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NCT Number: NCT00292058

Comparing Telepsychiatry and In-person Outcomes

Psychiatric consultation and short-term follow-up will produce equivalent clinical outcomes and be less costly when provided via videoconferencing (telepsychiatry) than when provided in-person.

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Key information

Conditions

Psychiatric Disorders Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

About this study

We predict that patients referred by their family physician for a psychiatric consultation and, if needed, short-term follow-up will have equivalent clinical outcomes when seen via telepsychiatry as compared to those patients seen in-person. We also predicted that telepsychiatry will be cheaper than in-person care.Study Design: a single-centre equivalence trial.We will use a sample size calculation and analytical methods that are specifically tailored for equivalence trials.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients referred by their family physicians for psychiatric consultation
  • scores in the dysfunctional range on the Brief Symptom Inventory

Exclusion criteria

  • patients incapable of consenting to the research
  • patients referred for medico-legal or insurance reports

Treatment and study plan

Videoconference equipment (telepsychiatry)

Device

Primary outcomes

  1. Brief Symptom Inventory

  2. Cost of providing the psychiatric services

Secondary outcomes

  1. Quality of Life Inventory

  2. Client Satisfaction Questionnaire

  3. Hospital Utilization

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

Other

Collaborators

  • NORTH Network
  • Ontario Mental Health Foundation

Registry information

Official study title

Comparing Patient Outcomes and Cost of Psychiatric Care Provided Through Videoconferencing With Psychiatric Care Provided In-person.

Important dates

Study start
2001
Study completion
2004
First posted
Feb 15, 2006
Registry last updated
Sep 25, 2019

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