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The Impact of Telemedicine on Orthopaedic Trauma Patients With Closed Fractures

NCT01991782 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2014-12-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether telemedicine video calls for follow-up visits between patients and their orthopaedic trauma surgeons has an impact on patient satisfaction, quality of life, and treatment adherence. This study will also assess the feasibility of telemedicine as a medium for follow-up visits.

Conditions

  • Telemedicine
  • Fracture

Interventions

OTHER

Telemedicine

Patients in the telemedicine cohort will have two follow-up visits (at 6 weeks and 6 months) through video calls.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vanderbilt University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Manish K Sethi, MD · Vanderbilt University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2014-06-30
Completion
2014-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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