Do Superfast Broadband and Tailored Interventions Improve Use of E-health and Reduce Health Related Travel?
- Conditions
- eHealth
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Tailored LeafletBehavioral: GP visit
- Registration Number
- NCT02355808
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Plymouth
- Brief Summary
Lack of internet infrastructure, personal skills, and service provision have been identified as potential barriers to e-health but as yet there is no good evidence of the impact of interventions to improve them. This study aims to assess impact on e-health uptake of three interventions (i) superfast broadband, (ii) a tailored leaflet to help participants improve personal internet skills and support, (iii) GP interventions to improve health service provision of e-health. In a cluster randomised factorial controlled trial, 1388 households from 78 postcodes were randomly selected from the 20088 Cornish postcodes and allocated to the 8 (2X2X2) arms of the study. Comparison of 'e-health readiness' and 'miles travelled' from baseline to 18 month follow-up between the 8 arms of the study, will be used to assess the effects of interventions, singly and in combination.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1044
- 16+ and member of randomly selected household within Cornwall
- Non Cornish households
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- FACTORIAL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Non Superfast Tailored Leaflet Tailored Leaflet - Non Superfast GP + Tailored Leaflet Tailored Leaflet - Non Superfast GP intervention GP visit - Superfast Tailored Leaflet Tailored Leaflet - Superfast GP + Tailored Leaflet Tailored Leaflet - Non Superfast GP + Tailored Leaflet GP visit - Non Superfast GP GP visit - Superfast GP + Tailored Leaflet GP visit -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method PERQ Ehealth score 18 month
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method