Telehealth Follow-up in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- 300
Summary
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Treatment Compliance
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: This is a pragmatic noninferiority randomized controlled trial (RCT) in Norwegian RA patients in clinical remission (based on RAPID3 score). The patients will be allocated to 2 groups. One group will be followed up by an electronic app, while the second group will attend conventional prescheduled visits in the outpatient clinic of Martina Hansens Hospital. A computer-generated random number sequence will be used for the randomization of the RA patients.Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Other
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease with a high burden both for the patient and society. Outcomes for the individuals living with RA have been improved and the majority of RA patients are now in remission or low disease activity status. RA patients continue to be follow...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease with a high burden both for the patient and society. Outcomes for the individuals living with RA have been improved and the majority of RA patients are now in remission or low disease activity status. RA patients continue to be followed up by pre-scheduled visits, which may compromise accessibility for the sickest and thus, quality of care. The introduction of patient-initiated follow-up leads to a reduction in the use of outpatient clinic services without compromising outcomes. Self-monitoring and remote patient monitoring are facilitated by electronic innovative health tools. Among RA patients with low disease activity or remission, a Patient-Reported Outcome-based telehealth follow-up for tight control of disease activity in RA can achieve similar disease control as conventional outpatient follow-up and is likely to reduce the costs. Thus, the main objective of the present project is to test the effect of a customized PRO-based telehealth follow-up compared to a conventional prescheduled outpatient follow-up to monitor disease activity and expenses associated with the follow-up in Norwegian RA patients.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04536844
- Collaborators
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Helse Sor-Ost
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Andreas Diamantopoulos, MD, PhD, MPH Martina Hansens Hospital
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