CompletedNot Applicable

Evaluating Innovations in Transition From Pediatric to Adult Care - The Transition Navigator Trial

Canada337 participantsStarted 2018-02-06

Plain-language summary

The Transition Navigator Trial (TNT) is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of usual care plus a patient navigator service versus usual care plus newsletters and other educational materials, to improve transition outcomes among adolescents aged 16-21 who have chronic health conditions requiring transfer to adult specialty care. The study will provide urgently needed data to guide health care providers and policy makers regarding the provision of coordinated transition care. These results have the potential to: 1. Change care delivery 2. Improve health outcomes 3. Improve the experiences of young adult transition to adult care

Who can participate

Age range16 Years – 21 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * has a chronic medical condition (defined as conditions which are \>3 months in duration and/or lifelong with multiple morbidities and/or multi-organ/system manifestations or condition with typically affect a single organ/system), who are expected to be transferred to adult specialty follow-up * Last planned pediatric visit within up to 12 months after assessment of eligibility Exclusion Criteria: * cannot consent in English * moving out of province within 24 months * enrolled in another transition navigator study

What they're measuring

Health services utilization

Timeframe: 12 to 24 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03342495

SponsorUniversity of Calgary

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-08-31

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