NCT01324427

Telemedicine Evaluation for Stem Cell Transplant Patients

Pilot Trial of Telemedicine Evaluation for Stem Cell Transplant Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 43 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 74 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Telemedicine is a new area of health care where medical information is transferred through audiovisual media, such as a computer or a video camera, for the purpose of remote doctor's visits or examinations. This new area of health care is important to test because it can potentially provide real-time interactions between the patient and their health care team, including phone conversations, online communication, and/or home visits. Many activities such as a history review or physical examination can be conducted virtually as compared to the traditional face-to face visits. The purpose of this study is to determine patient and health care team acceptance of a "virtual medical visit" as a substitute for a "face to face" visit for patients either preparing to receive a stem cell transplant or previously received a stem cell transplant.

Conditions

• Stem Cell Transplant Patients

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	virtual medical visit	At the pre-set time, the "Mobile Telehealth Cart" will be set up in the exam room or the clinic office, and a connection with the doctor will be made through their computer. The telemedicine visit will be conducted at the same time as the regular clinic visit. During the visit, the nurse will evaluate the physical symptoms, vital signs, past medical history, present medical history, and any side effects from the autologous or allogeneic transplant. The nurse will place a digital stethoscope on the chest to listen to the heart and lungs. The "virtual medical visit" will take about 25 minutes. At the end of the "Virtual Medical Visit," the patient will evaluate the event using a survey to assess the acceptance of the virtual visit. The surveys will be written and should take around 15 minutes to complete. The answers provided will be shared with the MD and nurses after the patient has completed all their "virtual medical visits."

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2020-08-01
• Completion: 2020-08-01
• First posted: 2011-03-29
• Last updated: 2020-08-14

Locations

4 sites across 1 country: United States