Do Superfast Broadband and Tailored Interventions Improve Use of E-health and Reduce Health Related Travel?

eHealth Clinical Trial

— SUPFASTEHEALTH  

Official title:

Do Superfast Broadband and Tailored Interventions Improve Use of E-health and Reduce Health Related Travel?

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02355808
• Other study ID #: 12/13-144
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 30, 2015
• Last updated: January 30, 2015
• Start date: October 2012
• Est. completion date: October 2015

Study information

• Verified date: January 2015
• Source: University of Plymouth
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United Kingdom: Research Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Lack of internet infrastructure, personal skills, and service provision have been identified as potential barriers to e-health but as yet there is no good evidence of the impact of interventions to improve them. This study aims to assess impact on e-health uptake of three interventions (i) superfast broadband, (ii) a tailored leaflet to help participants improve personal internet skills and support, (iii) GP interventions to improve health service provision of e-health. In a cluster randomised factorial controlled trial, 1388 households from 78 postcodes were randomly selected from the 20088 Cornish postcodes and allocated to the 8 (2X2X2) arms of the study. Comparison of 'e-health readiness' and 'miles travelled' from baseline to 18 month follow-up between the 8 arms of the study, will be used to assess the effects of interventions, singly and in combination.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 1044
• Est. completion date: October 2015
• Est. primary completion date: April 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 16 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 16+ and member of randomly selected household within Cornwall

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non Cornish households

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Basic Science

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• eHealth

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Tailored Leaflet

• GP visit

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Plymouth	Superfast Cornwall

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	PERQ Ehealth score		18 month	No