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NCT number NCT03320122
Other study ID # 994055
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date February 1, 2017
Est. completion date July 31, 2023

Study information

Verified date November 2023
Source University of California, Davis
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Using a randomized trial design, the goal of this project is to prospectively compare outcomes from a telemedicine-based model of care to two cohorts: patients who receive in-person pediatric physiatrist medical direction (the "gold standard"), and those who receive medical oversight from non-specialist community providers. This project will determine the impact of this new model of care using telemedicine on parent/guardian satisfaction, adherence rates to an evidence-based hip surveillance program, and economic efficiency.


Description:

During this study, a novel model of care will be developed and tested using telehealth technologies to bring necessary medical expertise to children with special health care needs living in rural and underserved communities. This model of care will be implemented in eight school-based Medical Therapy Units (MTUs) in northern California using a randomized design. The investigators hypothesize that this model of care will result in 1) equal satisfaction of the care received in-person from pediatric physiatrists and increased satisfaction of the care received from non-pediatric specialists; 2) equal adherence rates to an evidence-based hip surveillance program when compared to children who receive care from in-person pediatric physiatry care and better adherence than children who receive care from non-pediatric specialists; and 3) cost savings when compared to medical direction provided in-person by pediatric physiatrists and non-pediatric specialist providers. The first 6 months of the project will be a "ramp-up" period during which the protocol will be re-reviewed during MTU site visits and necessary contracts and approvals will be in place. The last 6 months will be reserved for data analysis, study closeout, and manuscript preparation. The intervention phase will include various designs of implementation. For those schools currently without pediatric physiatry services, the investigators will provide MTU services using telemedicine and add in-person clinics. For those schools where medical direction is provided by non-pediatric physiatrists, the investigators will augment current services using telemedicine to provide medical direction to some children using pediatric physiatrists. For those schools where pediatric physiatrists travel long distances to provide medical direction during scheduled clinics, the investigators will similarly add additional telemedicine services such that an augmented mixed model of in-person and telemedicine pediatric physiatrist medical direction will be provided.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 350
Est. completion date July 31, 2023
Est. primary completion date July 31, 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group N/A to 21 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Participants will include children with special health care needs enrolled in the CCS Medical Therapy Program receiving care at one of the participating sites during the study period. Exclusion Criteria: - Children with special health care needs not enrolled in the CCS Medical Therapy Program.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Telemedicine
Medical direction will be provided to MTUs through a video-based conferencing unit. Each telemedicine unit includes a Rubbermaid medical grade cart with a Polycom RealPresence 500 Series high-resolution video-conferencing unit flat screen to display video. Each cart also comes with an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) to make the unit mobile if needed or to properly shut it down in the event of power failure.
In-Person Pediatric Physiatrist
UC Davis pediatric physiatrists will drive out to the school-based MTUs to provide medical direction in person.
In-Person Non-Pediatric Physiatrist
A contracted physician (i.e., a non pediatric physiatrist) would provide medical direction in person.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States University of California, Davis, Medical Center Sacramento California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of California, Davis

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Parent/Guardian Satisfaction Survey The effect of providing pediatric physiatrist medical direction across groups will be measured through satisfaction surveys that will be distributed to participating parents and guardians. Satisfaction surveys will utilize a seven-point Likert scale and the investigators will assess the inter-item reliability, dimensionality and construct validity of satisfaction scales using standard multivariable analysis techniques. A higher score represents a higher satisfaction rate. The investigators postulate that a minimally important clinically significant difference is approximately 0.50 points, while a difference of 0.30 is tolerably close for purposes of non-inferiority. Over 1 day for each patient
Primary Evidence-Based Hip Surveillance Program Survey The hip surveillance survey utilizes several Yes/No responses to compare guideline adherence between the three cohorts and the questions are directly linked to the clinical expectations and explicit guidelines for the appropriate timing and frequency of x-rays and exams. Adherence rates will be compared by adjusted odds ratios. Over 1 day for each patient
Primary European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) Survey The EQ-5D is a quality of life assessment tool for measuring "utility." The "utility" is a comprehensive health measure, ranging from 0 (death) to 1 (perfect health), based on an individual's health state in five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. The utility for a certain health condition is calculated by applying an established formula that assigns weights to each of the levels in each dimension determined by this health condition. These data on a quality of life will be used in a cost-effectiveness analysis. Over 1 day for each patient
Primary Economic Efficiency Cost analysis will estimate cost changes resulting from the introduction of this new model of care from the perspectives of patients and families, physicians and healthcare providers, and payers. The proposed economic evaluative methods will integrate all of the effectiveness results from patient encounter data and EQ-5D survey data. Cost analysis will estimate return-on-investment indicating the cost-saving amount per $1 investment in telemedicine compared to MTUs without telemedicine. Up to 4 years
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