Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT02800915 |
| Other study ID # |
2014/684 |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Completed |
| Phase |
N/A
|
| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
January 1, 2016 |
| Est. completion date |
August 31, 2019 |
Study information
| Verified date |
January 2022 |
| Source |
Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital |
| Contact |
n/a |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
The goal of the project is to study whether multidisciplinary follow- up performed via
telemedicine to the patient in his or her own home, will improve the healthcare services
offered to a particular group of patients. The hypotheses are that this could increase the
treatment options, increase knowledge translation, give significant socioeconomic benefits,
and allow greater accessibility to specialized healthcare services, as well as increase the
involvement of patients and those working in primary healthcare.
Description:
The goals of rehabilitation are to improve functional level, decrease secondary morbidity and
enhance health-related quality of life. The costs associated with pressure injury are
considerable. In addition to direct treatment- related costs, pressure injury also impact the
hospital performance metrics. On top of the financial implications, pressure injury have a
significant impact on patient morbidity and -mortality, as well as on health related quality
of life. The researchers believe there is a large potential for improvement in treatment of
pressure injuries. An multidisciplinary approach, including home-based rehabilitation
programs, might help prevent pressure injuries and their complications, and thus reduce
associated costs. The investigators conducted a pilot in 2012, in which patients with spinal
cord injury and pressure injury were monitored through multidisciplinary outpatient home
care, using telemedicine. The project was beneficial for the consumers/ patients, especially
in terms of consumer- participation and -contribution, improved quality of life, and a better
cooperation between primary and specialized healthcare services. Retrospective economic
analysis indicated that telemedicine provides great savings for public healthcare services,
and that using telemedicine with other patient groups with similar problems, could be
beneficial. A positive outcome of the current study can be made available to most people with
pressure injury. Knowledge about pressure injury will contribute in both planning and
establishment of good treatment lines for the patients, as well as contribute to
environmental savings, and more proper use of the health resources. This may reduce the
consumption of hospital services, because a larger proportion of services are provided by the
municipality. An important scientific significance of this research will thus be to improve,
simplify and streamline health care and health- related services.
