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Trial registered on ANZCTR


Registration number
ACTRN12610000073000
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
18/01/2010
Date registered
20/01/2010
Date last updated
14/11/2018
Date data sharing statement initially provided
14/11/2018
Date results information initially provided
14/11/2018
Type of registration
Prospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
The journey through the healthcare setting and on to Rehab In The Home (RITH) – a patient/carer perception (pilot study)
Scientific title
Interview assessment of the patient journey through the continuum of care, from the Emergency Department (ED), to inpatient hospital stay to Rehab in the Home (RITH): A study to identify potential area of improvement in clinical practise and streamline the admission criteria to Rehab in the Home (RITH).
Secondary ID [1] 1298 0
None
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1113-3938
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Patient journey through the continuum of care 256593 0
Condition category
Condition code
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation 256759 256759 0 0
Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
Patient registry
Target follow-up duration
Target follow-up type
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Patients/carers will be randomly selected by Curtin university social work students. The students will conduct interviews in pairs and transcribe the patient/carers experiences.
The purpose of the interviews are to record the patients and/or carer's perceptions and experiences on each stage of the health continuum, from the emergency department to RITH.
Interviews will take approximately 1.5 hour of a patient/carers time conducted on 1 visit. It is aimed for all interviews to be completed within a one month period.

Patients/carers will also be asked if tape recording or video recording can be conducted. We would like to capture video footage to use at conference presentation though realise that this may have an impact on the quality/honesty of the patient/carers story so this will only be conducted on those patients/carers where the story is a powerful learning experience and where that patient/carer agrees to this occurring.
Intervention code [1] 255845 0
Not applicable
Comparator / control treatment
None
Control group
Uncontrolled

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 257637 0
The interview transcripts will be analysed qualitatively to address common themes that may arise.
Timepoint [1] 257637 0
Interview will be conducted within 1 month post discharge from the RITH service.
Secondary outcome [1] 262907 0
Nil
Timepoint [1] 262907 0
Nil

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
To capture a variety of patients/carers journeys we aim to have representation from a number of patient/carer groups including: Those referred directly from an ED; Those referred after a long period of time as an inpatient >10 days from our major referring specialties being general medical, orthopaedic rehabilitation, stroke/neurology and stroke rehabilitation; Those referred after a short period of time as an inpatient <10 days from our major referring specialties being general medical, orthopaedic rehabilitation, stroke/neurology and stroke rehabilitation.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
Patient’s/carers will be excluded based on the patient’s ability to participate such as: Moderate to severe dysphasia; Moderate to severe dementia; Inability to communicate in more than one domain (ie. written and spoken); Significant mental health presentation; Unsafe home environment for research staff.; Elective surgery

Study design
Purpose
Natural history
Duration
Cross-sectional
Selection
Defined population
Timing
Retrospective
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/04/2010
Actual
13/04/2010
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
13/05/2010
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
15/08/2010
Sample size
Target
30
Accrual to date
Final
31
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
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6000
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6003
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6004
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6207

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 256346 0
Hospital
Name [1] 256346 0
Fremantle Hospital
Country [1] 256346 0
Australia
Primary sponsor type
Hospital
Name
Rehab In The Home
Address
Rehab In The Home (RITH)
K6 Demountable
1 Alma Street
Fremantle
WA 6160
Country
Australia
Secondary sponsor category [1] 251660 0
University
Name [1] 251660 0
School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work
Address [1] 251660 0
School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work
Faculty of Health Sciences
Curtin University of Technology
Kent St
Bentley WA 6102
Country [1] 251660 0
Australia

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 258417 0
HUMAN RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE
Ethics committee address [1] 258417 0
South Metro Area Health Service
Fremantle Hospital
1 Alma Street
Fremantle
WA 6160
Ethics committee country [1] 258417 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 258417 0
19/01/2010
Approval date [1] 258417 0
10/03/2010
Ethics approval number [1] 258417 0

Summary
Brief summary
To follow a patient’s journey via interviews through the hospital system from presentation to ED through to discharge from the hospital service where RITH has been involved in the patient’s rehabilitation. This will provide the RITH team with: an understanding of exactly where patient and carer experience can be improved; 'mobilising narratives' that will help inspire RITH to improve the service they provide; a teaching tool to provide to referrers regarding the benefits of hospital substitution and choosing the right patient cohort.
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Presented internally at South Metropolitan hospitals
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 30723 0
Address 30723 0
Country 30723 0
Phone 30723 0
Fax 30723 0
Email 30723 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 13970 0
Rochelle Hoggan
Address 13970 0
Rehab In The Home (RITH)
Fremantle Hospital
K6 Demountable
1 Alma Street
Fremantle WA 6160
Country 13970 0
Australia
Phone 13970 0
+61 08 9431 3898
Fax 13970 0
+61 08 9431 3899
Email 13970 0
rochelle.hoggan@health.wa.gov.au
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 4898 0
Rochelle Hoggan
Address 4898 0
Rehab In The Home (RITH)
Fremantle Hospital
K6 Demountable
1 Alma Street
Fremantle WA 6160
Country 4898 0
Australia
Phone 4898 0
+61 08 9431 3898
Fax 4898 0
+61 08 9431 3899
Email 4898 0
rochelle.hoggan@health.wa.gov.au

Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
No/undecided IPD sharing reason/comment


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided



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