Clinical trial NCT02411396: Comparison of Patient Centered Outcomes for People With Sickle Cell Disease in the Acute Care Setting
Official title: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) ESCAPED Study: Comparison of Patient Centered Outcomes for People With SCD in the Acute Care Setting
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Sickle Cell Disease
Lead sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2015-04-08
Enrollment: 483
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Adult subjects with SCD inclusive of genotypes homozygous and compound heterozygous sickle hemoglobin. In the United States, SCD primarily afflicts African-American and Hispanic-American populations. Patients will be enrolled prior to a vaso-occlusive crisis and data will be collected from patients' acute visit(s) at either the Emergency Department or at an Infusion center (4 participating sites).

Brief summary: The Emergency Department has been the standard location where patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) go to seek care for the treatment of acute painful events. Vaso- Occlusive Crisis (VOC) is the most common complication of SCD,

The purpose of this study is to compare patient centered outcomes for patients being treated for an uncomplicated VOC in Infusion Centers (IC) and Emergency Departments (ED) in four locations around the United States.

Detailed description: Emergency Department care is marked by long delays, lack of efficacy, and conflict. A sub-specialty Infusion Center staffed by expert clinicians and delivering individualized care can improve care quality while reducing costs. The study will examine whether care provided in an Infusion Center (IC) is more patient centered and efficient than care provided in an Emergency Department (ED) for adults with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and uncomplicated Vaso-Occlusive Crisis (VOC).

Sites will prospectively enroll patients in VOC seen in participating centers from either the EDs or the ICs. Specific data from the acute visits (e.g. Times of arrival, time to first dose of analgesic, etc) will be captured. This study will compare: pain management, disposition of subjects (home or admission) and patient experiences of care delivery in both settings. Subjects will complete surveys/questionnaires to asses subjects' experiences in the setting where care was provided.

The four sites to participate in the study are Baltimore, Maryland (Johns Hopkins Hospital), Cleveland, Ohio (Cleveland Medical Center), Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Medical College of Wisconsin), and Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Our Lady of the Lake Hospital). A maximum of 500 subjects will participate in the study. Participants will be enrolled for 18 months.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Confirmed Sickle Cell Disease patients who live within 60 miles of the study center or who already receive regular care at the participating centers.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Stable patients who have been on chronic transfusion therapy and have not had a painful episode within two years of enrollment.
* Patients who are pregnant.
* Patients who are unwilling or unable to sign consent.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Time (Minutes) From Arrival to Center to Time First Dose of Parenteral Pain Medication Administered
timeFrame: Within 6 hours after arrival
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Disposition From Acute Care Visit
timeFrame: Day 1 of admission
measure: Pain Reassessment Within 30 Minutes of First Dose of Parenteral Pain Medication Administered
timeFrame: 30 minutes after administration
measure: Patient Reported Satisfaction With Care Received
timeFrame: within 72 hours of acute visit
measure: Patient Reported Perception of Risk From Visit
timeFrame: within 72 hours of acute visit
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Baton Rouge
country: United States
facility: Our Lady of the Lake Hospital
state: Louisiana
city: Cleveland
country: United States
facility: Cleveland Medical Center at University Hospitals
state: Ohio
city: Milwaukee
country: United States
facility: Medical College of Wisconsin, Blood Center
state: Wisconsin
Study officials:
affiliation: Johns Hopkins University, Division of Hematology
name: Sophie Lanzkron, MD, MHS
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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