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

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02164747

Acronym

TMG91

Enrollment

341

Registered

2014-06-17

Start date

2012-01-31

Completion date

2016-12-31

Last updated

2017-01-11

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Conditions

Nursing Homes Residents

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.

Interventions

DEVICEResidents of nursing homes with telemedicine after implementation of telemedicine

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* All residents of selected nursing homes

Exclusion criteria

* None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Length of hospital stay	Within 1 year after start of the study

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
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

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 3, 2026