Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Metropolitan Jewish Health System

Code:

NCT00385879

Conditions

Neoplasms

Heart Diseases

Adrenal Cortex Diseases

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Case management

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether or not case management by a social worker and nurse can decrease the number of emergency room visits, increase the number of primary care doctor visits, and increase quality of life of people in a Medicaid managed care plan.

Conditions

Neoplasms

Heart Diseases

Adrenal Cortex Diseases

Study ID

NCT00385879

Start date

May, 2006

Status verified date

Oct, 2006

Completion date

Jan, 2008

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • participation in a Medicaid managed care plan
  • resident of identified zip codes in Brooklyn, NY
  • frequent hospitalizations and low frequency of primary doctor visits

Exclusion Criteria:

  • residents outside the catchment area
  • patients not being managed in a Medicaid managed care plan

Study Design

Enrollment

500 participants

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Interventions

Case management

Primary outcome measure

  • The outcome measure for the number of emergency room visits will be calculated from the medical record counting the number of hospital emergency room visits; for access to primary physicians, the medical record will be reviewed as well. [ Time Frame: undefined ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Russell E Hilliard, PhD, LCSW

718-491-7214rhilliar@mjhs.org

Eliot Fishman, PhD

718-491-7134efishman@mjhs.org

Locations

Metropolitan Jewish Health System

Recruiting

Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11220

More Information

Sponsor

Metropolitan Jewish Health System

Last update posted

Oct 11, 2006

Last verified

Oct, 2006

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Metropolitan Jewish Health System on 2006-10-11.