Chronic Illness
Conditions
Brief summary
This is a pilot trial to test whether tertiary center-affiliated pediatricians with expertise in medical complexity joining medical visits with patients' community primary care providers is feasible and acceptable. We will also collect data on a range of patient-centered and utilization outcomes to determine effect compared to usual care.
Interventions
OTHERvideoconferencing
Parents/caregivers will use smartphones to videoconference in their SCC provider during PCP visits
Sponsors
University of Colorado, Denver
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Caregiver of patient seen for co-managed care in Special Care Clinic; caregiver has a smartphone that will accept the technology; PCPs office has wireless internet connection -
Exclusion criteria
Child is in foster care \-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion of co-managed visits scheduled that are completed through videoconferencing | 12 months | To determine the feasibility of scheduled visits that are completed through videoconferencing |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caregiver Perception of integrated care | Baseline, 3 months and 6 months | Instrument that measures the perception of how well care is integrated. This is a validated, caregiver-reported outcome |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caregiver Satisfaction with Telehealth | After every telehealth visit (up to 3 visits) | Adapted validated, caregiver-reported measure of satisfaction with the telehealth visit |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed