Evaluation of Mobile X-ray Within the Triple Aim Method

April 20, 2020 updated by: University of Aarhus

Background:

In foreign countries, mobile x-ray already is being used where transfer to the radiology department at the hospital may be an obstacle. Using mobile x-ray, the x-ray examination is performed in the patients own home with transportable equipment that reminds of the transportable x-ray equipment that is being used in the intensive care units. At The Department of Radiology (DOR), Aarhus University Hospital there is an ongoing project mobile x-ray for patients living in nursing homes in Aarhus. The project will be evaluated inspired by the Triple Aim Approach in three sub studies.

Overall aim:

The overall aim is to conclude if mobile x-ray improves healthcare for fragile patients.

Hypotheses:

  • Patients examined with mobile x-ray have fewer number of hospital admissions compared with patients examined with x-ray at DOR.
  • Patients examined with mobile x-ray are more satisfied with their examination compared with patients examined with x-ray at DOR.

Sub study 1 - Population health

Aim:

The primary aim is to study if mobile x-ray improves the health of the defined population measured in hospital admission. Also to study challenges conducting a RCT.

The outcome measures:

The primary outcome is hospital admissions.

Sub study 2 - Experience of care

Aim:

The aim is to study the satisfaction with mobile x-ray compared the satisfaction to x-ray at DOR.

Methods:

Observations, interview and questionnaires.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

374

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

  • Denmark
    • Central Region Denmark
      • Aarhus, Central Region Denmark, Denmark, 8000
        • Aarhus University Hospital

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients referred to a mobile X-ray examination in Aarhus Municipality

Exclusion Criteria:

  • all other patients referred to an x-ray examination

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Mobile X-ray
Intervention: X-ray examination in the patients own home
Procedure: Mobile X-ray
Evaluating the effect of mobile x-ray compared to x-ray at the Hospital
Placebo Comparator: X-ray at the Hospital
Control: X-ray at the hospital
Procedure: Mobile X-ray
Evaluating the effect of mobile x-ray compared to x-ray at the Hospital

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Hospital admissions
Time Frame: one year
How many patients are hospitalized
one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
patient satisfaction
Time Frame: one year
Measuring satisfaction using questionnaires
one year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Aarhus

Collaborators

Aarhus University Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Helene Nørrelund, Decan, University of Aarhus

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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 (Actual)

May 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 17, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

April 17, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 28, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 28, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

July 2, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 22, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 20, 2020

Last Verified

June 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Mobile X-ray

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

IPD Plan Description

The plan is not to share data with other reseachers

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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