Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of combined asynchronous telemonitoring and patient-initiated care for spondyloarthritis: protocol for a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial (TeleSpA Study).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

During the COVID-19 pandemic, an accelerated uptake of remote monitoring strategies, replacing traditional face-to-face care, has been observed. However, data on the effects of remote care interventions for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases remain scarce and interpretation is hampered by study heterogeneity and research quality concerns. High-quality evidence is required to guide future implementation in clinical practice, with health economic analyses identified as an important knowledge gap. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing telemonitoring with conventional care for patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) are currently lacking.

Methods and analysis

TeleSpA is a pragmatic, multicentre RCT investigating the effectiveness and cost-eff

SUBMITTER: Hermans K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9944312 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature