Improving Chronic Disease Care With PatientSite - Full Text View

Purpose

The overall goal of this randomized, controlled trial is to test whether educational interventions - directed toward empowering patients and delivered via the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC's) secure patient Internet portal PatientSite - can improve the outcomes and satisfaction with care of adult primary care patients with 3 common conditions: chronic pain, depression, and progressive difficulty walking.

Condition	Intervention
Depression Pain Mobility Difficulty	Behavioral: E-mail coaching to improve patient communication with doctor

MedlinePlus related topics:

Coping with Chronic Illness Depression

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Other, Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Official Title:	Improving Chronic Disease Care With PatientSite

Further study details as provided by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Resolution or improvement in screened chronic condition
Improved communication with primary care doctor
Improved patient satisfaction
Improved physician satisfaction

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Favorable clinician assessment of the impact of the screening intervention on the efficiency and quality of care they deliver

Estimated Enrollment:	750
Study Start Date:	September 2004
Study Completion Date:	December 2007

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Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Primary care patients aged 18 and older, of participating physicians within 5 internal medicine practices in Boston
Registered users of patient-provider internet portal called PatientSite
Screened positive for depression, chronic pain, or lower extremity mobility difficulty

Exclusion Criteria:

Current treatment for screened condition by medical or surgical specialist or other appropriate licensed health professional such as a physical therapist or mental health counselor

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00130416

Locations


United States, Massachusetts
	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
	Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

Sponsors and Collaborators

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Lisa I Iezzoni, MD	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

More Information

Website for patient-doctor internet portal This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

website for Health e-Technologies Initiative, a national program office of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Study ID Numbers:	51757
First Received:	August 12, 2005
Last Updated:	July 3, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00130416
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:

behavior

randomized trial

communication

patient

internet

coaching

self-efficacy

nurse

primary care

physician

screening

survey

pain

mobility

disability

depression

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Depression

Mental Disorders

Mood Disorders

Chronic Disease

Pain

Depressive Disorder

Behavioral Symptoms

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Disease Attributes

Pathologic Processes

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 03, 2008

Sponsored by:	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Information provided by:	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00130416