Outcomes in the Palm of Your Hand: Improving the Quality and Continuity of Patient Care

April 18, 2007 updated by: University of Toronto
This study evaluates the usability of personal digital assistants (PDAs) by nurses for collecting, utilizing and communicating patient health information, and the feasibility of using PDAs to increase nurses' access to and utilization of best-practice guidelines.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

400

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

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X5
        • Mount Sinai Hospital
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2C4
        • University Health Network
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6R 1B5
        • St. Joseph's Health Center

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:

  • Nurses are eligible to participate if they work on a participating unit, 20 or more hours/week
  • Patients are eligible if they are being cared for on a participating unit, are able to provide informed consent in English, and are able to answer questions about their daily activities and symptoms (pain, nausea, dyspnea, fatigue.)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • none

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

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
nursing communication and coordination
patient functional status
patient symptoms (pain, nausea, dyspnea, fatigue)
patient therapeutic self care

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Toronto

Collaborators

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Diane Doran, PhD, RN, Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Univ of Toronto

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

May 1, 2006

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 13, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 13, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

April 14, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 19, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 18, 2007

Last Verified

April 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 16402

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