Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Effectiveness of Tele-rheumatology for Delivering High Quality Rheumatology Care During the COVID-19 Crisis (EVOLVE)

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of California, San Francisco

Tulane University

Conditions:

Rheumatic Diseases

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

While tele-rheumatology (TR) visits are a COVID-19 related necessity, there is a lack of rigorous data on the comparative effectiveness of TR versus (vs) in-person usual care (UC) especially in medica...

Detailed Description

People with RMDs, especially those with multi-comorbidities and on IS are among the most at-risk for COVID-19-related fragmented care and poor outcomes. RMD burden is high in terms of disability-adjus...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of rheumatic disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, SLE)

Exclusion

  • unstable rheumatic disease that needs in-person visits (e.g. recent diagnosis of severe lupus nephritis)
  • expected in-office procedures (e.g., joint injection)
  • lack of access to phone

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 15 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

652 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04704544

Start Date

September 15 2021

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

December 27 2024

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294

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