N/A
N=465
The Impact of a Dermatology Information Source on Skin Problem Outcomes in Primary Care
Decision Support Systems,Clinical · Skin Diseases
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02922738 ↗Enrolled (actual)
465
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Patients With Resolved Skin Problems — 72; 135 Participants — p=0.54
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- VisualDx (Other)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
- Primary completion
- Nov 2016
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Patients With Resolved Skin Problems |
72; 135 | 0.54 |
| PRIMARY Number of Follow-Up Visits to Any Provider for the Same Problem |
0.65; 0.55 | 0.29 |
Summary
Health care providers use a variety of computerized medical information sources to reduce knowledge gaps and support patient care decisions. Few studies have evaluated the impact of medical information sources on patient outcomes. Skin problems are the reason for many visits to primary care providers and result in a high percentage of referrals to dermatologists and return visits to primary care for the same skin problem.
The objective is to evaluate the impact of primary care providers' use of a dermatology information source, VisualDx, on skin problems outcomes.
The study design is a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Participants include primary care providers as clusters and their patients with skin problems. Providers are randomized to intervention group that refers to VisualDx when seeing a patient with a skin problem, or to the control group who does not. Patients have the randomized group status of the doctor they saw for the problem.
Patients are interviewed to determine the problem status and how many follow-up visits they had for the problem at intervals after the index visit.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients seen by a participating Primary Care Provider for a chronic or acute skin problem
Exclusion Criteria
- Skin problems due to burns or lacerations
- Cognitively impaired, mentally ill, prisoners, non-English speaking
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02922738). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.