Evaluation of the Effectivity of Teleconsultations for Improving the Referrals From Primary Care to Specialized Care of Patients With Chronic Endocrinological Conditions
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 3,470
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Number of consultations authorized
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this study is evaluate the effects of telephone teleconsultations to primary care physicians (compared to the state's referral protocol) in the referrals waiting list for endocrinological appointments.
详细描述
Rio Grande do Sul state's referral list for endocrinology evaluation in specialized care is highly overloaded. There is currently a referral protocol to select patients how should be referred. It will be evaluated if a intervention of telephone-based teleconsultations provided by the TelessaúdeRS to the primary care physicians can provide additional benefits. TelessaúdeRS is a telehealth program from the University of Rio Grande do Sul. This will be evaluated in a cluster randomized clinical trial.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- Single (Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients from counties with at least 5 endocrinology referrals waiting appointment.
- •Patients referred from primary care physicians
- •Patients referred because one of the protocol conditions (Diabetes Mellitus, Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, Goiter, Thyroid nodule, Obesity).
排除标准
- •Patients from counties with more than one hundred endocrinology referrals waiting appointment.
结局指标
主要结局
Number of consultations authorized
时间窗: 1 year
Number of consultations authorized after the evaluation by the control and intervention strategies.
次要结局
- Adherence to the state's protocols(1 year)
- Number of new referrals for endocrinology(1 year)
- Usage of TelessaúdeRS teleconsultations(1 year)