NCT00292058

Brief Summary

Psychiatric consultation and short-term follow-up will produce equivalent clinical outcomes and be less costly when provided via videoconferencing (telepsychiatry) than when provided in-person.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
495

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2001

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2001

Completed
3 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 1, 2004

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 14, 2006

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 15, 2006

Completed
Last Updated

September 25, 2019

Status Verified

February 1, 2006

First QC Date

February 14, 2006

Last Update Submit

September 23, 2019

Conditions

Psychiatric Disorders

Keywords

TelepsychiatryVideoconferencePsychiatric consultationEquivalence trial

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Brief Symptom Inventory

  • Cost of providing the psychiatric services

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Quality of Life Inventory

  • Client Satisfaction Questionnaire

  • Hospital Utilization

Interventions

Videoconference equipment (telepsychiatry)DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • patients referred by their family physicians for psychiatric consultation
  • scores in the dysfunctional range on the Brief Symptom Inventory

You may not qualify if:

  • patients incapable of consenting to the research
  • patients referred for medico-legal or insurance reports

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental Disorders

Study Officials

  • Richard L O'Reilly, M.B.

    London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 14, 2006

First Posted

February 15, 2006

Study Start

August 1, 2001

Study Completion

August 1, 2004

Last Updated

September 25, 2019

Record last verified: 2006-02

Locations

CA(1)