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NCT03178513 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Post-Acute Physician Home Visit Program

A NA study, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
51
Enrollment target

NCT03178513: Completed NA study, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

NCT03178513 is a NA study that has completed, run by Brigham and Women's Hospital. The registered enrollment target is 51 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03178513, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
51 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

New or worsening symptoms following discharge from the hospital likely leads to unplanned readmission. These rates are higher than desired and costly to patients, payers, and providers. Many interventions have unsuccessfully attempted to reduce readmissions, but few have provided in-home personnel to patients transitioning from acute care back to ambulatory care. Still fewer have involved a physician in the home. We therefore will test the effect of a physician home visit to a patient's home who was discharged in the last 4 days.

Primary Outcome

"Since you got home from the hospital, have you had any symptoms at all?" If no, stop. If yes, continue. "I'm going to read off a list of symptoms, and I want you to tell me if that symptom is new or has gotten worse since you left the hospital. Please don't include symptoms that have stayed the same since you were in the hospital." For each affirmative, double check if the symptom is new or has gotten worse since getting out of the hospital. Only if new or worse, mark yes.

Interventions

  • OTHER Home visit

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 51 participants
Start Date 2017-06-06
Est. Completion 2018-01-20
Phase NA
Brigham and Women's Hospital

937 total trials

What the finished NCT03178513 record still lists

NCT03178513 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 51 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Home visit is the first listed.

NCT03178513 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03178513 about?

NCT03178513 is a clinical study titled "Post-Acute Physician Home Visit Program". New or worsening symptoms following discharge from the hospital likely leads to unplanned readmission. These rates are higher than desired and costly to patients, payers, and providers. Many interventions have unsuccessfully attempted to reduce readmissions, but few have provided in-home personnel t...

What is the current status of trial NCT03178513?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 51 participants. The study started on 2017-06-06. Estimated completion is 2018-01-20.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03178513?

The interventions under investigation include: Home visit (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03178513?

This trial is sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital, which has 937 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03178513's enrollment target sits among peer trials

51 1279th of 2000 higher than 722 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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