Assessment of Teleconsulting in Nursing Homes to Avoid Transportations to the Emergency Units (TMG91)

January 10, 2017 updated by: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

341

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

  • France
      • Boussy St Antoine, France, 91800
        • Résidence La Gentilhommière
      • Evry, France, 91000
        • Résidence Les Tisserins
      • Milly la Forêt, France, 91490
        • Résidence Notre Dame d'Espérance
      • Pussay, France, 91740
        • Le Centenaire
      • Saint Germain lès Arpajon, France, 91180
        • Résidence de l'Orge

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Nursing home residents

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All residents of selected nursing homes

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Control group before telemedicine
Residents of nursing homes without telemedicine before implementation of telemedicine in nursing homes with telemedicine
Control group after telemedicine
Residents of nursing homes without telemedicine after implementation of telemedicine in nursing homes with telemedicine
Exposed group, before telemedicine
Residents of nursing homes with telemedicine prior implementation of telemedicine
Exposed group, after telemedicine
Residents of nursing homes with telemedicine after implementation of telemedicine
Device: Residents of nursing homes with telemedicine after implementation of telemedicine

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Length of hospital stay
Time Frame: Within 1 year after start of the study
Within 1 year after start of the study

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Patient transportation to a emergency unit
Time Frame: Within 1 year after start of the study
Within 1 year after start of the study
Number of hospitalizations
Time Frame: Within 1 year after start of the study
Within 1 year after start of the study
Global costs
Time Frame: Within 1 year after start of the study
Within 1 year after start of the study

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Collaborators

Agence Regionale de Sante d'Ile de France

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, MD, PhD, DRCD URC Eco. Assistance Publique, Hôpitaux de Paris

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

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

January 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 13, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 16, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

June 17, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 11, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 10, 2017

Last Verified

January 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TLM-TMG91

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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