Outcomes in the Palm of Your Hand: Improving the Quality and Continuity of Patient Care
Sponsor
University of Toronto (Other)
Overall Status
Unknown status
CT.gov ID
NCT00314730
Collaborator
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (Other), Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (Other)
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Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study evaluates the usability of personal digital assistants (PDAs) by nurses for collecting, utilizing and communicating patient health information, and the feasibility of using PDAs to increase nurses' access to and utilization of best-practice guidelines.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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Study Design
Study Type:
Interventional
Allocation:
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model:
Factorial Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Health Services Research
Official Title:
Outcomes in the Palm of Your Hand: Improving the Quality and Continuity of Patient Care
Study Start Date
:
May 1, 2006
Anticipated Study Completion Date
:
Jun 1, 2007
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- nursing communication and coordination []
- patient functional status []
- patient symptoms (pain, nausea, dyspnea, fatigue) []
- patient therapeutic self care []
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years
and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
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Nurses are eligible to participate if they work on a participating unit, 20 or more hours/week
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Patients are eligible if they are being cared for on a participating unit, are able to provide informed consent in English, and are able to answer questions about their daily activities and symptoms (pain, nausea, dyspnea, fatigue.)
Exclusion Criteria:
- none
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Sinai Hospital | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | M5G 1X5 |
| 2 | University Health Network | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | M5G 2C4 |
| 3 | St. Joseph's Health Center | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | M6R 1B5 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Toronto
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
- Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Diane Doran, PhD, RN, Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Univ of Toronto
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.Responsible Party:
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00314730
Other Study ID Numbers:
- 16402
First Posted:
Apr 14, 2006
Last Update Posted:
Apr 19, 2007
Last Verified:
Apr 1, 2007