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Study NCT ID:
NCT00385879
Status:
UNKNOWN
Last Update Posted:
2006-10-11
First Post:
2006-10-09
Brief Title:
The Effects of Case Management in a Medicaid Managed Care Plan
Sponsor:
Metropolitan Jewish Health System
Organization:
Metropolitan Jewish Health System
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Effects of Case Management in a Medicaid Managed Care Plan
Status:
UNKNOWN
Status Verified Date:
2006-10
Last Known Status:
RECRUITING
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
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
Detailed Description:
This study will assign participants based on Zip Code to one of two conditions control and experimental In the control group participants will receive telephonic assessments at baseline three months and six months These assessments will be conducted by a member of the Medical Centers Department of Geriatrics under the supervision of the Principal Investigator Participants in the experimental group will receive medical case management provided by a nurse and social worker in the homecare setting including an in-home assessment Assessments will be conducted at baseline three months and six months during routine homecare visits Dependent variables being measured include access to primary care physicians emergent hospitalizationsadmissions articulation of advance directives and quality of life Data will be collected through the participants medical claims and records to analyze the number of emergent hospitalizationsadmissions documentation of advance directives and number of visits to primary care physicians To measure participants quality of life the Depression Self-Rating Scale and the Clinical Anxiety Scale will be utilized Data will be compared between and within the groups via statistical analyses The researcher will conduct pre-post comparisons of utilization and other database-derived outcomes for both groups comparing the 12 months prior to and up to 20 months following enrollment
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None