The Effect of Dermatology and Teledermatology Consultations on Length of Hospital Admission, 30 Day Readmission Rate, and Antibiotic Use in Patients Presenting With Cellulitis vs Pseudocellulitis in an Academic Inpatient Setting
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
- Enrollment
- 45
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Length of Hospitalization
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The effect of teledermatology on length of hospital admission, length of stay, 30 day readmission rate, and antibiotic use in patients presenting with cellulitis vs pseudocellulitis in an academic emergency department setting.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Diagnostic
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Admission for cellulitis-like symptoms, including but not limited to the following: tenderness, redness, swelling, expansive lesion
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
Routine Care
The first group will be randomized to routine care of receiving or not receiving a dermatology consult in the hospitalized setting based on the clinical decision of the hospitalist. The patients will see the research coordinator who will take images and for a teledermatology assessment, however, these assessments will not be placed in the chart and the treating hospitalist will not know.
Intervention: Routine Care (Other)
Teledermatology INtervention
The second arm will be patient randomized to teledermatology intervention. These patients will be imaged by the research coordinator, then the assessment will be placed in the chart for the hospitalist to see although final treatment decisions are still made by the hospitalist.
Intervention: teledermatology consult (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Length of Hospitalization
Time Frame: 60 Days
Secondary Outcomes
- Readmission rate(30 Days)
- Frequency/Use of antibiotics(30 days)
Investigators
Benjamin Kaffenberger
Assistant Professor
Ohio State University