Comparison of Telemedicine Versus Traditional Practice in a University Health Center

NCT ID: NCT01787422

Last Updated: 2018-01-26

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: TERMINATED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2013-02-28
• Study Completion Date: 2018-01-23

Brief Summary

This study is to determine if telemedicine visits provide similar quality and patient/physician satisfaction as traditional office visits in a college health population.

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.

Conditions

Health Service Research on Telemedicine

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Telemedicine Visit

Patients who are seen by use of an off-site telemedicine physician.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Traditional versus Telemedicine office visit

Intervention Type: OTHER

Traditional Visit

Patients who are seen in followup with a traditional in-office visit.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Traditional versus Telemedicine office visit

Intervention Type: OTHER

Interventions

Traditional versus Telemedicine office visit

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Arizona State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Allan L Markus, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Arizona State University

Locations

Arizona State University Health Services

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

ASUIRB1210008469

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id