SUPFASTEHEALTH: Do Superfast Broadband and Tailored Interventions Improve Use of E-health and Reduce Health Related Travel?

• Sponsor: University of Plymouth (Other)
• Overall Status: Unknown status
• CT.gov ID: NCT02355808
• Collaborator: Superfast Cornwall (Other)
• Enrollment: 1,044
• Arms: 8
• Duration (Months): 36

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Lack of internet infrastructure, personal skills, and service provision have been identified as potential barriers to e-health but as yet there is no good evidence of the impact of interventions to improve them. This study aims to assess impact on e-health uptake of three interventions (i) superfast broadband, (ii) a tailored leaflet to help participants improve personal internet skills and support, (iii) GP interventions to improve health service provision of e-health. In a cluster randomised factorial controlled trial, 1388 households from 78 postcodes were randomly selected from the 20088 Cornish postcodes and allocated to the 8 (2X2X2) arms of the study. Comparison of 'e-health readiness' and 'miles travelled' from baseline to 18 month follow-up between the 8 arms of the study, will be used to assess the effects of interventions, singly and in combination.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
eHealth	Behavioral: Tailored Leaflet; Behavioral: GP visit	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 1044 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Official Title: Do Superfast Broadband and Tailored Interventions Improve Use of E-health and Reduce Health Related Travel?
• Study Start Date: Oct 1, 2012
• Anticipated Primary Completion Date: Apr 1, 2015
• Anticipated Study Completion Date: Oct 1, 2015

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
No Intervention: Non Superfast
Other: Non Superfast GP intervention	Behavioral: GP visit
Other: Non Superfast Tailored Leaflet	Behavioral: Tailored Leaflet
Other: Non Superfast GP + Tailored Leaflet	Behavioral: Tailored Leaflet; Behavioral: GP visit
No Intervention: Superfast
Other: Non Superfast GP	Behavioral: GP visit
Other: Superfast Tailored Leaflet	Behavioral: Tailored Leaflet
Other: Superfast GP + Tailored Leaflet	Behavioral: Tailored Leaflet; Behavioral: GP visit

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. PERQ Ehealth score [18 month]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 Years and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• 16+ and member of randomly selected household within Cornwall

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non Cornish households

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

• University of Plymouth
• Superfast Cornwall

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Philip Abbott-Garner, PhD Student, University of Plymouth
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02355808
• Other Study ID Numbers: 12/13-144
• First Posted: Feb 4, 2015
• Last Update Posted: Feb 4, 2015
• Last Verified: Jan 1, 2015

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 4, 2015