Medical Telemonitoring Plus Individual Teleconsultation in Elderly

NCT02196428 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: USZ 14809.2
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to explore the requirements and conditions of medical teleconsultation and remote diagnostics (telemonitoring) of older people in the residential environment with an emphasis on the need for adaptation, feasibility and acceptance of telemedicine services to a web based documentation and communication platform (Ambient Assisted Living Wizard).

Conditions

Telemedicine

Keywords

Ambient Assisted Living (AAL); Telemonitoring; Teleconsultation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• User profile of medical telemonitoring and teleconsultation

  Objective criteria: Age, sex, weight, height, education, civil status, diagnosis, medical history, medication, alcohol and tabacco consumption using interval, nominal and ordinal scales. Subjective criteria: 1. Subjective state of health : German questionnaire Short Form (SF)-36/SF-12 2. Integration into social networks and assessment of social support, self-management skills: 10-item questionnaire using 5-point Likert scale responses do not apply at all (1) to apply (5). 3. Health literacy: 13-item questionnaire using 4-point Likert scale responses do not apply (1) to apply (4).

  10 months

• Demand of health information

  Text analysis with inductive category developement of teleconsultation services via telephone, video and online consultation and telemonitoring

  10 months

• Acceptance medical telemonitoring and teleconsultation

  1. Observed acceptance in relation to the intervention * compliance using inducive category development * quality of service : 3-item questionnaire using 5-point Likert scale responses do not apply at all (1) to apply (5) 2. Acceptance of user using inducive category development

  10 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Acceptance and demand of health information of secondary end users of telemedical services

  10 months

Study Arms (1)

Telemonitoring and Teleconsultation

OTHER

Other: Telemonitoring and Teleconsultation

Interventions

Telemonitoring and Teleconsultation OTHER

The interventions of this study are supported by a so-called Ambient Assisted Living Wizard (AAL Wizard). This is an IHE-compliant documentation and communication platform with an integrated electronic health record, which enables the study participants (elderly) to manage and store their relevant health data. It includes personal master data and the documentation of telemonitoring data. Additionally, the AAL-Wizard provides the communication modules such as telephone -, video- and time- and online consultation. The tele doctor assess the data (eg, vital signs and content of the medical teleconsultation) and collaborates in this way with the older person, family physicians and other health care providers based on an innovative and flexible telemedical home care service.

Telemonitoring and Teleconsultation

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• german speaking
• voluntary participation
• written consent of the trial participant after enlightenment

You may not qualify if:

• apply to health conditions (physical and / or psychological) when verbal communication and / or the operation of the AAL Wizard and an independent living in their own living area is not possible.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Zurich: lead

Study Sites (1)

Clinical Telemedicine, University Hospital Zurich

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Remote Consultation

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Referral and Consultation; Professional Practice; Organization and Administration; Health Services Administration; Telemedicine; Delivery of Health Care; Patient Care Management

Study Officials

• Christiane Brockes, MD, PD

  University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 17, 2014
• First Posted: July 22, 2014
• Study Start: September 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2015
• Study Completion: November 1, 2015
• Last Updated: December 4, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-12

Locations

CH (1)