Can a simple toolkit make telemedicine work for burn emergencies?
NCT ID NCT05917652
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study explores how to make telemedicine a practical tool for treating burn patients, especially during crises. Researchers are developing a toolkit to help doctors at burn centers and other hospitals use video consultations more easily. The study involves over 2,000 clinicians and will measure whether the toolkit improves the use of telemedicine for burn care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Toolkit for telemedicine adoption
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a proven toolkit to help hospitals quickly adopt telemedicine for burn care, especially during crises.
- What could go wrong
- This is an implementation study, not a treatment trial. Success depends on clinician willingness, and results may not apply to all settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,183 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
physicians and other staff members treating burn patients
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older and * are providing burn care to patients at the 4 burn centers and the non-burnhospitals are eligible for inclusion. Exclusion Criteria: * do not meet inclusion criteria, * decline to participate or do not give consent to participate in the study, • * directly express uneasiness about the participation
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital Sumner Redstone Burn Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Regions Hospital Burn Center
RECRUITINGSaint Paul, Minnesota, 55101, United States
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UCI Health Regional Burn Center
RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868, United States
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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