Evaluation of the Effects of Teleconsultations on a Endocrinology Referral List

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

3470 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-06-30

Study Completion Date

2016-06-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is evaluate the effects of telephone teleconsultations to primary care physicians (compared to the state's referral protocol) in the referrals waiting list for endocrinological appointments.

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Detailed Description

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Rio Grande do Sul state's referral list for endocrinology evaluation in specialized care is highly overloaded. There is currently a referral protocol to select patients how should be referred. It will be evaluated if a intervention of telephone-based teleconsultations provided by the TelessaúdeRS to the primary care physicians can provide additional benefits. TelessaúdeRS is a telehealth program from the University of Rio Grande do Sul. This will be evaluated in a cluster randomized clinical trial.

Conditions

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Diabetes Mellitus Hypothyroidism Hyperthyroidism Goiter Thyroid Nodule Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Control

Referrals will be evaluated through the state's protocols

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Protocol

Intervention Type OTHER

The informations provided in the referral list will be evaluated through the state's referrals protocols.

Intervention

Referrals will be evaluated through the state's protocols associated with telephone-based teleconsultations.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Teleconsultation

Intervention Type OTHER

The teleconsultations will be performed by medical doctors, mostly family physicians, but also internists and endocrinologists. The teleconsultations will follow a structured format to discuss some topics on the disease and access the relevant information (based on the state's protocols). The doubts from the primary care physician will be addressed.

Protocol

Intervention Type OTHER

The informations provided in the referral list will be evaluated through the state's referrals protocols.

Interventions

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Teleconsultation

The teleconsultations will be performed by medical doctors, mostly family physicians, but also internists and endocrinologists. The teleconsultations will follow a structured format to discuss some topics on the disease and access the relevant information (based on the state's protocols). The doubts from the primary care physician will be addressed.

Intervention Type OTHER

Protocol

The informations provided in the referral list will be evaluated through the state's referrals protocols.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients from counties with at least 5 endocrinology referrals waiting appointment.
* Patients referred from primary care physicians
* Patients referred because one of the protocol conditions (Diabetes Mellitus, Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, Goiter, Thyroid nodule, Obesity).