group
Primary Treatment: Treatment · No Placebo Group · N/A
Trial Logistics
Trial Timeline
Who is running the clinical trial?
Eligibility Criteria
Age 65+ · All Participants · 4 Total Inclusion Criteria
Mark “Yes” if the following statements are true for you:- Dresden, Scott M., Alexander X. Lo, Lee A. Lindquist, Masha Kocherginsky, Lori Ann Post, Dustin D. French, Elizabeth Gray, and Allen W. Heinemann. 2020. “The Impact of Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations (GEDI) on Health Services Use, Health Related Quality of Life, and Costs: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial”. Contemporary Clinical Trials. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2020.106125.
- Scott Dresden 2019. "A Randomized Controlled Trial of Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04115371.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there any open spots for individuals to join this trial?
"Per the information available on clinicaltrials.gov, participation in this medical trial is open to new recruits. The study was first published on October 7th 2019 and has been updated most recently as of March 18th 2022." - Anonymous Online Contributor
How expansive is the recruitment of participants for this trial?
"Correct. The clinicialtrials.gov website shows this medical trial is actively recruiting, with the first post being dated October 7th 2019 and most recent update on March 18th 2022. 840 participants need to be found at a single clinical site." - Anonymous Online Contributor