Riskstratification in Acutely Admitted Medical Patients

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by Ribe County Hospital, October 2008

Sponsored by:	Ribe County Hospital
Information provided by:	Ribe County Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00768547

Purpose

The study has three main parts.

To see if we can develop a riskstratification tool that can be used to asses the risk for acutely admitted medical patients for inhospital death, admission to the ICU and death within 30 days of release.
To test existing tool as in 1.
To clarify if it is most reasonable to let the admitting doctor order blood test by clinical judgment or be using a predefined list of tests.

Condition
Hematologic Tests

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Cohort, Prospective
Official Title:	Riskstratification in Acutely Admitted Medical Patients

Further study details as provided by Ribe County Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Number of test taken in each group [ Time Frame: Five months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment:	300
Study Start Date:	August 2008
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	February 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts
By protocol Where the test are predefined
By degression The group where the doctor decided which test are to be taken.

Eligibility

Study Population

Any patient acutely admitted to the medical department of Ribe County Hospital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00768547

Contacts

Contact: Mikkel Brabrand, MD

79182000 ext 5220

Locations

Denmark
Ribe County Hospital	Recruiting
Esbjerg, Denmark, 6700
Contact: Mikkel Brabrand, MD 79182000 ext 5220 mikkel.brabrand@svs.regionsyddanmark.dk

Sponsors and Collaborators

Ribe County Hospital

More Information

Responsible Party:	Ribe County Hospital ( MIkkel Brabrand, MD )
Study ID Numbers:	riskstratification
Study First Received:	October 7, 2008
Last Updated:	October 8, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00768547
Health Authority:	Denmark: Danish Dataprotection Agency

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009