Facilitating Access to Specialty Treatment

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age13-18
SponsorChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia

About this trial

The goal of this hybrid implementation-effectiveness study is to evaluate the effectiveness (hastened recovery times) and feasibility (fidelity in connecting to concussion specialty care) of a novel mobile health intervention, designed to reduce disparities in access to specialty care through the use of remote patient monitoring (RPM) to facilitate care hand-off from the emergency department (ED) to concussion specialty care. Participants will report their symptoms and activity once daily through RPM chat technology that is linked to their electronic health record and prompts referral to specialty care.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Males and females age 13 - 18

Present to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Emergency Department (ED) within 72 hours of head injury

Meet criteria for concussion as defined by the most recent International Consensus Statement on Concussion

Own a smartphone

Disqualifiers

Glasgow Coma Scale score <13

Lower extremity trauma

A prior concussion within 1 month

Non-English speaking

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • RPM-assisted specialist access

Treatment groups

210 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Lead sponsor

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Collaborator