NCT01969422

Brief Summary

Comparison of online question-answering system and conventional consultation for dermatological questions:

  • same diagnosis?
  • same information, which had been collected?
  • same recommendations about treatment?
  • what were the relevant differences of the two?

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
100

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2013

Shorter than P25 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 10, 2013

Completed
15 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 25, 2013

Completed
7 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2013

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2014

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

December 3, 2014

Status Verified

December 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

10 months

First QC Date

October 10, 2013

Last Update Submit

December 2, 2014

Conditions

Skin Diseases

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Correlation of online and clinical diagnosis by Spearman's Rho

    physical consultation date

Study Arms (1)

observation group

observation

Procedure: observation

Interventions

observationPROCEDURE

intervention is the contact with online question answering serice ad subseudd

observation group

Eligibility Criteria

Age1 Year+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

persons with a question on skin disease

You may qualify if:

  • \- a conventional dermatological consultation after a question in the online question-answering system.

You may not qualify if:

  • power of veto after information of patient

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital Zurich, Department of Dermatology

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Skin Diseases

Interventions

Observation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

MethodsInvestigative Techniques

Study Officials

  • Guenther Hofbauer, Prof MD

    University Hospital Zurich, Department of Dermatology

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
CASE ONLY
Time Perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 10, 2013

First Posted

October 25, 2013

Study Start

November 1, 2013

Primary Completion

September 1, 2014

Study Completion

September 1, 2014

Last Updated

December 3, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-12

Locations

CH(1)