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NCT00013117 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
Computer-Assisted Access to Specialist Expertise
A NA study, sponsored by US Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 10,000
- Enrollment target
NCT00013117: Completed NA study, sponsored by US Department of Veterans Affairs.
NCT00013117 is a NA study that has completed, run by US Department of Veterans Affairs. The registered enrollment target is 10,000 participants, above the 1,403-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (613% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.
The verdict
NCT00013117, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by US Department of Veterans Affairs.
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 10,000 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
The goal of this research was to determine if providing specialist input to primary care providers (PCPs) by means of informal consultation could improve the process and outcomes of care for diabetes. Several studies support the role for specialists and their specific knowledge and expertise in a variety of disorders including diabetes. A variety of methods have been designed to optimize the use of specialty expertise including practice guidelines and disease management approaches as well as the consultation/referral process. The referral-consultation process is an important mechanism for obtaining clinically useful information. At one end of the spectrum of this process, informal consultation involves discussion about a patient with a colleague without the consultant seeing the patient; at the other end of the spectrum, care of the patient is transferred to another physician and the process is formalized. Because much specialist expertise resides in the specialists themselves, the expansion of primary care sites to include community-based outpatient clinics has implications for access to the specialists located elsewhere. This study was designed to evaluate a computer-assisted voice mail system which is relatively inexpensive and more convenient than video-telemedicine systems, making it more practical and more easily exportable. Diabetes care delivery was chosen as the model in which to assess informal consultation based on its frequency among veterans, management challenges, and the emphasis on improvement in diabetes care in VA. A secondary goal of the project was to better characterize the consultation process.
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL Telephone specialist consultation
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 10,000 participants |
| Est. Completion | 2002-12 |
| Phase | NA |
What the finished NCT00013117 record still lists
NCT00013117 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 10,000 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, above the 1,403-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (613% higher).
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Telephone specialist consultation is the first listed.
NCT00013117 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT00013117 about?
NCT00013117 is a clinical study titled "Computer-Assisted Access to Specialist Expertise". The goal of this research was to determine if providing specialist input to primary care providers (PCPs) by means of informal consultation could improve the process and outcomes of care for diabetes. Several studies support the role for specialists and their specific knowledge and expertise in a va...
What is the current status of trial NCT00013117?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 10,000 participants. Estimated completion is 2002-12.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00013117?
The interventions under investigation include: Telephone specialist consultation (BEHAVIORAL).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00013117?
This trial is sponsored by US Department of Veterans Affairs, which has 632 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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How this trial's enrollment target compares
Where NCT00013117's enrollment target sits among peer trials
10,000 14th of 2000 higher than 1,985 of 2,000 other NA trials
participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08
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