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

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Orthopaedic department, Tromso University Hospital

Tromsø, Norway, N-9038