Assessment of Teleconsulting in Nursing Homes (EVLINE)

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Functionally-Impaired Elderly

Treatments: Device: Residents of nursing homes with telemedicine after implementation of telemedicine

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02157740

TLM-EVLINE

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether teleconsulting would be effective and cost-effective by reducing the patients transportations and the use of emergency units for nursing home residents requiring emergent or elective care.

Enrollment: 600 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All residents of selected nursing homes

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

600 participants in 4 patient groups

Control group before telemedicine

Description:

Residents of nursing homes without telemedicine before implementation of telemedicine in nursing homes with telemedicine

Control group after telemedicine

Description:

Residents of nursing homes without telemedicine after implementation of telemedicine in nursing homes with telemedicine

Exposed group, before telemedicine

Description:

Residents of nursing homes with telemedicine prior implementation of telemedicine

Exposed group, after telemedicine

Description:

Residents of nursing homes with telemedicine after implementation of telemedicine

Treatment:

Device: Residents of nursing homes with telemedicine after implementation of telemedicine