IBD-SDM Telemonitoring Interview

NCT ID: NCT07155486

Last Updated: 2025-09-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 17 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-04-07
• Study Completion Date: 2025-07-01

Brief Summary

Introduction: Telemedicine has shown to play a promising role in enhancing patient care. Moreover, it is a key component of the Integraal Zorgakkoord (IZA), facilitating more efficient and accessible healthcare through telemonitoring and digital health innovations. However, it remains uncertain how Shared Decision Making (SDM) plays a role in the choice of telemedicine. Research focuses on technological capabilities or general patient-centredness, rather than how to effectively integrate SDM into decisions about using telemonitoring versus standard care. The integration of SDM into telemonitoring remains fragmented, suggesting that current SDM frameworks have not been adapted to the shift to telemedicine. If SDM is not achieved in this decision a decrease of adherence and engagement may follow.

Research question: The aim of this qualitative study is to get a better understanding of role of SDM in the choice of telemonitoring or standard care. These insights could help to offer improvements to SDM in IBD care to patients. This led to the following research questions:

1. How to optimize the decision-making process for patients with inflammatory bowel disease in the decision for telemonitoring? 1.1 How do patients and healthcare professionals perceive the current SDM within care processes for IBD?

Study design: This is a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews. Information about patient's and professionals' experiences and preferences about SDM will be collected. To guide the topics in the interview, two theories/models will be used:

1. The Three-Talk Model

2. AAMC Telehealth Competencies Data will be analysed using thematic analysis.

Study population: Consecutive adult (≥18 years) IBD patients and IBD healthcare professionals at Jeroen Bosch Hospital and Franciscus who have experienced making a choice about telemonitoring will be asked if they are willing to participate. Next, a total of 16 respondents will be include 10 patients and 6 healthcare professionals. Both patients using telemonitoring and patients who are not interested will be included. Should data saturation not have occurred, more respondents will be included.

Expected results and relevance: The objective is to investigates if and how SDM is currently integrated into the telemonitoring processes for IBD patients. The goal is to use these insights to strengthen SDM in the decision for telemonitoring for IBD patients.

Conditions

IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease); Shared Decision Making; Telemedicine; Telemonitoring

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Healthcare providers

Interviews with healthcare providers

Interview

Intervention Type: OTHER

Interview

Patients

Interviews with patiens

Interview

Intervention Type: OTHER

Interview

Interventions

Interview

Interview

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age > 18 years
• Confirmed IBD diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria

• Non

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Franciscus Gasthuis

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Tessa EH Römkens, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis

Rachel L West, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Franciscus Gasthuis

Locations

Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis

's-Hertogenbosch, , Netherlands

Franciscus

Rotterdam, , Netherlands

Countries

Netherlands

Other Identifiers

2025.03.09.01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id