Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of Telehealth Ontario on Non-urgent Emergency Department Use at The Hospital for Sick Children
Lead Sponsor:
The Hospital for Sick Children
Conditions:
Emergency Department Visit
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 18 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the rate of non-urgent emergency department use between three groups of patients: those who were referred to the emergency department by Telehealth Ontario; tho...
Detailed Description
Some studies have shown that certain telephone nursing advice lines are effective in reducing non-urgent emergency department use. However, to my knowledge, no study has investigated the efficacy of T...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All children presenting to the ED between 0600 and 2400 during the study period
Exclusion
- Children arriving without an adult, as consent could not be obtained.
- Children with whose parents communication was not possible in English, as it was not possible to provide translation services for this study.
- Children arriving by direct transfer from another hospital.
- Children arriving by ambulance summoned by someone other than the parent or guardian.
- Children arriving at the ED for a pre-arranged visit/appointment.
- Children requiring immediate resuscitation.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2004
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
115 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00625027
Start Date
March 1 2004
End Date
September 1 2006
Last Update
August 2 2013
Active Locations (1)
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The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8