U09.9
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Work package Case conference - Feasibility study Pilot RCT Teleconsil Outcome evaluation
- Intervention group: Care of post-COVID patients in the post-COVID outpatient clinic via teleconsil
target group: health professionals and medical students.
Group 6: Training work package - RCT effects
- Control group: 4-week waiting period after registration for online-on-demand training and provis
Sponsors
Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Work package Case conference - Feasibility study Pilot RCT Teleconsil - Outcome evaluation. Inclusion criteria for control and intervention group are the same. Inclusion criteria PAT: Request for an appointment at the post-COVID outpatient clinic via PAT or HA/HÄ, minimum age 18 years, maximum age 60 years, good German language skills, willingness and technical requirements for participation in the teleconsil (video consultation with HA/HÄ), willingness and ability to present at the post-COVID outpatient clinic, willingness of the HA/HÄ to participate in the study, place of residence in the main catchment area of the post-COVID outpatient clinic of the UKHD (North Baden). Inclusion criteria for physicians: minimum age of 18 years, good German language skills, licensed physician in Germany, willingness and technical requirements for participation in the teleconsultation (video consultation with PAT), willingness of the PAT to participate in the study. - Work package Case conference - Feasibility study pilot RCT teleconsil / case conferences - process evaluation Inclusion criteria PAT: Participation in the feasibility study Pilot-RCT Teleconsil, minimum age 18 years, maximum age 60 years, good knowledge of German. Inclusion criteria HA: Participation in the feasibility study Pilot-RCT Teleconsil, minimum age 18 years, good knowledge of German, registered as HA/HA in Germany Inclusion criteria PCA team: minimum age 18 years, good German language skills, employees: in a post-COVID outpatient clinic participating in the project. - Work package training - Curriculum development Inclusion criteria: Minimum age 18 years, good knowledge of German, belonging to: project team, project advisory board or invited expert:in inside and outside the university hospitals from the post-COVID network of the participating departments. - Work package training - RCT effects training Inclusion criteria: Minimum age 18 years; physicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychological psychotherapists, medical assistants, health care workers, other health care professionals and medical students; Germany-wide - Work package Network - Network of university hospitals - process evaluation Inclusion criteria: Minimum age 18 years, good German language skills, employee in the SEVEN-PCS project or associated network partner within the participating university hospitals.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Work package Case conference 1A - Feasibility study Pilot RCT Teleconsil - Outcome evaluation. The exclusion criteria for control and intervention group are the same. Exclusion criteria PAT: Participation in the EPILOC study, which is currently running in Baden-Württemberg; severely affected PAT with (predominantly) bedriddenness; previous presentation at the post-COVID outpatient clinic of Medical Clinic IV at Heidelberg University Hospital. Exclusion criteria HÄ: already 1 included PAT/ included PAT - Work package Case conference 1B - Feasibility study Pilot RCT Teleconsil / Case conferences - Process evaluation Persons unable to give consent will be excluded. Work Package Training 2A - Curriculum Development Persons who are not able to give consent are excluded - Work Package Training 2B - RCT Effects Training Persons who are not able to give consent will be excluded - Work Package Network 3A - Network University Hospitals - Process Evaluation Persons who are not able to give consent are excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Work package Case conference - Feasibility study Pilot RCT Teleconsil Outcome evaluation - Feasibility: Response rates on the part of PATs and physicians will be collected. Furthermore, the number of consultations carried out, their participants, care times, technical feasibility and adverse events during the consultations will be documented. Case conference work package - feasibility study pilot RCT teleconsultation/case conferences - process evaluation: qualitative exploration of the experiences of patients, GPs and post-COVID outpatient clinic staff. Training - Curriculum development work package: documenting the curriculum development process and recording the results of discussions and rating processes. Work package training - RCT effects: Changes in knowledge by means of self-developed knowledge test Work package Network: The main criterion is the qualitative exploration of the experiences and attitudes of the project team and other partners associated with the topic of post-COVID within the participating university hospitals with regard to cooperation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Work package Case conference - Feasibility study Pilot RCT Teleconsil Outcome evaluation - Feasibility: Effects on symptoms: Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) , Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) , Health Related Quality of Life (SF-12) , Functionality (Bell-Score). Effects on the use of diagnostics and therapy via a self-developed outpatient questionnaire used in care from the patients' perspective, effects on ability to work and general state of health. Case conference work package - feasibility study pilot RCT teleconsil/ case conferences - process evaluation: not applicable Work package training - curriculum development: not applicable Work package training - RCT effects: Survey of usability and acceptance of the intervention by participants by means of tracking data (extent of use), registration data related to Baden-Württemberg, questions on usability via a self-developed questionnaire; effects of the intervention on skills/action, attitude and self-efficacy of health care providers and medical students in the self-assessment questionnaire Network work package: not applicable | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSandra Stengel
Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Outcome results
None listed