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

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Schweizer Paraplegiker Forschung

Nottwil, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, 6207