Virtual clinics vs. face-to-face appointments for hospital follow-up of liver transplant patients: randomised evaluation of myVirtualClinic

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: iver transplantation; Surgery

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14093266
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Birmingham

Brief Summary

2018 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30340637 protocol 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34533461/ (added 21/09/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-03-29
• Study Completion: 2020-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 4 October 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

1. Have had a liver transplant at least 1 year and no more than 5 years prior to study baseline
2. Aged 18 or over
3. Considered clinically stable by their consultant
4. Have access to myhealth@QEHB patient portal (or agree to sign up)
5. Able to arrange for clinical testing (blood tests, weight and blood pressure) to be undertaken locally at a GP practice or dialysis centre and the results uploaded to myhealth@QEHB prior to myVirtualClinic appointment
6. Have access to a computing device (e.g. desktop computer or laptop) running an operating system compatible with the virtual clinic software, as well as camera and internet connection
7. Able to consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to speak and/or read English
2. Unable to comply with study follow-up procedure (completion of electronic questionnaires)
3. Involvement in another research study or clinical trial involving ongoing questionnaire completion

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified