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

Completed

• Conditions: Nursing Homes Residents

• Registration Number: NCT02164747
• Lead Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01
• Study First Submitted: 2014-06-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-06-16
• Study First Posted: 2014-06-17
• Primary Completion: 2016-09
• Study Completion: 2016-12
• Status Verified: 2017-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-01-10
• Last Update Posted: 2017-01-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 341

Inclusion Criteria

• All residents of selected nursing homes

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Length of hospital stay	Within 1 year after start of the study

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Résidence La Gentilhommière; 🇫🇷 Boussy St Antoine, France

Résidence Les Tisserins; 🇫🇷 Evry, France

Résidence Notre Dame d'Espérance; 🇫🇷 Milly la Forêt, France

Le Centenaire; 🇫🇷 Pussay, France

Résidence de l'Orge; 🇫🇷 Saint Germain lès Arpajon, France