NCT01364129

The Comparative Effectiveness of Telemedicine to Detect Diabetic Retinopathy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 567 (actual)
• Sponsor: Legacy Health System · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This project aims to: 1) evaluate the long-term effectiveness of telemedicine to detect diabetic retinopathy when compared to traditional surveillance methods, 2) identify the health belief factors related to adherence with annual diabetic eye exams, and 3) determine the cost-effectiveness of the telemedicine system from the perspective of the community clinic, the third-party payer, and the individual patient.

Conditions

• Diabetic Retinopathy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Ophthalmic Telemedicine	Participants receiving the intervention have digital images of their retina captured with a non-mydriatic camera. The images are then sent to Devers Eye Institute for review and report generation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-08-01
• Primary completion: 2011-12-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2011-06-02
• Last updated: 2016-03-09

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States