Tele-dermatology Non-presential (TeleDermaSA)

NCT05625295 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 116
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the implementation of the Non-Face-to-Face Interconsultation of dermatology since it began to be used in August 2020 until August 2022 in the province of Salamanca (Spain)

Conditions

Teledermatology; Primary Care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Derivation rates per 10,000 h.

  number of patients referred to the dermatology office

  1 year

Study Arms (2)

Patients with non-face-to-face consultation

A sample of 500 patients who have undergone non-face-to-face consultation with dermatology

Other: data collection protocol in clinical history

Patients with face-to-face consultation

A sample of 500 patients who have undergone face-to-face consultation with dermatology

Other: data collection protocol in clinical history

Interventions

data collection protocol in clinical history OTHER

collection of data from the clinical history according to the established protocol

Patients with face-to-face consultation; Patients with non-face-to-face consultation

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The unit of analysis will be the PNCIs performed in dermatology from Primary Care, registered in Medora software, with its corresponding photographic file, and its response in Jimena software of the dermatology service, from June 2021 to June 2022, one year. A random sample stratified by type of center (urban, semi-urban and rural) will be extracted. A control group of face-to-face consultations will be used, in a similar number (500) obtained randomly, and also stratified by type of center, which will be used to compare the information from the NCIs.

You may qualify if:

• The unit of analysis will be the PNCIs performed in dermatology from Primary Care, registered in Medora software, with its corresponding photographic file, and its response in Jimena software of the dermatology service, from June 2021 to June 2022, one year.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fundacion para la Investigacion y Formacion en Ciencias de la Salud: lead

Study Sites (1)

Centro de Salud La Alamedilla

Salamanca, 37003, Spain

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Sanchez-Martin E, Moreno-Sanchez I, Moran-Sanchez M, Perez-Martin M, Martin-Morales M, Garcia-Ortiz L. Store-and-forward teledermatology in a Spanish health area significantly increases access to dermatology expertise. BMC Prim Care. 2024 Jun 24;25(1):227. doi: 10.1186/s12875-024-02479-1.

  PMID: 38914974 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Luis G Garcia Ortiz, PhD

  FUNDACION INFOSALUD

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 2 Years
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PI

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 13, 2022
• First Posted: November 22, 2022
• Study Start: November 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2023
• Study Completion: July 1, 2023
• Last Updated: July 20, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Locations

ES (1)