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Study NCT ID:
NCT00105885
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2014-02-10
First Post:
2005-03-17
Brief Title:
Telephone Care as a Substitute for Routine Psychiatric Medication
Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Organization:
VA Office of Research and Development
Study Overview
Official Title:
Telephone Care as a Substitute for Routine Psychiatric Medication Management
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2008-10
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
Telepsych
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to answer the following questions 1 Does substituting brief scheduled clinician-initiated telephone calls telephone care for routine psychiatric medication management visits reduce overall healthcare utilization 2 Is substituting brief scheduled clinician-initiated telephone calls telephone care for routine psychiatric medication management visits as effective as routine care
Detailed Description:
Telemedicine uses communications technologies to provide health care when distance separates participants Applied to general medical care practice telemedicine is associated with improved continuity of care cost-effectiveness and improved service quality To date all evaluations of telepsychiatry have concentrated on video technology The telephone is more readily available and less expensive communication technology that has not been evaluated as a method of health services delivery in the medication management of stable psychiatric outpatients We will enroll 346 psychiatrically stable subjects who carry a diagnosis of major depression post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD or non-PTSD anxiety disorder We will use a balanced randomization strategy to assign subjects to routine care or telephone care for a two-year period within each provider panel Patients randomized to receive routine care will be scheduled to see their psychiatric medication provider at the recommended interval Patients randomized to receive telephone care will be scheduled to see their provider at twice the recommended clinic visit interval and two ten-minute telephone contacts will be scheduled at a specific time at standard 067 and 13 times the multiple of the recommended interval At two years we will use ten data sources to compare two primary outcomes total VHA health services utilization and mental health component scores from the SF-12-V as well as VHA costs imputed non-VHA costs patient and provider satisfaction medication compliance and diagnosis specific outcomes
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None