Comparison of Telemedicine Evaluation to Standard Evaluation Methods for Pre-Anesthesia Consultation

Completed

Conditions studied: ENT Patients Scheduled for Surgery

In brief

The purpose of the study is to evaluate different methods of pre-anesthesia consultation, with the aim of improving the day of surgery experience for the patient. In this study, we will use a telephone consultation, an in-person consultation, and a telemedicine consultation, which involves television cameras and monitors that allow live two-way communication for the pre-anesthesia consultation. The reason for this study is to evaluate the use of telemedicine for the pre-anesthesia consultation. Patients and anesthesiologists have been highly satisfied in previous studies using pre-anesthesia telemedicine consultation. In this study, we will examine a larger group of patients, as previous studies have studied smaller groups of patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01240239

Run by

Loma Linda University

People needed

200

Starts

2010-01-01

Expected to finish

2013-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-11-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients between the ages of 18 and 89 who are scheduled for otolaryngologic procedures and pre-anesthesia consultation.

You may not qualify if…

• Lack of consent; inability to understand English-

Where it is running

• Orange Tree Lane Otolaryngology Offices — Redlands, California, United States

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