<clinical_study>
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  <required_header>
    <download_date>ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on September 20, 2023</download_date>
    <link_text>Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.</link_text>
    <url>https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02210637</url>
  </required_header>
  <id_info>
    <org_study_id>2301</org_study_id>
    <nct_id>NCT02210637</nct_id>
  </id_info>
  <brief_title>Non Attendance at Scheduled Appointments as a Marker of Mortality and Hospital Admission</brief_title>
  <official_title>Non Attendance at Scheduled Appointments as a Marker of Visits in the Emergency Department, Hospitalization and Mortality</official_title>
  <sponsors>
    <lead_sponsor>
      <agency>Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires</agency>
      <agency_class>Other</agency_class>
    </lead_sponsor>
  </sponsors>
  <source>Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires</source>
  <oversight_info>
    <has_dmc>No</has_dmc>
  </oversight_info>
  <brief_summary>
    <textblock>
      To evaluate the association of non attendance at scheduled appointments with visits in the&#xD;
      emergency department, hospitalizations and mortality during one year follow up.&#xD;
    </textblock>
  </brief_summary>
  <detailed_description>
    <textblock>
      Nonattendance at scheduled appointments at outpatient clinics is a common problem in general&#xD;
      medical practice, representing a significant cost to the health care system, and resulting in&#xD;
      disruption of daily work planning.Nonattendance at medical appointments has consequences not&#xD;
      only for doctors (as it requires a greater use of resources and time), but also for patients,&#xD;
      because there may be deterioration in the quality of care, and dissatisfaction associated&#xD;
      with delays in obtaining a new appointment&#xD;
    </textblock>
  </detailed_description>
  <overall_status>Unknown status</overall_status>
  <last_known_status>Recruiting</last_known_status>
  <start_date>December 2015</start_date>
  <completion_date type="Anticipated">December 2017</completion_date>
  <primary_completion_date type="Anticipated">December 2016</primary_completion_date>
  <study_type>Observational</study_type>
  <has_expanded_access>No</has_expanded_access>
  <study_design_info>
    <observational_model>Cohort</observational_model>
    <time_perspective>Retrospective</time_perspective>
  </study_design_info>
  <primary_outcome>
    <measure>All cause mortality</measure>
    <time_frame>1 year</time_frame>
    <description>Mortality of all causes retrospective assesment from secondary data bases</description>
  </primary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>All cause unprogrammed consult to the emergency department</measure>
    <time_frame>1 year</time_frame>
    <description>First emergency department consults from secondary data base in 1 year retrospective</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>All cause unprogrammed admissions to hospital</measure>
    <time_frame>1 year</time_frame>
    <description>First all cause unprogrammed admissions to hospital</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <number_of_groups>1</number_of_groups>
  <enrollment type="Anticipated">177083</enrollment>
  <condition>Appointments and Schedules</condition>
  <condition>Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/Economics</condition>
  <condition>Emergency Department</condition>
  <condition>Hospitalization</condition>
  <condition>Mortality</condition>
  <arm_group>
    <arm_group_label>Retrospective Cohort</arm_group_label>
    <description>Retrospective Cohort of scheduled outpatient appointment</description>
  </arm_group>
  <eligibility>
    <study_pop>
      <textblock>
        We included all requested appointments (random consecutive sampling) between 2012 and 2013&#xD;
        (24 month).&#xD;
      </textblock>
    </study_pop>
    <sampling_method>Probability Sample</sampling_method>
    <criteria>
      <textblock>
        Inclusion Criteria:&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Over 17 years.&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Adults who attended, did not attend a scheduled appointment at the Outpatient care&#xD;
             system at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (HIBA)&#xD;
&#xD;
        Exclusion Criteria:&#xD;
&#xD;
        - The refusal to register or to the informed consent process.&#xD;
      </textblock>
    </criteria>
    <gender>All</gender>
    <minimum_age>18 Years</minimum_age>
    <maximum_age>N/A</maximum_age>
    <healthy_volunteers>Accepts Healthy Volunteers</healthy_volunteers>
  </eligibility>
  <overall_official>
    <last_name>Diego H Giunta, MD</last_name>
    <role>Principal Investigator</role>
    <affiliation>Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires</affiliation>
  </overall_official>
  <overall_contact>
    <last_name>Diego H Giunta, MD</last_name>
    <phone>(5411)4959-0200</phone>
    <phone_ext>4608</phone_ext>
    <email>diego.giunta@hospitalitaliano.org.ar</email>
  </overall_contact>
  <overall_contact_backup>
    <last_name>Agustina Briatore, MD</last_name>
    <phone>(5411)4959-0200</phone>
    <phone_ext>5783</phone_ext>
    <email>agusbriatore@gmail.com</email>
  </overall_contact_backup>
  <location>
    <facility>
      <name>Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires</name>
      <address>
        <city>Buenos Aires</city>
        <state>Capital Federal</state>
        <zip>C1199ABD</zip>
        <country>Argentina</country>
      </address>
    </facility>
    <status>Recruiting</status>
    <contact>
      <last_name>Diego H Giunta, MD</last_name>
      <phone>541149590200</phone>
      <phone_ext>4419</phone_ext>
      <email>diego.giunta@hospitalitaliano.org.ar</email>
    </contact>
    <contact_backup>
      <last_name>Agustina Briatore, MD</last_name>
      <phone>541149590200</phone>
      <phone_ext>4419</phone_ext>
      <email>agusbriatore@gmail.com</email>
    </contact_backup>
    <investigator>
      <last_name>Diego H Giunta, MD</last_name>
      <role>Principal Investigator</role>
    </investigator>
  </location>
  <location_countries>
    <country>Argentina</country>
  </location_countries>
  <verification_date>December 2015</verification_date>
  <study_first_submitted>June 13, 2014</study_first_submitted>
  <study_first_submitted_qc>August 4, 2014</study_first_submitted_qc>
  <study_first_posted type="Estimate">August 7, 2014</study_first_posted>
  <last_update_submitted>December 16, 2015</last_update_submitted>
  <last_update_submitted_qc>December 16, 2015</last_update_submitted_qc>
  <last_update_posted type="Estimate">December 17, 2015</last_update_posted>
  <responsible_party>
    <responsible_party_type>Principal Investigator</responsible_party_type>
    <investigator_affiliation>Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires</investigator_affiliation>
    <investigator_full_name>Diego Hernan Giunta, MD</investigator_full_name>
    <investigator_title>MD</investigator_title>
  </responsible_party>
  <keyword>Appointments and Schedules</keyword>
  <keyword>Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/Economics</keyword>
  <keyword>Emergency Department</keyword>
  <keyword>Hospitalization</keyword>
  <keyword>Mortality</keyword>
  <condition_browse>
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    <mesh_term>Emergencies</mesh_term>
  </condition_browse>
  <!-- Results have not yet been posted for this study                                          -->
</clinical_study>


download date: ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on September 20, 2023
link text: Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
url: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02210637
org study id: 2301
nct id: NCT02210637
lead sponsor: 
has dmc: No
To evaluate the association of non attendance at scheduled appointments with visits in the
      emergency department, hospitalizations and mortality during one year follow up.
Nonattendance at scheduled appointments at outpatient clinics is a common problem in general
      medical practice, representing a significant cost to the health care system, and resulting in
      disruption of daily work planning.Nonattendance at medical appointments has consequences not
      only for doctors (as it requires a greater use of resources and time), but also for patients,
      because there may be deterioration in the quality of care, and dissatisfaction associated
      with delays in obtaining a new appointment
observational model: Cohort
time perspective: Retrospective
measure: All cause mortality
time frame: 1 year
description: Mortality of all causes retrospective assesment from secondary data bases
measure: All cause unprogrammed consult to the emergency department
time frame: 1 year
description: First emergency department consults from secondary data base in 1 year retrospective
measure: All cause unprogrammed admissions to hospital
time frame: 1 year
description: First all cause unprogrammed admissions to hospital
arm group label: Retrospective Cohort
description: Retrospective Cohort of scheduled outpatient appointment
study pop: 
sampling method: Probability Sample
criteria: 
gender: All
minimum age: 18 Years
maximum age: N/A
healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
last name: Diego H Giunta, MD
role: Principal Investigator
affiliation: Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
last name: Diego H Giunta, MD
phone: (5411)4959-0200
phone ext: 4608
email: diego.giunta@hospitalitaliano.org.ar
last name: Agustina Briatore, MD
phone: (5411)4959-0200
phone ext: 5783
email: agusbriatore@gmail.com
facility: 
status: Recruiting
contact: 
contact backup: 
investigator: 
country: Argentina
responsible party type: Principal Investigator
investigator affiliation: Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
investigator full name: Diego Hernan Giunta, MD
investigator title: MD
mesh term: Emergencies