Comparison of Telemedicine Versus Traditional Practice in a University Health Center

January 24, 2018 updated by: Arizona State University
This study is to determine if telemedicine visits provide similar quality and patient/physician satisfaction as traditional office visits in a college health population.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study which is open to students at Arizona State University who require follow-up care after their visit to ASU Health Services. Patients who are seen by a Mayo Clinic physician working at the ASU Health Services are randomized to either be seen for followup at the health center with the same physician or seen at the health center by the same physician at Mayo clinic utilizing telemedicine.

After the visit, patients and the physician will fill out an patient satisfaction survey and the record will be reviewed by an independent investigator for determining quality of care by reviewing the record.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

50

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

  • United States
    • Arizona
      • Tempe, Arizona, United States, 85281
        • Arizona State University 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:

  • Arizona State University students who require a follow-up care visit.
  • ages 18 and above

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients who are medically unstable to be randomized to a telemedicine visit.

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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Telemedicine Visit
Patients who are seen by use of an off-site telemedicine physician.
Other: Traditional versus Telemedicine office visit
Active Comparator: Traditional Visit
Patients who are seen in followup with a traditional in-office visit.
Other: Traditional versus Telemedicine office visit

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Quality of care score between the two groups
Time Frame: At the 24 hour visit
Using a independent quality assessor, each visit whether telemedicine will give a quality score based on adequacy of care, ability to examine/determine the diagnosis based on the documented care in the record.
At the 24 hour visit

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Arizona State University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Allan L Markus, MD, Arizona State University

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

February 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 23, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

January 23, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 6, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 6, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

February 8, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 26, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 24, 2018

Last Verified

January 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ASUIRB1210008469

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