Outcomes in the Palm of Your Hand: Improving the Quality and Continuity of Patient Care

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00314730

Enrollment

400

Registered

2006-04-14

Start date

2006-05-31

Completion date

2007-06-30

Last updated

2007-04-19

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Conditions

Computers, Handheld, Outcomes Assessment, Patient

Brief summary

This study evaluates the usability of personal digital assistants (PDAs) by nurses for collecting, utilizing and communicating patient health information, and the feasibility of using PDAs to increase nurses' access to and utilization of best-practice guidelines.

Interventions

DEVICEhandheld Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Nurses are eligible to participate if they work on a participating unit, 20 or more hours/week * Patients are eligible if they are being cared for on a participating unit, are able to provide informed consent in English, and are able to answer questions about their daily activities and symptoms (pain, nausea, dyspnea, fatigue.)

Exclusion criteria

* none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
nursing communication and coordination	—
patient functional status	—
patient symptoms (pain, nausea, dyspnea, fatigue)	—
patient therapeutic self care	—

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026