Status:
UNKNOWN
Shared Responsibility Between General Practitioners and Highly Specialized Hospitals in Spinal Cord Injury
Lead Sponsor:
Schweizer Paraplegiker Forschung
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
It is an interventional study that aims to assess a new primary care model of collaboration between specialized centers and primary care physicians in Switzerland, in order to reduce morbidity and imp...
Detailed Description
This model will lead to awareness, recognition and interactive communication between GPs and specialists and guidelines on the shared-role relationship. The study interventions are educational module...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Physicians
- GPs practicing in medium to large group practice
- The practice is wheelchair accessible and remote to SCI specialized centers
- Proficiency certificate in ultrasonography
- Patients:
- Diagnosed with traumatic or non-traumatic, sensory or motor complete or incomplete, chronic SCI
- 18 years or older
- Permanently reside in Switzerland
- Reside farther than 25 minutes driving distance from a specialized SCI center
- Understand German, English, Italian
- Informed consent
- Additionally in treatment group: Patients with chronic SCI Living in the region of a participating GP irrespective if they visit the participating primary care practice.
- Additionally in control group: individuals with SCI who live outside the catchment areas
Exclusion
- Patients:
- \- Acute SCI or during first rehabilitation phase - Congenital conditions leading to paraplegia or tetraplegia, including spina bifida - Neurodegenerative disorders such as multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Guillain-Barré syndrome
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
273 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04071938
Start Date
February 1 2019
End Date
October 1 2022
Last Update
January 12 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Schweizer Paraplegiker Forschung
Nottwil, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, 6207