Care Transitions App for Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age55+
SponsorBrigham and Women's Hospital

About this trial

The objective of this study is to widely implement and evaluate the Care Transitions App in a randomized controlled trial. The app the investigators designed for patients with multiple chronic conditions has four envisioned modules: 1) falls-reduction content, 2) a digital post-discharge transitional care plan (e.g., after hospital care plan, including education, medications, follow-up appointments, warning signs to watch for, nutrition, and other care plan activities), 3) a new module for patients with MCC (diabetes, congestive heart failure, and chronic kidney disease) including condition-specific post-discharge care plans with relevant symptom management activities, 4) a new post-discharge report module which summarizes key care transition findings and allows for patients to enter notes and questions for their providers and their own goals for recovery.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adult patients (55+) with a Brigham PCP or appointment in one of the 15 locations discharging from a BWH general medicine unit

Discharging to home, home health care service or assisted living

Fluent in spoken English in patient or healthcare proxy

Patients with at least one of the conditions listed below + one additional chronic condition on the problem list.

Disqualifiers

Adult patients (55+) with Westwood, Pembroke, or Transition Clinic PCP admitted to ICU, OBGYN, Surgical, Cardiology, Oncology, Orthopedics, or other Specialty Unit

Pregnant

Prisoner, institutionalized individual or in police custody

Discharge planned within 3 hours of screening

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Care Transitions App

Treatment groups

798 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Lead sponsor

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Collaborator