Clinical Trial: Death and worsening of long-term care certification level after acute hospitalization for infection: an active-comparator matched cohort study using the JMDC late-elderly claims database (Japan)

Tokyo, Aug. 5 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062459) titled 'A study comparing the 1-year risk of death or worsening of long-term care need after acute hospitalization for infection versus hospitalization for conditions such as heart failure or acute coronary syndrome, among older adults, using the JMDC late-elderly claims database' on Aug. 3.

Study Type: Observational

Primary Sponsor: Institute - The University of Osaka, Graduate School of Medicine Faculty of Medicine

Condition: Condition - Acute hospitalization for infection among late-elderly adults (comparators are acute hospitalizations for heart failure exacerbation, acute coronary syndrome, gastrointestinal bleeding, ...