Impact of Teledermatology on Health Services Outcomes in the Department of Veterans Affairs

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Skin Diseases, Telemedicine, Quality of Life

In brief

This study compares store and forward teledermatology with the conventional clinic-based consult process. Our primary objective is to determine whether the mean change in quality of life, as rated by the subscale scores and composite score on the Skindex-16 differs between the store and forward and conventional care modalities.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00488293

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

392

Starts

2008-11-01

Expected to finish

2011-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-06-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with a single non-emergent skin condition being referred to a VA Dermatology Clinic
• Must be a veteran at the study site

You may not qualify if…

• Full body examination requested
• Unable to read or speak English
• Emergent skin condition
• Pending dermatology appointment within 9 months
• Previous enrollment in the study
• Impending move from the area

Where it is running

• Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
• Harry S. Truman Memorial, Columbia, MO — Columbia, Missouri, United States

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