Telehealth in Improving Quality of Life in Patients During Post Radiation Therapy Visits

Malignant Neoplasm Clinical Trial

Official title: TELEPORT STUDY: A Pilot Feasibility Trial Examining The Use of Telehealth in Post Radiation Therapy Visits

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This pilot clinical trial studies how well telehealth works in patients during post radiation therapy visits. A telehealth virtual office visit can be performed from the patient's home or workplace, decreasing time spent traveling to visit site, time spent in waiting room, and cost to patient. Studying telehealth may improve quality of life in patients during post radiation therapy visit.

Clinical Trial Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To examine feasibility of conducting a trial comparing a telehealth visit and an in person office visit.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To examine patient satisfaction, patient assessment of physician communication during a telehealth visit.

II. To examine patient distrust in the healthcare system following a telehealth visit.

III. To examine physician ability to perform a patient assessment during a telehealth visit.

IV. To examine physician perceptions of telehealth visits. V. To examine monetary and time cost to patients for telehealth visit. VI. To calculate clinic savings derived from telehealth visits.

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo their first post-treatment visit as a virtual telehealth visit using the JeffConnect application. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Malignant Neoplasm
• Neoplasms

• NCT number: NCT02751580
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Thomas Jefferson University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 23, 2016
• Completion date: August 8, 2018