Distant Management of Crohn's Disease by Smartphones is Feasible and Effective Additionally it Reduces the Costs

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

139 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-03-01

Study Completion Date

2020-09-01

Brief Summary

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Evaluation of the feasibility, acceptability, patient satisfaction and economic benefits of smartphone video-based telehealth in the management of Crohn's disease patients

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Detailed Description

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Patients were examined by two gastroenterologists (HY, AED) either at a video conference based visit or face to face visit in outpatients clinics. We used the WhatsApp business application.The online visit notion was the same as traditional face-to-face visit except physical examination.

Conditions

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Crohn Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Standard face to face visit

This group will receive a traditional outpatient visit

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Online visit

This group will receive a smartphone-based real-time video conference visit

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

real time online video visit

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants have received an online visit by a smartphone application

Interventions

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real time online video visit

Participants have received an online visit by a smartphone application

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* The study group included patients with documented Crohn's disease, based on clinical, endoscopic, and histologic findings
* Patient between 18-80 years old
* Participants who have been receiving treatment for more than six months

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients were excluded from the study if they had no internet connection
* Unable to use smartphones because of blindness, deafness, or mental disorders

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No