Primary care Electronic Referrals: Focus on Efficient Consultation using Telemedicine in Dermatology
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN57478950 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN57478950 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | NTR254 |
- Submission date
- 20/12/2005
- Registration date
- 20/12/2005
- Last edited
- 01/02/2011
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr N. Eminovic
Scientific
Scientific
Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam
Department of Clinical Information Science
Meibergdreef 9, J1b 113-2
Amsterdam
1105 AZ
Netherlands
| n.eminovic@amc.uva.nl |
Study information
| Study design | Multicentre, randomised, single blinded active controlled parallel group, two arms |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | GP practice |
| Study type | Prevention |
| Scientific title | A multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT) on primary care electronic referrals: focus on efficient consultation using telemedicine in dermatology |
| Study acronym | PERFECT D |
| Study objectives | Teledermatology will prevent referrals to the dermatologist: the proportion of preventable referrals will be significantly higher in the intervention group of patients (GP uses teledermatology) than in the control group. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Skin complaints |
| Intervention | 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. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Proportion of preventable referrals. |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. Diagnostic accuracy 2. Delay in treatment 3. Patient satisfaction with care (PSQ III) 4. Learning effect GPs 5. Costs |
| Overall study start date | 01/12/2003 |
| Completion date | 01/07/2006 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 1000 |
| Key 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 |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. GPs who are using or used teledermatology for more than once in the past year 2. Patients with urgent conditions requiring a consultation the same or next day are excluded |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/12/2003 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/07/2006 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Netherlands
Study participating centre
Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam
Amsterdam
1105 AZ
Netherlands
1105 AZ
Netherlands
Sponsor information
KSYOS Health Management Research BV (The Netherlands)
Research organisation
Research organisation
IJburglaan 530
Amsterdam
1087 BT
Netherlands
| Phone | 020-6000060 |
|---|---|
| info@ksyos.org | |
| Website | http://www.ksyos.org/ |
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/008xxew50 |
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (The Netherlands)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 25/08/2010 | Yes | No |
