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Status unknownNCT02157740EVLINEUpdated Oct 14, 2015

Assessment of Teleconsulting in Nursing Homes

An observational study in Functionally-Impaired Elderly, sponsored by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris. Status unknown at 9 sites in France. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-10-14.

Sponsored by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Oct 2015), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Case-control
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
600
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether teleconsulting would be effective and cost-effective by reducing the patients transportations and the use of emergency units for nursing home residents requiring emergent or elective care.

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Conditions studied

  • Functionally-Impaired Elderly
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In context

Lead sponsor

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris is the lead sponsor of 3,505 studies on the registry; 1,006 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Nursing home residents

Inclusion criteria

  • All residents of selected nursing homes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None
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Study design

Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
600 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Control group before telemedicine

    Residents of nursing homes without telemedicine before implementation of telemedicine in nursing homes with telemedicine

  • Control group after telemedicine

    Residents of nursing homes without telemedicine after implementation of telemedicine in nursing homes with telemedicine

  • Exposed group, before telemedicine

    Residents of nursing homes with telemedicine prior implementation of telemedicine

  • Exposed group, after telemedicine

    Residents of nursing homes with telemedicine after implementation of telemedicine

    Device: Residents of nursing homes with telemedicine after implementation of telemedicine

Interventions

  • DeviceResidents of nursing homes with telemedicine after implementation of telemedicine
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Patient transportation to a emergency unit

    Time frame: Within 1 year after start of the study

Secondary outcomes

  1. Transportation of the patient for a consultation

    Time frame: Within 1 year after start of the study

  2. Mean length of hospital stay

    Time frame: Within 1 year after start of the study

  3. Number of hospitalizations

    Time frame: Within 1 year after start of the study

  4. Overall costs

    Time frame: Within 1 year after start of the study

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Study locations

9 of 9 sites recruiting
  • Résidence Le Sequoia
    Chatenay Malabry, 92290, France
    Recruiting
  • Résidence Val de France
    Domont, 95332, France
    Recruiting
  • Résidence la Chanterelle
    Le Pré St Gervais, 93310, France
    Recruiting
  • Résidence les Noues
    Montereau-Fault Yonne, 77130, France
    Recruiting
  • Résidence La Cerisaie
    Poigny la Foret, 78125, France
    Recruiting
  • Résidence du Vexin
    Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, 95770, France
    Recruiting
  • Résidence Saint Rémy
    St Rémy Les Chevreuse, 78470, France
    Recruiting
  • Résidence Klarene
    Tournan en Brie, 77220, France
    Recruiting
  • Résidence Les Pastoureaux
    Valenton, 94460, France
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Kidholm K, Ekeland AG, Jensen LK, Rasmussen J, Pedersen CD, Bowes A, Flottorp SA, Bech M. A model for assessment of telemedicine applications: mast. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2012 Jan;28(1):44-51. doi: 10.1017/S0266462311000638. PubMed 22617736 ↗
  • Charrier N, Zarca K, Durand-Zaleski I, Calinaud C; ARS Ile de France telemedicine group. Efficacy and cost effectiveness of telemedicine for improving access to care in the Paris region: study protocols for eight trials. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Feb 8;16:45. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1281-1. PubMed 26857558 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 14, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02157740
Lead sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Collaborators
Agence Regionale de Sante d'Ile de France
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 6, 2014
Start date
Jan 2014
Primary completion
Dec 2016 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2016 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 14, 2015

Study contacts

Daniel Kharat, MD
Contact
d.kharat@orpea.net
Mariarita Miano-Joncour
Contact
m.joncour@orpea.net
Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, MD, PhD
principal investigator · DRCD URC Eco. Assistance Publique, Hôpitaux de Paris

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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