Video orthopaedics non-inferior to clinic

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Remote video orthopaedic consultations met the trial’s non-inferiority margin versus standard outpatient visits.

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Quality of care for remote orthopaedic consultations using telemedicine: a randomised controlled trial

Buvik A, Bugge E, Knutsen G, et al. · BMC health services research · 2016

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Study at a glance

Design: RCT — Videoconference orthopaedic consultations vs usual hospital outpatient visits; non-inferiority
N: N=389 · 389 patients; 559 consultations analysed
Population: Orthopaedic outpatients referred for specialist consultation
Outcome: Specialist-rated consultation quality (non-inferiority)

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What they did

Patients were randomised to videoconference orthopaedic consultations versus usual hospital outpatient visits; specialists scored quality.

What they found

389 patients (559 consultations) analysed. The 90% CI for score difference (0.05–0.17) stayed within the non-inferiority margin; all video visits ran as planned.

The limits

What it doesn't show

Non-inferiority depends on the pre-specified margin; some patient-reported outcomes were reported separately.

Key terms

Telemedicine: Real-time videoconference care.
Non-inferiority: Not unacceptably worse than standard.
UNN: Hospital outpatient site.
RMC: Remote video site.
Sum score: Specialist quality score.
Orthopaedic outpatient: Bone/joint clinic visits.

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Patients?

389.

Consultations?

559.

Non-inferior?

Yes.

Questionnaires?

98%.