Application of Telemedicine for Dermatological Emergency Patients

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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After admission to the emergency room each dermatological patient is routinely assessed to Manchester Triage System (MTS) by the nursing staff. Thereby data are collected for anamnesis followed by randomization in two equal study groups. Patients of group A (control group) wait routinely until the dermatological investigator in charge arrives at the emergency room. Once the dermatological investigator is on site, he gives a diagnosis and proposes a therapy. For Patients of group B (teledermatology) study-related photographs of the skin lesion and anamnesis data are uploaded to the hospital information system medico. Those data can directly be processed by the dermatological investigator in charge who enters his diagnosis and his therapy proposal. Subsequently an internal control is carried out as the same investigator comes personally to the emergency room to check its telemedical diagnosis and therapy proposal. Finally both time periods patients have to wait in the emergency room for their diagnosis and therapy are compared with each other.

Detailed Description
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After admission to the emergency room each dermatological patient is routinely assessed to Manchester Triage System (MTS) by the nursing staff. Thereby data are collected for anamnesis (duration of symptoms, allergies, self-medication, medical history) followed by randomization in two equal study groups. Patients of group A (control group) wait routinely until the dermatological investigator in charge arrives at the emergency room. Once the dermatological investigator is on site, he gives a diagnosis and proposes a therapy. Time is measured from the patients admission to the emergency room up to the personnel diagnosis and therapy by the dermatological investigator in charge. For Patients of group B (teledermatology) first of all study-related photographs of the skin lesions are taken with a tablet. After that the registration of the consult teledermatology is carried out by the emergency investigator in charge, who uploads the photographs as well as the data for anamnesis to the hospital information system medico. The consult teledermatology can directly be processed by the dermatological investigator in charge who enters his diagnosis and his therapy proposal. Time is measured from admission to the emergency room up to the telemedical diagnosis and therapy by the dermatological investigator in charge. Subsequently an internal control is carried out as the same investigator comes personally to the emergency room to check its telemedical diagnosis and therapy proposal. Finally both time measurements are compared with each other.

Official Title
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Application of Telemedicine for Dermatological Emergency Patients

Conditions
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Dermatological Emergency

Intervention / Treatment
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* Procedure: Telemedicine for dermatological emergency patients


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Male or female aged ≥ 18 years Written informed consent prior to study participation Adults who are contractually capable and mentally able to understand and follow the instructions of the study personnel. Dermatological emergency patient Exclusion Criteria: Male or female aged < 18 years Missing informed consent prior to study participation Patient has been committed to an institution by legal or regulatory order Persons in dependence from the sponsor or working with the sponsor Participation in another clinical trial within the previous 2 months

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No Intervention: A: Control group<br>Patients of group A wait routinely until the dermatological investigator in charge arrives at the emergency room. Once the dermatological investigator is on site, he gives a diagnosis and proposes a therapy. | |
| Experimental: B: Telemedicine for dermatological emergency patients<br>For Patients of group B study-related photographs of the skin lesion and anamnesis data are uploaded to the hospital information system medico. Those data can directly be processed by the dermatological investigator in charge who enters his diagnosis and his therapy proposal. | Procedure: Telemedicine for dermatological emergency patients<br>* Study-related photographs of the skin lesion made by a tablet and anamnesis data are uploaded to the hospital information system medico. Those data can directly be processed by the dermatological investigator in charge who enters his diagnosis and his therapy proposal without being on site.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Waiting time [min] | Time is measured from the patients admission to the emergency room up to the personnel/telemedical diagnosis and therapy by the dermatological investigator in charge. | 1 emergency visit [approximately 2 hours] | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of differences between the personally and the telemedical diagnosis and therapy proposal | An internal control is carried out as the same investigator comes personally to the emergency room to check its telemedical diagnosis and therapy proposal. | 1 emergency visit [approximately 2 hours] | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Emergency Room, Manchester Triage System, Telemedicine, Patients