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Study to assess the usefulness, effectiveness and feasibility for future use of the consultations done using telephone/whatsapp in rheumatic diseases during CoVID-19 pandemic

Teleconsultations for rheumatic diseases during CoVID-19 pandemic: Usefulness, Cost-effectiveness, patient response and prospects for future practice

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/08/027324
Enrollment
5000
Registered
2020-08-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M368- Systemic disorders of connective tissue in other diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention1: Tele-consultation using telephone and WhatsApp: In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, patients would be given tele-consultations using telephone and video calling using WhatsApp which is th

Sponsors

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Consenting patients Patients must have had at least 2 prior physical visits to the department COnsents to give feedback about their tele-consultations Has the facility for video-calling applications like WhatsApp

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Non-consenting patients

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To weigh the usefulness of tele-consultations in rheumatic diseases patients in assessing patientsâ?? condition and addressing their complaints using Numeric rating Score (NRS)Timepoint: Single time point after the tele-consultation—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the effect of the pandemic and the lockdown on patientsâ?? condition as well as the cost-effectiveness, patient acceptance and their views about continuing teleconsultation in post-CoVID-19 pandemic timeTimepoint: Single time point after the tele-consultation—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRanjan Gupta

AIIMS, New Delhi

dr.guptaranjan@gmail.com9868396940

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026