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A New Telemedicine Approach for Chronic HIV/AIDS Patient Home Care

NCT01117675 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 83

Last updated 2010-05-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background: Antiretroviral therapy has changed the natural history of the HIV infection in developed countries becoming a chronic disease. This clinical scenario would need a new approach to control patients, simplifying the follow-up visits and the accessibility to the healthcare professionals. A new home care model using a telemedicine system (Virtual Hospital) was developed.

Conditions

  • HIV Infection

Interventions

OTHER

Virtual Hospital

A new home care model using a telemedicine system (Virtual Hospital) to care chronic HIV-infected patients

OTHER

Standard of Care

Standard of Care

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bioengineering and Telemedicine Unit.Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-01-31
Primary Completion
2007-12-31
Completion
2007-12-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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