Clinical Trial

Preventing and Approaching Crises for Frail Community-dwelling Patients Through Through Innovative Care (PRACTIC)

Study acronym: PRACTIC
Active, Not Recruiting
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Record status
This record was last updated May 4, 2026 (before its estimated May 31, 2026 completion). Its status may not reflect the trial's current state.
Summary
Preventing and approaching crises for frail community-dwelling patients through innovative care (PRACTIC). Participatory action research in a cluster randomised controlled trial. The primary purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of an adapted version of a bio-psychosocial person centred model (TIME) to prevent and resolve crises for frail community-dwelling people receiving home care services. The investigators have formulated the following research questions (RQ): RQ1: Can the TIME model adapted for home care service, prevent, and resolve crises in frail people receiving home care services? RQ2: Which participant characteristics or organizational factors are associated with the effect of the TIME model? RQ3: What are the experiences of the users of home care services on how crises were approached during the trial?
Protocol Amendment History 11 amendments
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended 11 times since 2022-12-07; most recent amendment 2026-04-28.
Status change: Recruiting → Active, Not Recruiting 2023-12-01
Status change: Not Yet Recruiting → Recruiting 2023-04-14
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT05651659
Lead Sponsor Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Collaborators: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Ageing and Health, Helse Stavanger HF, Hochschule für Gesundheit, University of Applied Sciences, Bochum, Germany
Conditions Frailty
Enrollment 150 participants
Start Date 2023-01-07
Primary Completion 2026-05-31 (estimated)
Study Completion 2026-05-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-05-04