Details of HTA published project

Research type:

 Primary Research (e.g. trial) 

Title (lead author) etc:

 Telemedicine in dermatology: a randomised controlled trial  (Bowns) 58 pages, Volume 10, number 43

DOI

 10.3310/hta10430

This publication is now a part of the NIHR Journals Library. Documents relating to the publication can be found at the corresponding journal issue page, which is at the following link:

|  http://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/volume-10/issue-43

Outputs from this project

  • Collins, K; Bowns, I. Patient satisfaction in telemedicine. Health Informatics Journal 2000; 6(2):81-85.
  • Collins, K; Nicholson, P; Bowns, I; Walters, S. General practitioners' perception of telemedicine in dermatology: A psychological perspective. Telemedicine and Telecare.
  • Collins, K; Bowns, I; Walters, S. General practitioners' perceptions of asynchronous telemedicine in a randomized controlled trial of teledermatology.. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2004; 10(2):94-8.

 

Headline:

 Study finds that digital photography is unlikely to be able to reduce the need for conventional clinical consultations in suspected skin cancer, while still maintaining clinical safety. 

This report should be referenced as follows:

 Bowns I, Collins K, Walters S, McDonagh A. Telemedicine in dermatology: a randomised controlled trial. Health Technol Assess 2006;10(43).

Project ref:

 96/02/26 

Original project title:

 Randomised controlled trial of asynchronous and synchronous telemedicine in dermatology - RCT-ASTID 

Chief Investigator:

 Dr Ian Bowns, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Directorate of Organisational and Clinical Development, Trent Strategic Health Authority

Start Date:

 April 1998  

Date of publication in HTA journal series (now NIHR Journals Library)

 November 2006

Cost:

 £416,746 

MeSH* index primary terms:

 REMOTE-CONSULTATION Q-methods; SKIN-DISEASES Q-diagnosis (* = Medical Subject Headings)

MeSH* index secondary terms:

 RANDOMIZED-CONTROLLED-TRIAL; CLINICAL-TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY-OF-RESULTS; REMOTE-CONSULTATION Q-economics; ATTITUDE-TO-HEALTH; ATTITUDE-OF-HEALTH-PERSONNEL; HUMAN  (* = Medical Subject Headings)

ISRCTN* number:

ISRCTN 38440823 (*International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number) 
URL of this project on the Controlled Trials Website:
http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN38440823 

NRR* number, if applicable:

 N0484008710 (*National Research Register) The National Research Register was a public database of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS). It is now an archive of projects from early 2000 to September 2007. Search the NRR archive.

Project Protocol:

 Project protocol not available

URL of this page:

http://www.hta.ac.uk/1014
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