How Complexity and Multiple Illnesses Affect Hospitalized Patients' Health: a Multicenter Study

Last updated: March 10, 2025
Sponsor: Società Italiana di Medicina Interna
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

N/A

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT06872632
207/2023/OSS/AOUMO
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the association between complexity and multiple illnesses of adult hospitalized internal medicine patient and mortality. The observational study will also evaluate the association between pre-existing factors at hospitalization and clinical outcomes such as mortality, length of hospital stay, intensity of care (transfer to units with higher clinical intensity), complications and rehospitalization.

For data collection, four index weeks will be identified during the year in which the participating Centers will have to sequentially enroll all the participants who will be admitted to the Internal Medicine units, until reaching, for each index week, 10 participants for each of the Participating Centers.

Each enrolled participant will undergo a 12-month follow-up. The study foresees the enrollment of 2326 participants.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients of legal age (age >= 18 years).

  2. Informed consent according to Italian law.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No specific exclusion criteria were identified.

Study Design

Total Participants: 2326
Study Start date:
June 24, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
June 30, 2028

Connect with a study center

  • AOU Policlinico di Bari- Unità Operativa di Medicina Interna "Guido Baccelli

    Bari, 70124
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico S. Orsola - Malpighi- UO Medicina interna, malattie epatobiliari e immunoallergologiche

    Bologna, 40138
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • ASST degli Spedali Civili di Brescia- Medicina Generale 2

    Brescia, 25121
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Anna di Ferrara- Clinica Medica

    Ferrara, 44124
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ospedale Santa Maria Annunziata, Bagno a Ripoli, Firenze- Medicina 1

    Firenze, 50012
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • AOU G. Martino- UOC Medicina Interna

    Messina, 98124
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Ospedale Luigi Sacco- Struttura Complessa di Medicina Interna

    Milano, 20157
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • AOU Modena - Policlinico di Modena - S.C. Medicina Interna

    Modena, 44124
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II, Napoli- UOC Medicina Interna ad indirizzo metabolico e riabilitativo

    Napoli, 80131
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ospedale Maggiore della Carità di Novara- SCDU Medicina Interna 1, AOU Maggiore della Carità

    Novara, 28100
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Sant'Andrea- UOC Medicina Interna

    Roma, 00189
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico di Roma- UOC Medicina Interna

    Roma, 00128
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

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