Clinical trial · Interventional
Digital Outpatient Services
Digital Outpatient Services - a Controlled Multicenter Study
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
More people are living with chronic or long-term disorders together and they live longer, which gives an increase in patients who need health services. Seen in the context of the shorter lengths of stay, and the outpatient clinics' increasing responsibility, there is a need to increase outpatient capacity without leading to more patient readmissions. Further, new services should take into account the patients capacity to benefit from the services, and their level of health literacy is crucial. By developing new services using technology, patients will be able to be followed up closely in their own home with adapted treatment and information, a closer dialogue with the health service where there is a need, and the utilization of scarce resources in the health care system can increase. The aim of the current study is to evaluate a digital outpatient clinic, and assess any differences over time in health literacy, digital health literacy, quality of life and overall satisfaction with the outpatient services. Furthermore, the investigators will assess the intervention group's satisfaction with the digital outpatient clinic. In addition, the digital services will be tailored and revised throughout the study based on continuous feedback and iterative processes. The current study is a pragmatic controlled multicenter study with two study arms; one control arm and one intervention arm. In total, eligible participants will be recruited from one of four centers.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Epilepsy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Interstitial Lung Disease | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Long Term Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dignio Digital Remote Care intervention group | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Usual Care Control group | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Dignio Digital Remote Care intervention group
- description
- Participants will receive the MyDignio app for individualized follow-up for 6 months.
- interventionNames
- Other: Dignio Digital Remote Care intervention group
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Usual Care Control group
- description
- Participants in the control group will receive follow-up at the outpatient clinic as per their needs.
- interventionNames
- Other: Usual Care Control group
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change in Health literacy
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients attending the study centers that are cognitively able to use a digital outpatient service with no major conflicting disorders, with one of the following disorders: * cancer * epilepsy * interstitial lung disease * long-term complex pain conditions Exclusion Criteria: * under the age of 18 * any mental or cognitive conditions interfering with their ability to participate
References
Publications (3)
- DERIVEDHolmen H, Fosse E. "I Want to Spend My Time Living"-Experiences With a Digital Outpatient Service With a Mobile App for Tailored Care Among Adults With Long-Term Health Service Needs: Qualitative Study Using Thematic Analysis. J Med Internet Res. 2026 Jan 15;28:e79155. doi: 10.2196/79155. PMID 41538795
- DERIVEDHolmen H, Holm AM, Falk RS, Kilvaer TK, Ljosaa TM, Ekholdt C, Fosse E. A Digital Outpatient Service With a Mobile App for Tailored Care and Health Literacy in Adults With Long-Term Health Service Needs: Multicenter Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Apr 28;27:e60343. doi: 10.2196/60343. PMID 40294411
- DERIVEDHolmen H, Holm AM, Kilvaer TK, Ljosa TM, Granan LP, Ekholdt C, Larsen LS, Fosse E. Digital Outpatient Services for Adults: Development of an Intervention and Protocol for a Multicenter Non-Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Jul 10;12:e46649. doi: 10.2196/46649. PMID 37428533