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Health Services Implications of a Teledermatology Consult System

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00013234
First received: March 14, 2001
Last updated: April 18, 2013
Last verified: February 2007
History of Changes
  Purpose

We have previously shown (IIR 95-045) that teledermatology, using store and forward technology, can result in reliable and accurate diagnostic outcomes when compared to clinic-based dermatology consultations. This investigation builds on that fundamental diagnostic information by assessing the health services implications of a teledermatology consult system.


Condition Intervention
Teledermatology
 Procedure: Teledermatology

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Official Title: Health Services Implications of a Teledermatology Consult System

Further study details as provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Estimated Enrollment: 260
Study Completion Date: September 2003
Arms Assigned Interventions
Arm 1 Procedure: Teledermatology

Detailed Description:

Background:

We have previously shown (IIR 95-045) that teledermatology, using store and forward technology, can result in reliable and accurate diagnostic outcomes when compared to clinic-based dermatology consultations. This investigation builds on that fundamental diagnostic information by assessing the health services implications of a teledermatology consult system.

Objectives:

To investigate health services outcomes related to teledermatology implementation. Outcomes of interest were time to diagnosis and treatment initiation, the proportion of patients that avoided the need for a clinic-based encounter, and an economic analysis.

Methods:

Patients referred from the primary care clinics to the dermatology consult service were randomized to either usual care or a teledermatology consultation. A usual care consultation consisted a conventional text-based electronic consult request. A teledermatology consultation included digital images and a standardized history, in addition to the electronic text-based consult. Consultant dermatologists, reviewing the consult requests for both modalities, decided when, and if, a referral required a clinic-based evaluation.

Status:

Final report has been prepared and is in the review process at this time.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients referred to Dermatology Consult Service.

Exclusion Criteria:

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00013234

Locations
United States, North Carolina
Durham VA Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705
Sponsors and Collaborators
Department of Veterans Affairs
Investigators
Principal Investigator: John D. Whited, MD MHS Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
Principal Investigator: Eugene Z. Oddone, MD MHSc Department of Veterans Affairs
  More Information

Publications:

Responsible Party: Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00013234     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: IIR 98-159
Study First Received: March 14, 2001
Last Updated: April 18, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013