Implementation of Telerehabilitation as Modality of Patient Follow-up on the Waiting List of a Clinic

NCT03991858 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2019-2919
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 142
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

This study responds to the need to validate the feasibility and effectiveness of a telerehabilitation home monitoring program for users receiving a preliminary assessment while waiting for rehabilitation services at the outpatient physiotherapy clinic. The specific objectives are as followed: 1) Evaluate the implementation of telerehabilitation monitoring (TELE-FOLLOW-UP); 2) Evaluate the effectiveness of TELE-FOLLOW-UP compared to the usual phone call; 3) Evaluate user satisfaction for these two modes of service delivery; 4) Identify facilitators and barriers to the implementation of TELE-FOLLOW-UP. In order to meet the objectives of the study, mixed methods will be used. A randomized clinical trial will be used to achieve objectives 1, 2 and 3. The investigators plan to recruit 142 patients. Two groups will be formed: 1) TELE-FOLLOW-UP group: users who will receive follow-up by telerehabilitation; 2) PHONE-FOLLOW-UP group: those who will receive follow-up by a phone call.

Conditions

Rehabilitation; Orthopedic Disorder

Keywords

Rehabilitation; Telerehabilitation; Waiting list; follow-up

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in pain through time

  0-10 pain scale (0= no pain, 10 = worst pain)

  Day 0, 1 month

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change in quality of life through time

  Day 0, 12 months

• Direct and indirect costs related to intervention

  12 months

• Satisfaction with service received

  1 month

Study Arms (2)

Phone follow-up

OTHER

Phone follow-up initiated by the health care professional one month after the initial evaluation at the external rehabilitation clinic.

Other: Phone call follow-up

Telerehabilitation follow-up

EXPERIMENTAL

Telerehabilitation follow-up initiated by the health care professional one month after the initial evaluation at the external rehabilitation clinic.

Other: Telerehabilitation follow-up

Interventions

Phone call follow-up OTHER

A physical therapist made a phone call to the patient one month after his/her initial evaluation at the external rehabilitation clinic

Phone follow-up

Telerehabilitation follow-up OTHER

A physical therapist made a direct follow-up through telerehabilitation to the patient one month after his/her initial evaluation at the external rehabilitation clinic

Telerehabilitation follow-up

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• To present a non-urgent condition (status determined during the initial evaluation at the clinic)
• To be apt to understand simple statement
• To have access to internet at and possess an electronic tablet or a computer at

You may not qualify if:

• Do not understand French or English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Université de Sherbrooke: lead
• Ministère de l'Économie, de la Science et de l'Innovation: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Research Center on Aging

Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 4C4, Canada

Location

Research Centre on Aging

Sherbrooke, Canada

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Renard M, Gaboury I, Michaud F, Tousignant M. The acceptability of two remote monitoring modalities for patients waiting for services in a physiotherapy outpatient clinic. Musculoskeletal Care. 2022 Sep;20(3):616-624. doi: 10.1002/msc.1622. Epub 2022 Feb 10.

  PMID: 35142425 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Study Officials

• Michel Tousignant

  Université de Sherbrooke

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 2, 2019
• First Posted: June 19, 2019
• Study Start: March 13, 2019
• Primary Completion: September 2, 2020
• Study Completion: July 22, 2021
• Last Updated: October 5, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (2)