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NCT Number: NCT01098916

The RAD-HOME Project: a Pilot Study of Domiciliary Teleradiology

Aim of the study is to assess feasibility and safety of a public territorial radiology service for home hospitalized frail elderly patients whose health conditions discourage the transportation to hospital.

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Key information

Conditions

Acute Congestive Heart Failure Bone Diseases Bone Diseases, Infectious Exacerbation of COPD Fractures Fractures, Bone Infections Lung Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteomyelitis Pneumonia Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Wounds and Injuries

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

San Giovanni Battista Hospital

Torino, 10126, Italy

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • immobilization or chairbound,
  • need for chest, pelvis/hips, joints, upper and lower limbs, hands and feet X-rays,
  • absence of definite delirium at enrollment according to the Confusion Assessment Method, and
  • intermediate or high risk of delirium according to the criteria of Inouye.

Exclusion criteria

  • need of urgent examination (within 24 hours),
  • need of X-ray examinations not suitable at home.

Treatment and study plan

Home X-rays

Radiation

X-rays examinations performed at home

X-rays in hospital

Radiation

Primary outcomes

  1. Comparison of episodes of delirium related to the radiological procedure at home and in hospital, using the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)

    Time frame: 24 hours after the radiological procedure

    Frail patients, especially old ones,often develop delirium or confusion when moved from their usual environment. In home-hospitalized patients with the same risk of developing delirium, according to the Inouye's criteria, we evaluated the onset of a confusional status after X-rays performed at home or in hospital

Secondary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of direct and indirect costs of the radiological procedures performed at home or in hospital

    Time frame: 1 year

    Evaluation of costs includes: costs for transportation, ambulance, equipment (eg, processing costs), materials (eg, CD), technical staff (eg, radiographers, radiologists); for the control group: costs for working time employed by family members and health staff to bring patients to hospital for X.ray examination

  2. Satisfaction of patients and/or families

    Time frame: within 1 month after the procedure

    Customer satisfaction is evaluated using an ad hoc questionnaire

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Battista

Other

Collaborators

  • FondazioneCRT

Registry information

Official study title

The RAD-HOME Project: a Randomized Pilot Study of a Domiciliary Teleradiology Program for Frail Elderly Patients

Acronym: RHP

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Apr 5, 2010
Registry last updated
Apr 5, 2010

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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