Implementing eHealth Interventions Into Regular Clinical Practice (InvolveMe)

University of Oslo (UIO)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Non-functioning Pituitary Adenoma; Renal Transplant Recipients

Treatments: Other: InvolveMe

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04218721

2018/201

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose with this study is to test a digital patient-provider communication tool for symptom and needs management among patients with chronic health conditions.

Full description

Living with chronic health conditions affects all areas of life. Fatigue, sleeping problems, pain and loneliness are common. In addition to troublesome symptoms that vary in intensity, many experience worry and uncertainty. There is a need to improve the quality of follow-up of patients with chronic health conditions. A digital patient-provider communication tool, which supports shared decision making, can be one way to improve quality.

The digital tool (InvolveMe) will provide patients with the opportunity to complete and submit a symptom and need assessment prior to out-patient visits at the hospital. Also, patients will have the opportunity to use secure e-mail for follow-up from health care providers in between hospital visits. The assessment will allow patient to prioritize what is important to talk with their health care providers about.

Such a tool can help to make changes in symptoms more visible to both patients and health care providers, as well as make it easier to ask for information and guidance to deal with the individual difficulties patients' experience. The goal is to better address symptoms and concerns and to enhance follow up and coordination between consultations as well as increase the quality of life and reduce illness related stress.

The digital communication tool is tested in a feasibility pilot study, including 23 patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas. Participants will be given the opportunity to use the digital communication tool with baseline measures and following measures after 3 months.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with Non functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA)
• Able to read and speak Norwegian
• Have access to a Smart-phone or tablet
• Have their own secure access device (BankID).

Exclusion criteria

• N/A

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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23 participants in 1 patient group

eHealth application

Experimental group

Description:

Participants get access to the eHealth application InvolveMe

Treatment:

Other: InvolveMe