Remote Access to Care, Everywhere: Using Telemedicine to Deliver Patient-centered Care to Patients With Parkinson Disease
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
- Enrollment
- 277
- Locations
- 3
- Primary Endpoint
- Feasibility
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, efficacy and the value of providing care to individuals with Parkinson disease directly into their homes. The specific aims are:
- To demonstrate the feasibility of conducting remote evaluations of patients with Parkinson disease nationally;
- To measure the impact of remote care on each patient's ability to improve his or her quality of life (QoL) and better manage his or her Parkinson disease; and
- To assess the long-term acceptability to patients in receiving ongoing care remotely via telemedicine.
Investigators
Ray Dorsey
Professor
University of Rochester
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age greater than 30
- •Self reported diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson disease
- •Ability to converse in English
- •Ability and willingness to provide informed consent and complete study requirements
- •Access to a non-public computer or similar devices with broadband internet.
- •Located in New York, Maryland, Delaware, California, or Florida at time of virtual visit (or veterans with Parkinson disease anywhere in the U.S.)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Any condition (e.g.prominent psychosis) that in the investigator's or coordinator's judgment would preclude participation.
- •Concurrent enrollment in another telemedicine study.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Feasibility
Time Frame: 6 months
The percent of telemedicine visits completed as scheduled. (Goal \>80%)
Change in Quality of Life as Measured by the PDQ-39 Assessment Tool
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months
The impact on Quality of life (QoL) as measured by the change in PDQ-39 score from baseline to 6 months. The PDQ-39 is a 39-item self-report questionnaire, which assesses Parkinson's disease-specific health related quality over the last month. 5-point ordinal scoring system: 0 = never, 1 = occasionally, 2 = sometimes, 3 = often, 4 = always. Each dimension total score range from 0 (never have difficulty) to 100 (always have difficulty). Lower scores reflect better quality of life.
Secondary Outcomes
- Percentage of Patients Who Felt That the Recommendations Improved Their Health(6 months)
- Acceptability(6 months)
- Feasibility (Descriptive)(6 months)