Status:
COMPLETED
Comparing Telepsychiatry and In-person Outcomes
Lead Sponsor:
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ontario Mental Health Foundation
NORTH Network
Conditions:
Psychiatric Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Psychiatric consultation and short-term follow-up will produce equivalent clinical outcomes and be less costly when provided via videoconferencing (telepsychiatry) than when provided in-person.
Detailed Description
We predict that patients referred by their family physician for a psychiatric consultation and, if needed, short-term follow-up will have equivalent clinical outcomes when seen via telepsychiatry as c...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients referred by their family physicians for psychiatric consultation
- scores in the dysfunctional range on the Brief Symptom Inventory
Exclusion
- patients incapable of consenting to the research
- patients referred for medico-legal or insurance reports
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
August 1 2004
Estimated Enrollment :
495 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00292058
Start Date
August 1 2001
End Date
August 1 2004
Last Update
September 25 2019
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Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada