Randomized Open-Label Trial Comparing Teledermatology vs. Face-to-Face Consultation in the Follow-Up of Patients With Mild-to-Moderate Acne
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 24
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Total time spent by dermatologist after baseline
研究概览
简要总结
Acne vulgaris is a common cutaneous inflammatory condition of sebaceous follicles that can profoundly affect patients' quality of life, especially at a young age. In this context the use of teledermatology can potentially reduce the healthcare costs associated to traditional consultations as well as the costs related to travel and loss of school/working time for the patient, with a clear benefit for the whole community. Since 2016, the Department of Dermatology at Inselspital Hospital in Bern has a portal and a smartphone app for online advice service.
Hereby the investigators propose to explicitly investigate the efficacy of this system in reducing healthcare costs as compared to traditional face-to-face consultations, in a cohort of patients with mild-to-moderate acne vulgaris.
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
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 28 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Given written informed consent
- •Mild-to-moderate acne as assessed by IGA scale
- •Willingness and ability to adhere the study protocol
排除标准
- •Need for systemic therapy for acne with Isotretinoin
- •Inability to use the teledermatology system
结局指标
主要结局
Total time spent by dermatologist after baseline
时间窗: 4 months
Total cumulative time spent by dermatologist for face-to-face consultations or online assessments after baseline.
次要结局
- Number of therapies prescribed for acne(2, 4 and 6 months)
- Patient study satisfaction(6 months)
- Total time spent by patient after baseline(4 months)
- Acne severity improvement(2, 4 and 6 months)
- Patient quality of life improvement(6 months)