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Effects of medical telephone discussion on the endocrinology referral list

Evaluation of the effectivity of teleconsultations for improving the quality of the referrals from primary care to specialized care of patients nonresidents in Porto Alegre with endocrine health conditions

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-3j6xjy
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2016-04-12
Start date
2015-06-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus Hypothyroidism Hyperthyroidism Goiter Thyroid nodule Obesity

Interventions

The intervention group 1008 referrals will be evaluated according to the Rio Grande do Sul state's referral protocols associated with telefone-based teleconsultations (synchronous), which will deal wi
Other
H02.403.840
M01.120
N04.590.233.727

Sponsors

Programa de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Epidemiologia / Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Lead Sponsor
Secretaria Estadual da Saúde do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Referrals from patients from counties with at least 5 endocrinology referrals waiting appointment for endocrinology specialty. Referrals from adult patients (more than 18 years old). Referrals from the primary care. Referrals which the reason for referral is included in one of the referring protocols (Diabetes Mellitus; Hypothyroidism; Hyperthyroidism; Goiter; Thyroid nodule; Obesity).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Referrals from patients from counties with more than one hundred endocrinology referrals waiting appointment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Number of authorized endocrinology referrals in the intervention group compared to the control group after 1 year accessed by the Rio Grande do Sul state's referring system. To the sample size accessement, it was estimated an absolute reduction of 20% in the number of referrals in the intervention group compared to the control group.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of new referrals for endocrinology,in the intervention group compared to the control group accessed by the Rio Grande do Sul state's referring system.;Number of new referrals for endocrinology with adequate informations according to the state's protocols in the intervention group compared to the control group accessed by the Rio Grande do Sul state's referring system.;Number of telefone call to TelessaúdeRS hotline by the primary care physicians.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactErno Harzheim

Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

ernoharz@terra.com.br+55 (51) 33085748

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)