Assessment of Teleconsulting in Nursing Homes to Avoid Transportations to the Emergency Units

Nursing Homes Residents Clinical Trial

— TMG91  

Official title:

Assessment of Teleconsulting in Nursing Homes to Avoid Transportations to the Emergency Units

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02164747
• Other study ID #: TLM-TMG91
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 13, 2014
• Last updated: January 10, 2017
• Start date: January 2012
• Est. completion date: December 2016

Study information

• Verified date: January 2017
• Source: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: France: Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des produits de santé
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether teleconsulting would be effective and cost-effective by reducing the patients transportations and the use of emergency units for nursing home residents.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 341
• Est. completion date: December 2016
• Est. primary completion date: September 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All residents of selected nursing homes

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Emergencies
• Nursing Homes Residents

Intervention

Device:
• Residents of nursing homes with telemedicine after implementation of telemedicine

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	Résidence La Gentilhommière	Boussy St Antoine
France	Résidence Les Tisserins	Evry
France	Résidence Notre Dame d'Espérance	Milly la Forêt
France	Le Centenaire	Pussay
France	Résidence de l'Orge	Saint Germain lès Arpajon

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris	Agence Regionale de Sante d'Ile de France

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

References & Publications (1)

Kidholm K, Ekeland AG, Jensen LK, Rasmussen J, Pedersen CD, Bowes A, Flottorp SA, Bech M. A model for assessment of telemedicine applications: mast. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2012 Jan;28(1):44-51. doi: 10.1017/S0266462311000638. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Length of hospital stay		Within 1 year after start of the study	Yes
Secondary	Patient transportation to a emergency unit		Within 1 year after start of the study	No
Secondary	Number of hospitalizations		Within 1 year after start of the study	Yes
Secondary	Global costs		Within 1 year after start of the study	No

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