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The Effect of Dermatology and Teledermatology Consultations on Length of Hospital Admission, 30 Day Readmission Rate, and Antibiotic Use in Patients Presenting With Cellulitis vs Pseudocellulitis in an Academic Inpatient Setting

The Effect of Dermatology and Teledermatology Consultations on Length of Hospital Admission, 30 Day Readmission Rate, and Antibiotic Use in Patients Presenting With Cellulitis vs Pseudocellulitis in an Academic Inpatient Setting

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03034694
Enrollment
45
Registered
2017-01-27
Start date
2016-01-31
Completion date
2018-01-31
Last updated
2018-01-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Cellulitis

Brief summary

The effect of teledermatology on length of hospital admission, length of stay, 30 day readmission rate, and antibiotic use in patients presenting with cellulitis vs pseudocellulitis in an academic emergency department setting.

Interventions

OTHERteledermatology consult

teledermatology consult

OTHERRoutine Care

The patient will undergo imaging but this report will not be put into the chart.

Sponsors

Ohio State University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Intervention model description

Routine Care vs The use of teledermatology

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Over 18 * Admission for cellulitis-like symptoms, including but not limited to the following: tenderness, redness, swelling, expansive lesion

Exclusion criteria

* pregnant * prisoner

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Length of Hospitalization60 Days

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Readmission rate30 Days
Frequency/Use of antibiotics30 days

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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