Lupus patients get extra nurse support to cut hospital visits
NCT ID NCT03915652
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a nurse-led care management program for lupus patients at high risk of missing appointments or ending up in the emergency room. Nurses received special training on lupus and social barriers to care, then reached out to patients to help them attend rheumatology visits, fill prescriptions, and get recommended lab tests. The goal was to see if this support improves care quality and reduces avoidable hospitalizations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nurse-led care management program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could improve lupus care and reduce avoidable hospital visits for high-risk patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 35 participants, so results may not apply to all lupus patients. The program requires extra nursing resources.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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35 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2019
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria * Meet at least 4 American College of Rheumatology criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or rheumatologist diagnosis of SLE * Over the preceding 3 years, at least 1 hospitalization or ED visit related to lupus OR at least 1 rheumatology appointment no-show or same-day cancellation * Receive their primary care at BWH Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English or Spanish speaker
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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