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Allied Health in Rheumatology Triage Project

NCT02465879 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 295

Last updated 2016-06-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There is accumulating evidence that early treatment leads to better outcomes for patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA). Triage, which is the process of identifying the urgency of a patient's disease state efficiently and correctly, may facilitate early referral to a rheumatologist. Several studies have suggested that placing allied health professionals (occupational therapists, physical therapists, nurses, etc.) in a triage roll may reduce wait time for patients with suspected IA. The goal of this investigation will be to demonstrate the system-level impact of an Arthritis Society extended role occupational therapist (OT) or physical therapist (PT) working in a triage role in improving access to rheumatologists for people with IA. In this study two groups will be observed: intervention and "usual care" as determined by historical chart review. Wait times will be compared between both groups.

Conditions

  • Inflammatory Arthritis

Interventions

OTHER

Therapist Triage

An extended role occupational or physical therapist will triage each subject in the study to determine the urgency of their case and how soon they need to see the rheumatologist.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Arthritis Society, Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ontario Rheumatology Association

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Ontario Best Practices Research Initiative

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-05-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

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