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Clinical Trials/NCT00314730
NCT00314730UnknownNot Applicable

Outcomes in the Palm of Your Hand: Improving the Quality and Continuity of Patient Care

University of Toronto3 sites in 1 country400 target enrollmentStarted: May 1, 2006Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Enrollment
400
Locations
3
Primary Endpoint
patient therapeutic self care

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the usability of personal digital assistants (PDAs) by nurses for collecting, utilizing and communicating patient health information, and the feasibility of using PDAs to increase nurses' access to and utilization of best-practice guidelines.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Non Randomized
Intervention Model
Factorial
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Nurses are eligible to participate if they work on a participating unit, 20 or more hours/week
  • •Patients are eligible if they are being cared for on a participating unit, are able to provide informed consent in English, and are able to answer questions about their daily activities and symptoms (pain, nausea, dyspnea, fatigue.)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

patient therapeutic self care

nursing communication and coordination

patient functional status

patient symptoms (pain, nausea, dyspnea, fatigue)

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other

Study Sites (3)

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