Can short message service (SMS) reminders reduce the do not attend rate in patients attending physiotherapy outpatient clinics?

icholas Taylor0 sites1,200 target enrollmentOctober 6, 2009

Overview

Phase: 未知
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Do not attend rate of patients with appointments at physiotherapy outpatient clinics
Sponsor: icholas Taylor
Enrollment: 1200
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 6 years ago

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

October 6, 2009

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

icholas Taylor

•Particpants will be included if they;
•1\. Have a physiotherapy appointment in an acute physiotherapy outpatient clinic at Angliss, Maroondah or Box Hill Hospitals or at the Yarra Valley Community Health Service
•2\. Provide a mobile phone number
•3\. Aged at least 18 years
•4\. Able to give verbal consent to participate

•Participants will be excluded if:
•1\. They are attending sub\-acute ambulatory care services or group programs
•2\. Cannot provide a mobile phone number through which they can be contacted
•3\. Have been given an appointment on the same day on which they make the appointment
•4\. Have already participated in the trial by being allocated for a previous appointment during the trial
•5\. Aged under 18 years
•6\. Not able to give verbal consent to participate