Primary care Electronic Referrals: Focus on Efficient Consultation using Telemedicine in Dermatology.

A multicentre cluster RCT on Primary care Electronic Referrals: Focus on Efficient Consultation using Telemedicine in Dermatology.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON29163

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2005-09-07

Start date

2003-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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

Conditions

All skin conditions for which a general practitioner refers a patient to a dermatologist.

Interventions

Semi-structured electronic referral form supported by digital images of skin condition with the possibility to ask a dermatologist for an advice on treatment/investigations prior to the consultation.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. GPs who have a computer with an Internet connection; 2. Patients who have a skin condition for which a GP refers the patient to a dermatologist.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: GPs who are using or used teledermatology for more than once in the past year Patients with urgent conditions requiring a consultation the same or next day are excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Proportion of preventable referrals.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Diagnostic accuracy; 2. Delay in treatment; 3. Patient satisfaction with care (PSQ III); 4. Learning effect GP’s; 5. Costs.	—

Contacts

Public ContactN. Eminovic

Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Clinical Information Science, P.O. Box 22660

n.eminovic@amc.uva.nl

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)