Assessment of Teleconsulting in Nursing Homes

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris9 sites in 1 country600 target enrollmentJanuary 2014

ConditionsFunctionally-Impaired Elderly

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Functionally-Impaired Elderly
Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Enrollment: 600
Locations: 9
Primary Endpoint: Patient transportation to a emergency unit
Last Updated: 10 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether teleconsulting would be effective and cost-effective by reducing the patients transportations and the use of emergency units for nursing home residents requiring emergent or elective care.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 2014

End Date

December 2016

Last Updated

10 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•All residents of selected nursing homes

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patient transportation to a emergency unit

Time Frame: Within 1 year after start of the study

Secondary Outcomes

Overall costs(Within 1 year after start of the study)
Number of hospitalizations(Within 1 year after start of the study)
Transportation of the patient for a consultation(Within 1 year after start of the study)
Mean length of hospital stay(Within 1 year after start of the study)