Status:
COMPLETED
Open Video System in Medicine (oVID)
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital Muenster
Collaborating Sponsors:
Palliativnetz Muenster gGmbH
CompuGroup Medical
Conditions:
Cancer
Chronic Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Currently, there are no telemedical visits between patients and/or their relatives and a palliative physician for the evaluation of symptom and progress monitoring. This is done during visits of the p...
Detailed Description
Purpose The increasing specialization of medicine and the growing shortage of medical professionals, especially in rural areas, call for constant networking of clinical facilities. This networking is...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with indications to receive specialized palliative care for advanced malignant and non-malignant diseases
- Minimum age 18 years
- Signed informed consent
- Inpatient care in a normal ward or the palliative care unit at University Hospital Muenster
- Planned discharge to home environment
- Consent to participate in randomized study
- Residence in the area of responsibility of the palliative care network/PKD Münster and consent to the Connection to the palliative care network/PKD Münster
- At least one cell phone (or comparable device with camera and microphone) with wireless network connection or long data evolution (LTE) flat rate
- Basic willingness to use new media
- Disease phase "stable" / "unstable" / "deteriorating" (patients who are in the dying phase are not included in the randomized part of the study, as they will in all likelihood not be discharged home).
Exclusion
- Pregnant or breastfeeding patients
- minors
- Language difficulties (lack of German language skills), if these cannot be compensated by family members or interpreters can be compensated
- Dependency or employment relationship to the project management or the including physician
- Persons who have been placed in an institution by court or official order
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 28 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06054048
Start Date
February 1 2019
End Date
February 28 2022
Last Update
September 26 2023
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital Muenster
Münster, Germany, 48149