Can a simple phone call keep seniors out of the hospital?
NCT ID NCT06451692
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a clinical pharmacist calling a patient's general practitioner 90 days after hospital discharge can reduce readmissions and emergency visits. It includes 800 patients aged 65 and older who take at least seven medications. The goal is to improve communication between hospital and primary care to better manage complex medication regimens.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- clinical pharmacist follow-up call
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could reduce hospital readmissions and improve medication management for older adults taking many drugs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial (800 participants) testing a communication process, not a drug. Results may not apply to other hospitals or regions.
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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 800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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65 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: * all hospitalized patients who are prescribed at least seven medications specified in the Electronic Patient Journal (EPJ) at admission Exclusion Criteria: * terminal patients or patients with a short life expectancy, patients residing in another region, patients who are discharged on the day of inclusion, and finally patients who do not speak Danish.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sygehus Sønderjylland
RECRUITINGAabenraa, Southern Denmark, 6200, Denmark
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