High Tech and High Touch (HT2): Transforming Patient Engagement Through Portal Technology at the Bedside

NCT ID: NCT02943109

Last Updated: 2024-07-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

3782 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-12-31

Study Completion Date

2020-04-30

Brief Summary

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A large-scale randomized control trial (RCT) of the impact and use of an inpatient tablet-based patient portal embedded in a larger mixed methods study to examine changes in patient experiences and outcomes, and subsequent ambulatory patient portal usage.

Detailed Description

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The appropriate use of technology to actively engage with patients who suffer from multiple chronic conditions, called multimorbidity, is one of the frontiers of both research and practice. For multimorbid patients, engagement in disease management activities is particularly critical, and evidence shows that enhanced patient self-management can lead to better control of chronic illness. One tool finding increasing use is the patient portal, and its pervasiveness is supported by virtue of its role as a component of the Meaningful Use criteria. A patient portal is a tethered personal health record (tPHR) that links to the patient's electronic health record, facilitating communication and engagement activities with healthcare providers. While most tPHRs have been focused on outpatient activities, a new class of tools focused on the inpatient experience has begun deployment in 2014.

In response, this study supports the conduct of the first, large-scale randomized control trial (RCT) of the impact and use of an inpatient tablet-based patient portal embedded in a larger mixed methods study to examine changes in patient experiences and outcomes, and subsequent ambulatory patient portal usage. The investigators aim to study how access to a patient portal tailored to the inpatient stay can improve patient experience and increase patient engagement by improving patients' perception of the process of care while in the hospital (patient experience), increasing patients' self-efficacy for managing their chronic conditions (patient engagement), and facilitating use of a patient portal for care management activities after discharge (patient engagement).

The study site is a world-class healthcare facility with the ability to provide access to a patient portal designed specifically for the inpatient experience, bridging to outside the hospital after discharge.

Currently, this inpatient technology exists in only one other hospital in the US, but the investigators expect that as inpatient PHRs become more readily available, the need for clarity on this issue will only increase. The investigator's evaluation is a mixed-methods design consisting of primary data collection through surveys and interviews throughout the study period, and secondary data collection from the electronic health record and health system metadata. This study will offer insight into a potentially important mechanism to facilitate patient self-management.

Conditions

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Physician-Patient Relations Inpatient Facility Diagnoses Electronic Health Records Outpatient

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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High tech, high touch

Patient receives the full version of MyChart Bedside. Patient receives training/intervention from technology navigator

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

High Touch

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants receives an in person visit from an "technology navigator" who helps to explain the technology to the patient.

High Tech

Intervention Type OTHER

Patient receives full-suite access to an inpatient patient portal with bi-directional communication enabled.

Low tech, high touch

Patient receives the non-interactional version of MyChart Bedside. Patient receives training/intervention from technology navigator

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

High Touch

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants receives an in person visit from an "technology navigator" who helps to explain the technology to the patient.

Low Tech

Intervention Type OTHER

Patient receives a limited access version of the inpatient patient portal with bi-directional communication disabled.

High tech, low touch

Patient receives the full version of MyChart Bedside. Patient receives online training, only

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Low Touch

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants receives a visit from a "patient navigator" who helps to explain how to navigate the hospital system (active control).

High Tech

Intervention Type OTHER

Patient receives full-suite access to an inpatient patient portal with bi-directional communication enabled.

Low tech, low touch

Patient receives the non-interactional version of MyChart Bedside. Patient receives online training, only

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Low Touch

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants receives a visit from a "patient navigator" who helps to explain how to navigate the hospital system (active control).

Low Tech

Intervention Type OTHER

Patient receives a limited access version of the inpatient patient portal with bi-directional communication disabled.

Interventions

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High Touch

Participants receives an in person visit from an "technology navigator" who helps to explain the technology to the patient.

Intervention Type OTHER

Low Touch

Participants receives a visit from a "patient navigator" who helps to explain how to navigate the hospital system (active control).

Intervention Type OTHER

High Tech

Patient receives full-suite access to an inpatient patient portal with bi-directional communication enabled.

Intervention Type OTHER

Low Tech

Patient receives a limited access version of the inpatient patient portal with bi-directional communication disabled.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patient accepted MyChart Bedside tablet
* patient available in their room
* capable of providing informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient in a pilot unit where Full Tech was available prior to study start
* Patient was less than 18 years of age
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ohio State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ann McAlearney

Professor of Family Medicine and Executive Director, CATALYST

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ann S McAlearney, ScD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ohio State University

Locations

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Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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McAlearney AS, Sieck CJ, Hefner JL, Aldrich AM, Walker DM, Rizer MK, Moffatt-Bruce SD, Huerta TR. High Touch and High Tech (HT2) Proposal: Transforming Patient Engagement Throughout the Continuum of Care by Engaging Patients with Portal Technology at the Bedside. JMIR Res Protoc. 2016 Nov 29;5(4):e221. doi: 10.2196/resprot.6355.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27899338 (View on PubMed)

Walker DM, Hefner JL, MacEwan SR, Di Tosto G, Sova LN, Gaughan AA, Huerta TR, McAlearney AS. Differences by Race in Outcomes of an In-Person Training Intervention on Use of an Inpatient Portal: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Apr 1;7(4):e245091. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.5091.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38573634 (View on PubMed)

McAlearney AS, Walker DM, Sieck CJ, Fareed N, MacEwan SR, Hefner JL, Di Tosto G, Gaughan A, Sova LN, Rush LJ, Moffatt-Bruce S, Rizer MK, Huerta TR. Effect of In-Person vs Video Training and Access to All Functions vs a Limited Subset of Functions on Portal Use Among Inpatients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Sep 1;5(9):e2231321. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.31321.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36098967 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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R01HS024091

Identifier Type: AHRQ

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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