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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN57478950
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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Primary care Electronic Referrals: Focus on Efficient Consultation using Telemedicine in Dermatology
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Scientific title
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A multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT) on primary care electronic referrals: focus on efficient consultation using telemedicine in dermatology
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Acronym
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PERFECT D
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Serial number at source
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NTR254
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Study hypothesis
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Teledermatology will prevent referrals to the dermatologist: the proportion of preventable referrals will be significantly higher in the intervention group of patients (GP uses teledermatology) than in the control group.
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Ethics approval
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Not provided at time of registration
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Study design
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Multicentre, randomised, single blinded active controlled parallel group, two arms
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Countries of recruitment
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Netherlands
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Skin complaints
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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1. GPs who have a computer with an Internet connection
2. Patients who have a skin condition for which a GP refers the patient to a dermatologist
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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1. GPs who are using or used teledermatology for more than once in the past year
2. Patients with urgent conditions requiring a consultation the same or next day are excluded
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Anticipated start date
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01/12/2003
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Anticipated end date
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01/07/2006
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Status of trial
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Completed
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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1000
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Interventions
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Semi-structured electronic referral form supported by digital images of skin condition with the possibility to ask a dermatologist for an advice on treatment/investigations prior to the consultation.
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Proportion of preventable referrals.
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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1. Diagnostic accuracy
2. Delay in treatment
3. Patient satisfaction with care (PSQ III)
4. Learning effect GP’s
5. Costs
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Sources of funding
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The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (The Netherlands)
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Trial website
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http://www.perfect-study.nl
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Publications
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Contact name
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Dr
N.
Eminovic
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Address
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Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam
Department of Clinical Information Science
Meibergdreef 9, J1b 113-2
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City/town
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Amsterdam
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Zip/Postcode
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1105 AZ
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Country
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Netherlands
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Email
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n.eminovic@amc.uva.nl
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Sponsor
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KSYOS Health Management Research BV (The Netherlands)
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Address
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IJburglaan 530
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City/town
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Amsterdam
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Zip/Postcode
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1087 BT
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Country
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Netherlands
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Tel
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020-6000060
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Fax
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020-4165074
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Email
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info@ksyos.org
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.ksyos.org/
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Date applied
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20/12/2005
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Last edited
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17/12/2008
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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20/12/2005
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