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Effectiveness of WhatsApp (a Messenger Program) Usage in Emergency Department (ED)

NCT02586779 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2016-03-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Effective communication between consulting physicians and the emergency physicians is critical for patients in the emergency department. The aim of this study was to determinate effectiveness of whatsApp usage for communication between physicians.

Conditions

  • Communication

Interventions

OTHER

whatsApp

whatsApp application will be used for consultations.

OTHER

without whatsApp

whatsApp application will be not used for consultations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Adiyaman University Research Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Umut Gulacti, M.D. · Adiyaman University of Medical Faculty

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-10-31
Primary Completion
2016-02-29
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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