Hospital care comes home: could your living room replace a hospital bed?

NCT ID NCT03524222

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study is testing whether adults with sudden illnesses like infections, heart failure, or COPD can be safely treated at home instead of in a hospital. Researchers will compare costs, patient experience, and health outcomes for 3,000 participants who receive hospital-level care at home. The goal is to see if home hospitalization is a practical and effective alternative to traditional hospital stays.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Home hospitalization model of care
What this could lead to: If successful, this could offer a safe, lower-cost alternative to hospital care for certain acute illnesses, improving patient comfort and freeing up hospital beds.
What could go wrong: This is a non-randomized study, so results may be biased. It only includes patients near the hospital with a caregiver, limiting generalizability. Safety and effectiveness compared to standard hospital care are still being evaluated.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

asthma atrial fibrillation chronic kidney disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease chronic renal failure syndrome COPD, severe early onset heart failure Hypertensive Crisis hypertensive urgency Infections infectious disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ANTICOAGULANTS; INCREASED ASTHMA ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RAPID CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASES COPD GOUT FLARE HEART FAILURE HYPERTENSIVE URGENCY INFECTION

Contacts and locations

Locations

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
RECRUITING

Boston, Massachusetts, 02130, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITING

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

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