Telemedical consultations in pain therapy – An observational study examining the feasibility and acceptance of telemedical consultations in pain therapy at the University Hospital Aache

Not Applicable

• Conditions: R52.0; R52.2; Acute pain; Other chronic pain

• Registration Number: DRKS00011233
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-11-17
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Demand for a consultation by a pain specialist
Demand of a perioperative care for the acute pain service
Informed consent
Patients = 18 years
remaining in-patient stay = 48 h
patients who are legally capable and do have the mental capacity to understand the instructions of the study personnel

Exclusion Criteria

Cancer or palliative patients
Pregnants
No capacity to consent
Refusal to take part in the study
language or communication difficulties
inmates of prison or other institutions
persons who are tied to the sponsor or investigator in a relationship of dependency

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Technical feasibility of a telemedical consultation with patients suffering from acute and chronic pain with the RP (remote presence)-Lite system in a clinical setting

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
on-inferiority of the telemedical consultations using a RP-Lite system in a clinical setting,<br>Patient and healthcare provider satisfaction / acceptance,<br>Demographic data,<br>Medical history,<br>technical performance<br>All groups will be surveyed after consultation by a standardized, validated paper-based questionnaire.