Using Anonymous Data From A Digital Tool for Medical History-Taking To Improve Healthcare Services

NCT06761105 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 4/8/24
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to understand how people use a mobile app that helps them record their symptoms before going to the doctor. Patients use the app on a tablet or other digital device. The app guides patients through a series of structured questions tailored to their symptoms. The data collected is then transferred to the practice's electronic record and is available to the treating doctor before and during the consultation. In this project, anonymized usage data will be analyzed to contribute to the further development of the tool and to provide valuable insights for health services research.

Conditions

Health Services Research

Keywords

digital medical history; anonymized usage data; general practice; GP consultations; GP; health services research

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Use patterns

  Evaluation of the use patterns and frequencies of the medical history tool

  From enrollment to the end of app use, up to 8 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Data quality

  From enrollment to the end of app use, up to 8 years

Study Arms (1)

Patients

Patients who have used the digital medical history tool in one of the participating general practices

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Lower Saxony, Germany

You may qualify if:

• all patients that use the app in a general practice that agreed to provide data
• all ages (including children if the app is used by parent or legal guardian)
• all complaints chosen in the app

You may not qualify if:

• patients that use the app in a general practice that did not agree to provide data
• patients that use the app in a general practice outside of the federal state Lower Saxony

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital Goettingen: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of General Practice

Göttingen, Lower Saxony, 37073, Germany

RECRUITING

Central Study Contacts

Frank Müller, MD PhD

CONTACT

+495513965663; frank.mueller@med.uni-goettingen.de

Eva Maria Noack

CONTACT

+495513965745; evamaria.noack@med.uni-goettingen.de

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MD PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 5, 2024
• First Posted: January 7, 2025
• Study Start: May 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2032
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2033
• Last Updated: May 6, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Locations

DE (1)