Assessment of Teleconsulting in Nursing Homes to Avoid Transportations to the Emergency Units

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris5 sites in 1 country341 target enrollmentJanuary 2012

ConditionsNursing Homes Residents

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Nursing Homes Residents
Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Enrollment: 341
Locations: 5
Primary Endpoint: Length of hospital stay
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 9 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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 2012

End Date

December 2016

Last Updated

9 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

Length of hospital stay

Time Frame: Within 1 year after start of the study

Secondary Outcomes

Patient transportation to a emergency unit(Within 1 year after start of the study)
Number of hospitalizations(Within 1 year after start of the study)
Global costs(Within 1 year after start of the study)