Consultations in Psychiatry Through Videoconference

January 28, 2009 updated by: Sha'ar Menashe Mental Health Center

Consultations in Psychiatry Given to GP's Through Videoconference

Online consulatations through videoconference in the field of psychiatry given to general practitioners will reduce costs of medical treatment and improve service.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

CLINICAL STATE, SATISFACTION AND COST EFFECTIVENESS WILL BE CHECKED DURING 1 YEAR OF ONLINE VIDEO CONFERENCE CONSULTATION TO GENERAL PRACTITIONERS. BPRS, HAMILTON ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AND CGI SCALES WILL BE COMPLETED.COSTS OF MEDICATIONS, NUMBER OF VISITS, LAB AND OTHER EXAMINATIONS, HOSPITALIZATIONS, MISSING WORKING DAYS WILL BE EVALUATED.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

250

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Hadera, Israel
        • Regional clinic of General Health Services

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Referral by general practitioner Age: >18 - Speaking Hebrew or Russion

Exclusion Criteria:

CGI>4 Dementia Drug or alcohol addiction -

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Satisfaction
CGI
Expenditures on medications
No. of visits
Loss of work days
Expenditure on lab tests
Hamilton
Somatisation
GHQ11
Q-LES-Q-18
No. of consultations

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sha'ar Menashe Mental Health Center

Collaborators

Galil Center for Telemedicine and Medical Informatics

Investigators

  • Study Director: Ilan Modai, MD, MHA, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 9, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

January 10, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 29, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 28, 2009

Last Verified

April 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 4669ctil

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