Status:
COMPLETED
Remote Orthopedic Outpatient Consultation by Help of Telemedicine
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital of North Norway
Collaborating Sponsors:
Helse Nord
Conditions:
Orthopedic Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients from 4 local communities in northern Norway referred (either new or follow up) to orthopaedic department, University hospital of Northern Norway for outpatient consultation, are randomly assi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Informed consent given
- New referred patients to orthopaedic department (outpatient), UNN, for conditions suitable for telemedicine consultation
- Follow up consultation of trauma patients (operated/not operated)
- Follow up consultation after elective orthopaedic surgery (e.g hip prothesis)
- Follow up of other orthopaedic patients
Exclusion
- Senile dementia
- Soldiers, prisoners
- Patients not talking Norwegian, dependent on translator
- If specialized procedures are required during follow up (e.g. cat-scan, ultrasound etc)
- Patients requiring a specific doctor
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
400 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00616837
Start Date
November 1 2007
End Date
October 1 2014
Last Update
December 17 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Orthopaedic department, Tromso University Hospital
Tromsø, Norway, N-9038