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Remote Orthopedic Outpatient Consultation by Help of Telemedicine
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
University Hospital of North Norway
Collaborator:
Helse Nord
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University Hospital of North Norway
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00616837
First received: January 22, 2008
Last updated: December 16, 2015
Last verified: December 2015
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Purpose
Patients from 4 local communities in northern Norway referred (either new or follow up) to orthopaedic department, University hospital of Northern Norway for outpatient consultation, are randomly assigned to either remote consultation by use of telemedicine (camera and screen), or standard consultation at the hospital. There are x-ray facilities also at the remote site. The patients randomized to telemedicine consultation meet special trained nurses at the remote site, but doctor only by video conference. The patients will be followed for up to one year. The primary endpoint is quality of care achieved with the telemedicine consultation as compared to standard outpatient consultation (assessed by questionnaires filled out by the doctor involved). Secondary end points are patient satisfaction assessed by questionnaires and economic analyses. The study hypothesis is non-inferiority of telemedicine consultation vs. conventional, outpatient consultation.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
| Orthopedic Disorders | Other: Telemedicine consultation Other: Standard care in orthopaedic outpatient clinic |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Health Services Research |
| Official Title: | Remote Orthopedic Outpatient Consultation by Help of Telemedicine |
Further study details as provided by University Hospital of North Norway:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Safety and quality of health care [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Patient satisfaction [ Time Frame: up to 1 year after last consultation ]Patient satisfaction will be measured based on a total score calculated on the basis of responses to satisfaction questionnaire. Questionnaires will be filled out at each visit/consultation and at 3 months or one year after last consultation.
- Cost value [ Time Frame: up to 1 year ]Travel expenses, escort expenses, equipment and other costs related to patient consultation
| Enrollment: | 400 |
| Study Start Date: | November 2007 |
| Study Completion Date: | October 2014 |
| Primary Completion Date: | October 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Active Comparator: Standard consultation
Standard care in orthopaedic outpatient clinic
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Other: Standard care in orthopaedic outpatient clinic
Standard care in orthopedic outpatient clinic (usual care)
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Experimental: Telemedicine consultation
Orthopaedic care in outpatient clinic by use of telemedicine.
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Other: Telemedicine consultation
Outpatient consultation by help of telemedicine (video conference)
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Senior |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Informed consent given
- New referred patients to orthopaedic department (outpatient), UNN, for conditions suitable for telemedicine consultation
- Follow up consultation of trauma patients (operated/not operated)
- Follow up consultation after elective orthopaedic surgery (e.g hip prothesis)
- Follow up of other orthopaedic patients
Exclusion Criteria:
- Senile dementia
- Soldiers, prisoners
- Patients not talking Norwegian, dependent on translator
- If specialized procedures are required during follow up (e.g. cat-scan, ultrasound etc)
- Patients requiring a specific doctor
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00616837
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00616837
Locations
| Norway | |
| Orthopaedic department, Tromso University Hospital | |
| Tromso, Norway, N-9038 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
University Hospital of North Norway
Helse Nord
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Astrid S Buvik, MD | University Hospital North Norway |
| Study Chair: | Arvid Smaabrekke, MD | University Hospital North Norway |
| Study Chair: | Jan Abel Olsen, PhD | University of Tromso |
| Study Director: | Tom Wilsgaard, PhD | University of Tromso, Norway |
| Study Chair: | Gunnar Knutsen, MD, PhD | University Hospital NorthNorway |
More Information
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
| Responsible Party: | University Hospital of North Norway |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00616837 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
P-REK-N-134/2006 Personvernombudet,UNN 05.12.06 ( Other Identifier: University Hospital North Norway ) P-REK-N-134/2006 (REK) ( Registry Identifier: Regional ethic comittee, Region North ) |
| Study First Received: | January 22, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | December 16, 2015 |
Keywords provided by University Hospital of North Norway:
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Remote consultation/*methods Orthopaedics methods Telemedicine Follow-up study Ambulatory care |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Musculoskeletal Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 21, 2017