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Rapid Response Home Care as an Alternative to Acute Admission
Sponsor: Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev
Summary
This single-center, randomized, unblinded quality-improvement study evaluates whether a structured home-based rapid response team (RRT) intervention can safely reduce total hospital days among adults referred to the emergency department with suspected infection. Patients referred from general practitioners or the regional medical helpline (1813) between 09:00 and 22:00 are randomized 1:1 using Zelen's design to either standard in-hospital evaluation or a home-based assessment pathway delivered by a mobile clinical response team.
Official title: Home-Based Rapid Response Team Assessment and Treatment as an Alternative to Acute Hospital Admission for Adults Referred With Suspected Infection: A Single-Center Randomized Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
500
Start Date
2025-09-01
Completion Date
2026-06
Last Updated
2026-03-11
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Admission avoidance Hospital at Home
The intervention group is evaluated in their homes by a mobile rapid response team to determine whether they can be safely treated at home instead of being admitted to the hospital. If deemed suitable, the patient receives treatment at home.
Locations (1)
University Hospital of Copenhagen Herlev
Herlev, Denmark