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NCT Number: NCT03351491

Use of Smartphone Health Applications Among Patients Aged 18 to 69 Years Recruited in Primary Care in Grenoble Area

This study evaluates the frequency of use of smartphone health applications among people consulting in primary care in the Grenoble region, France.

This is a descriptive study using a questionnaire completed by the patient and distributed by general practitioners. The study also collects the type of used application as well as the rhythm of usage, and compares the use of mobile health applications according to the sociodemographic, geographical and medical characteristics of the studied population.

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Key information

Conditions

Mobile Applications Mobile Health

Age range

18 year–69 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Dr Ronflet, Châbons, France

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About this study

Smartphones are more and more present and change many aspects of people's life, especially in the field of health. The appearance of numerous mobile health applications over the past years explains this strong attractiveness.

According to some studies, these could lead to savings in health care systems by promoting a preventive approach and refocusing cares on the patient who would be more independent. However, not much data on the use of smartphone health applications by patients are reported in the scientific literature.

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the frequency of use of smartphone mobile health applications among primary care patients aged 18 to 69 in the Grenoble region, France.

The secondary objectives are the collection of the kind of application used, the rhythm of usage of these health applications and the comparison of the frequency of use with the sociodemographic, geographical and medical characteristics of the studied population.

To this end, the investigators use a questionnaire distributed by voluntary general practitioners and filled by patients. The number of subjects to be included is 385 and the number of distributed questionnaires is 1500.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients aged among 18 to 69 years old who consults a general practitioner regardless of the reason for consultation

Exclusion criteria

  • patients aged 17 and less and patients aged 70 years and over.
  • Patients not owning a mobile phone and / or smartphone for own
  • Patients deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision or subject to a legal protection measure

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Use of at least one mobile health application on a smartphone

    Time frame: month 1

    Use of at least one mobile health application on a smartphone since the first use of a smartphone.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Socio-demographic characteristics

    Time frame: month 1

    Age (years) Sex (F/M) socio-professional group

  2. Geographical characteristics

    Time frame: month 1

    Postcode

  3. Names of applications used by the patient

    Time frame: month 1

    The patient name the applications which he used. In order to help him/her , there are some examples of kind of applications.

  4. Origin of the awareness of the existence of the mobile health application used.

    Time frame: month 1

    How the patient became aware of the existence of used application: general practitioners, other doctors, other health professionals, media, social circle

  5. Number of drugs on the prescription

    Time frame: month 1

    number of drugs on the prescription.

  6. Illness requiring treatment for more than a year

    Time frame: month 1

    Diabetes, malignant tumor, psychiatric condition, cardiac diseases, rheumatological diseases, pulmonary diseases, chronic renal failure, other

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Grenoble Alps

Other

Registry information

Acronym: Smartcheck

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Nov 22, 2017
Registry last updated
May 8, 2018

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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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