RecruitingInfectionHeart FailureCOPD
Home Hospital for Suddenly Ill Adults
Eligible age
18+ yrs
Accepts
All genders
Locations
1 state
Healthy volunteers
No
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About this study
The investigators propose a home hospital model of care that substitutes for treatment in an acute care hospital. Limited studies of the home hospital model have demonstrated that a sizeable proportion of acute care can be delivered in the home with equal quality and safety, reduced cost, and improved patient experience.
Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
You may qualify if…
- ✓ Resides within either a 5-mile or 20 minute driving radius of emergency department
- ✓ Has capacity to consent to study OR can assent to study and has proxy who can consent
- ✓ \>= 18 years-old
- ✓ Can identify a potential caregiver who agrees to stay with patient for first 24 hours of admission. Caregiver must be competent to call care team if a problem is evident to her/him. After 24 hours, this caregiver should be available for as-needed spot checks on the patient. This criterion may be waived for highly competent patients at the patient and clinician's discretion.
- ✓ Primary or possible diagnosis of cellulitis, heart failure, complicated urinary tract infection, pneumonia, COPD/asthma, other infection, chronic kidney disease, malignant pain, diabetes and its complications, gout flare, hypertensive urgency, previously diagnosed atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, anticoagulation needs, or a patient who desires only medical management that requires inpatient admission, as determined by the emergency room team.
You may not qualify if…
- ✕ Undomiciled
- ✕ No working heat (October-April), no working air conditioning if forecast \> 80°F (June-September), or no running water
- ✕ On methadone requiring daily pickup of medication
- ✕ In police custody
- ✕ Resides in facility that provides on-site medical care (e.g., skilled nursing facility)
- ✕ Domestic violence screen positive
- ✕ Acute delirium, as determined by the Confusion Assessment Method
- ✕ Cannot establish peripheral access in emergency department (or access requires ultrasound guidance)
Where it's recruiting
Massachusetts
Boston
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT03524222 · last updated 2026-03-17