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NCT01620827 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Hospital vs. Cell Phone Number Follow-Up Randomization Study

A NA study, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
400
Enrollment target

NCT01620827: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

NCT01620827 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of Pennsylvania. The registered enrollment target is 400 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (72% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01620827, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
400 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study is being conducted to evaluate the hypothesis that study subjects will be more responsive to follow-up phone calls made from personal cell phone numbers than from hospital landline numbers. To evaluate this, study subjects previously enrolled in a cardiac biomarker study (the Early Identification of Acute Coronary Syndrome study) were randomized to receive their follow-up phone calls (the calls associated with the Early ID study occur at 30 days and 1 year after initial enrollment) from either a hospital office landline or from the personal cell phones of the research assistants making these calls. This was done as a 1:1 randomization. The number of call attempts required to reach the study subjects were recorded as the calls were made and the date of successful follow-up was recorded once contact was made.

Primary Outcome

Contact is attempted from 30 days after enrollment through 90 days after enrollment. If contact is made during this time frame, 30 day follow-up is considered to have been successful.

Interventions

  • OTHER Hospital Landline Phone Calls
  • OTHER Private Cell Phone Calls

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 400 participants
Start Date 2012-02
Est. Completion 2013-07
Phase NA
University of Pennsylvania

1,423 total trials

What the finished NCT01620827 record still lists

NCT01620827 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 400 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 (72% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Hospital Landline Phone Calls is the first listed.

NCT01620827 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01620827 about?

NCT01620827 is a clinical study titled "Hospital vs. Cell Phone Number Follow-Up Randomization Study". This study is being conducted to evaluate the hypothesis that study subjects will be more responsive to follow-up phone calls made from personal cell phone numbers than from hospital landline numbers. To evaluate this, study subjects previously enrolled in a cardiac biomarker study (the Early Identi...

What is the current status of trial NCT01620827?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 400 participants. The study started on 2012-02. Estimated completion is 2013-07.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01620827?

The interventions under investigation include: Hospital Landline Phone Calls (OTHER), Private Cell Phone Calls (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01620827?

This trial is sponsored by University of Pennsylvania, which has 1,423 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01620827's enrollment target sits among peer trials

400 246th of 2000 higher than 1,734 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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