Emergency Department Linkage to Care for Patients Experiencing Homelessness
ConditionHomelessness
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorDenver Health and Hospital Authority
About this trial
In an effort to improve access to primary care at time of discharge, patients who are homeless will be given either enhanced follow up through a street medicine team or routine follow up in clinic.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
adult (≥18 years of age) DHMC ED patient,
currently unsheltered, defined as living on the streets, in a vehicle, or in another place not fit for human habitation,
anticipating ED discharge, with
COPD or asthma exacerbation
Disqualifiers
have altered mentation (e.g., intoxication, or secondary to medical, psychiatric, or behavioral conditions) that are unable to communicate their location, contact information, or agree to follow up.
are prisoners,
previously enrolled.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Street medicine follow up
Treatment groups
390 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov