New program aims to help seniors with multiple diseases navigate life after hospital stay
NCT ID NCT07546006
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will create and test a tracking program to help elderly people (60+) who have two or more chronic conditions after they leave the hospital. The goal is to see if this guidance improves how well they follow their own care plans. About 148 participants will be enrolled, and their self-care habits will be measured.
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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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About 148 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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60 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: * Elderly individuals aged 60 or older; * With confirmed multimorbidity documented in their medical records; * Hospitalized in the SUS (Unified Health System) clinical units (5th North, 6th North, and 7th North), regardless of specialty; * Who will be discharged home; * Have telephone access and have a primary caregiver responsible for assisting with communication, in cases where the elderly person is unable to respond for themselves. Exclusion Criteria: * Elderly people hospitalized in restricted access clinical units (6th south), and those with private insurance or paying out-of-pocket (4th south); * Those transferred to another hospital service or to other institutions; * Patients who are already receiving or will receive navigation care or other safe discharge follow-up care; * Patients in palliative care.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90410-000, Brazil
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