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UPTAKE - Virtual Care: Virtual Home Hospital With Remote Monitoring to Reduce Acute Care Hospitalization

Acute Kidney Injury

Method: Randomized Controlled Trial Study Duration: 3 Years Study Centre(s) University of Calgary and University of Alberta Objectives: To fill care gaps by implementing strategies to reduce length of hospital stay, readmission rates, and improve long-term outcomes after Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Number of Participants: Three Hundred and fifty four (n=354) Diagnosis and Main Inclusion Criteria: Hospitalized adults with AKI at high risk of hospital readmission or death

Study Intervention: Multi-component Digital Health Solutions, including:

1. Computerized Clinical Decision Support (CDS) and
2. Virtual Care Delivered through Hospital at Home (VC) Duration of administration: Determined by the Patient's clinical team Reference therapy: Usual Care Statistical Analyses: Descriptive Analysis, Regression

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    ALL

  • Eligible Ages:

    18 and up

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age ≥ 18 years old.
* AKI identified in hospital using Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria17.
* Hospitalization \> 48 hours.
* LACE (L= Length patient Stay in the hospital, A= Acuity of Admission of patient in the hospital, C= Comorbidity and E= Emergency Visit.) Score 12 or higher.
* Meets all inclusion criteria of Virtual Home Hospital programs of Calgary and Edmonton zones.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Non-Alberta residents.
* Resides outside the catchment areas for the Calgary and Edmonton Virtual Home Hospital programs.
* C1 or C2 goals of care.
* Hospitalization \> 30 days.
* Will be discharged to long-term care.
* Kidney failure receiving dialysis.
* Already admitted in Virtual Home Hospital Program

Study Location

University of Alberta
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

Contact Study Team

Primary Contact

Eila Mirhadi, MSc

[email protected]
University of Calgary
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
Canada

Contact Study Team

Primary Contact

Nusrat Shommu, PhD

[email protected]
4032103991
Study Sponsored By
University of Calgary
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: NCT06537453