Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00013234
Health Services Implications of a Teledermatology Consult System
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 260 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs · Federal
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
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.
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.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Teledermatology |
Timeline
- Completion
- 2003-09-01
- First posted
- 2001-03-16
- Last updated
- 2015-04-07
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00013234. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.