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NCT01207180 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Discharge Planning for Elderly Patients in the Emergency Department: Use of a Brief Phone Call After Discharge to Improve Medication Utilization and Physician Follow-up

A NA study, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
157
Enrollment target

NCT01207180: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

NCT01207180 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The registered enrollment target is 157 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (89% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01207180, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
157 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The investigators hypothesize that the acquisition and correct utilization of medications as well as arranging and attending follow-up appointments will improve as a result of a phone call intervention 1-3 days after elderly patients are discharged from the emergency department (ED).

Interventions

  • OTHER Phone call follow-up
  • OTHER Satisfaction survey
  • OTHER Control group --- no intervention

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 157 participants
Start Date 2010-09
Est. Completion 2010-11
Phase NA

What the finished NCT01207180 record still lists

NCT01207180 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 157 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (89% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which Phone call follow-up is the first listed.

NCT01207180 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01207180 about?

NCT01207180 is a clinical study titled "Discharge Planning for Elderly Patients in the Emergency Department: Use of a Brief Phone Call After Discharge to Improve Medication Utilization and Physician Follow-up". The investigators hypothesize that the acquisition and correct utilization of medications as well as arranging and attending follow-up appointments will improve as a result of a phone call intervention 1-3 days after elderly patients are discharged from the emergency department (ED).

What is the current status of trial NCT01207180?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 157 participants. The study started on 2010-09. Estimated completion is 2010-11.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01207180?

The interventions under investigation include: Phone call follow-up (OTHER), Satisfaction survey (OTHER), Control group --- no intervention (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01207180?

This trial is sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which has 1,109 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01207180's enrollment target sits among peer trials

157 656th of 2000 higher than 1,345 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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