Collaborative Connected Health (CCH) for PCORI

Study Summary

The investigators propose to evaluate whether an innovative collaborative connected health (CCH) model increases access to specialists and improves patient outcomes. CCH offers multiple modalities for patients and primary care providers (PCPs) to access dermatologists online directly and asynchronously to maximize effectiveness in a real-world setting. CCH also fosters team care and patient engagement through active sharing of management plans and multidirectional, informed communication among patients, PCPs, and dermatologists. The specific aims of the proposal are to (1) determine whether the CCH model results in equivalent improvements in psoriasis disease severity compared to in-person care, (2) determine whether the CCH model results in equivalent improvements in quality of life and mental health compared to in-person care, and (3) assess whether the CCH model provides better access to care than in-person care.

Primary Outcome

Participants are asked to complete self-administered Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (SA-PASI). SA-PASI combines the assessment of lesion severity (erythema, induration, and scale) and the affected areas into a single score between 0 (no disease) to 72 (maximal disease). The primary outcome of the study was the mean percent improvement in SA-PASI averaged over three, six, nine, and 12 months. The percent improvement in SA-PASI was defined as the difference in SA-PASI scores between the baselin

Conditions Studied

Interventions

• OTHER Control
• OTHER Collaborative Connected health, (CCH)

Study Locations (3)